<p>It's essentially between Penn, Chicago, and Duke for me (barring the minimal chance I get off the Harvard/Princeton waitlists) so I was wondering about this major. I've heard it's considered very easy and not particularly rigorous. Are there alternatives to this (such as econ) that have a better reputation, resources, but are still within the field of social science? For what it's worth, I may go to law school in the future.</p>
<p>I'd also appreciate it if you had knowledge about social science majors at Duke or Chicago (besides Econ for Chicago, since I already know about that).</p>
<p>Right now I’m planning on doubling in International Relations and Economics. I’ve heard the PPE major is quite good. Anyone know if it’s possible to do PPE and IR, or is that too much?</p>
<p>PPE and IR are both 16 c.u. majors, so while it is possible (there will potentially be a lot of overlap between the two) to do a PPE/IR double major, it isn’t very easy. PPE has become much more of an independent major in the past three years – in the past it endured a lot of criticism for being a “triple minor,” but there have been significant changes in the past four years. Now there are specific PPE courses, not just crosslisted courses. [School</a> of Arts & Sciences - University of Pennsylvania](<a href=“http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ppe/Requirements/PPEmajor/general.html]School”>http://www.sas.upenn.edu/ppe/Requirements/PPEmajor/general.html) … that’s the program.</p>
<p>PPE is a major that many freshman intend to pursue but don’t wind up completing – myself included. Often a student will take courses in one of the three areas of the major and realize that they want to study that area, not the other two.</p>
<p>I came to Penn as a PPE and left as IR. I think the PPE is a great idea and a great major and for some people it is a great fit. But for me IR was a better fit.</p>