Hi All,
I just wanting to ask if my application stands a chance for Oxfords undergrad PPE program.
So throughout my high school I have only had a 3.0 GPA, but I am taking my first year of University and currently have a 4.0 there. The reason why I have a 4.0, for my university courses, is because I took classes that I liked whereas in my high school I was required to take some classes in order to be eligible to obtain a high school diploma.
I recently took 2 AP’s and got a 3 in language and composition and a 4 in microeconomics. But for my AP Language and composition class I had a overall 95 % in the class. I have a really strong teacher recommendation for AP microeconomics since I used to get F’s in the class but worked really hard and spent countless hours in bringing that F to an A.
I also took a mock TSA exam and scored in the 60% and when I checked online most students who apply to Oxford need to score above the 70% so it seems like I am really close to that target.
So what I want to ask is do I stand a chance, with my current stats, into getting admissions into Oxford or any other top university? Thanks
The AP scores are not going to help for Oxford. You will need all 5s, I believe.
The 3 in Lang & 4 in Micro not only won’t help - they will hurt. Your classroom A won’t matter - only standardized test scores are considered. Also, why is a college freshman taking an AP course?
And, it’s a big jump than you might think to get from 60 to 70% on the TSA.
But the bigger question is: why PPE at Oxford? What classes are you taking that you are loving? Why do you think that it is a good program for you?
Zero. Having 3s/4s is a big no-no.
You could try and do PPE at other universities.
@collegemom3717
Thank you for your advice. I’m currently in high school and started to take some online college credit courses as a revision for my AP exams, once I started taking some of the courses I really liked how the course material was taught so I then decided to go for the whole first year degree. I chose PPE at oxford since it has a mix of the 3 subjects that I love, especially economics which is a subject I can spend many hours learning and can never get bored or tiered of it.
Anyways thank you for responding and I really appreciate your advice and for you taking the time to respond to my question!
Other universities offer PPE without the AP5 requirements. Go to the UCAS website and look it up there.