The Ultimate Oxford PPE Application Guide
- Andrew Doane
- 12 hours ago
- 2 min read
Preparation
If you're still deciding whether or not to apply for PPE, start here.
Once you have decided to apply for PPE at Oxford, you will likely have a number of questions regarding the application. This guide answers them.
There's a number of dates and deadlines you should be aware of when preparing your application. We've got them all here.
Reading around philosophy, politics, and economics is a great way to boost your knowledge of the subjects over the years before you apply, and so we have created a list with our recommendations for each subject.
Reading books is a great way to prepare for your application, but you shouldn't forget about all of the other ways you can improve your subject knowledge. In this comprehensive guide we cover all of them.
Personal Statement
Oxford personal statements are somewhat unique, and Oxford PPE personal statements even more so. The new UCAS personal statement rules pose a further challenge. As such, we wrote this guide to help you with every aspect of your Oxford PPE personal statement.
As well as our 'How-to' guide, it can be useful to see an example of a successful Oxford PPE personal statement, to get ideas for your own, and to provide an idea of the standard of writing required. We have also provided some analysis of the statement, to help you understand what works.
TSA
This article covers everything you need to know about the TSA, covering each section of the paper, as well as how best to prepare.
Interviews
Here, we cover everything you should know about your PPE interview, delving into the types of questions you can expect for each subject, as well as general interview advice.
This question list, with ~20 questions for each subject, serves as a useful resource when preparing for your Oxford interview - you can simply read it to create a picture of the types of questions asked, or give the list to a friend and ask them to conduct a mock interview for you. If you're doing mock interviews with us, don't use this until afterwards.
Oxford interviews are a daunting proposition, and you will likely have a number of questions beforehand. We answer them here.
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