<p>Do you guys think I have a chance of getting into the PPE program at Oxford.</p>
<p>2190 SAT:</p>
<p>790 Math
730 Critical Reading
670 Writing</p>
<p>SAT II's
800 on Math 2
800 on US History</p>
<p>GPA=3.969, all A's except a B in Calc</p>
<p>All 5's on AP's
World History
Biology
Chemistry
English Language
Spanish Language
US History
European History
Calculus BC
AP Music Theory</p>
<p>I know they don't look at EC's per se, but I participate in policy debate extensively. Policy debate subjects are nearly identical to PPE in that you are constantly debating the year's resolution from economic, philosophical, and political standpoints.</p>
<p>GPA they don't look at much because it varies so much (grade inflation, different difficulties between schools, etc.). However, they do look at SATs and APs a lot because it is one of the least-subjective ways of comparing students.</p>
<p>You certainly performed exceptionally on your AP exams, but you should probably retake the SAT in order to boost your writing grade above 700. If you do that, I believe you'll have a very good shot at getting in.</p>
<p>The issue is that the application is due before the October SAT scores are back in. When I apply should I fill in two SAT scores, the one I got, and an expected one in the future?</p>
<p>It's not a very big deal since the writing section isn't particularly valued by Oxford. However, you could fill in your current score and make a note that you're taking the test again (and possibly add a predicted score). Given the interview schedule, would you have time to mention your new October score to your interviewer (that's when they check for formal proof of your score, I believe)? If not, I'm sure that an email or something would suffice as soon as you get your results back. Also, where are you planning on taking the TSA? I'm applying to PPE at Oxford, too, but I don't know how to go about registering for it since it's not widely administered in the US.</p>
<p>I think there's a special way to get it administered at your school, maybe. However, I believe there are only three real testing centers, one in texas, one in san diego, and one in Boston.</p>
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This is exactly the sort of thing you SHOULD put in the personal statement section of the UCAS form. UK schools are looking for focused students who are dedicated to their subject of study. A US-style long list of ECS is seen as abad thing because they will interpret this as showing no dedication to studying. However, any activities which are related to your course of study are really important. Don't call it an EC (even assuming they would know what such an acrynom means, because it's pretty meaningless in the UK. Hobbies they would call it I think) but write something along the lines of "I have developed my passion for debate through activity X and I think this will help my study of PPE because...." </p>
<p>Since nealy all UK students put predicted A-level grades on their applications (since their results don't come out till August) it is absolutely fine to put predicted test scores on yours.</p>