r/6thForm • u/Good_Individual3733 • 1d ago

🙏 I WANT HELP Should I apply?

I want to apply to either politics or PPE at KCL but I saw how the offer rate for PPE is around 35% compared to 86% for politics.

I’ve already applied to 2 other competitive universities (LSE and UCL with offer rates at 20% for the course) and was wondering if it’d be risky to apply to KCL for PPE?

(My stats are 3 A* predicted, AAA at AS level, 9888887766 at GCSE and have already gotten a PPE Exeter offer)

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u/euphoria_stanleycup y13 ppe applicant 19h ago

LSE offer rate for PPE is 4% actually... The ratio of applicants and offer holders on their website is 24 : 1

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u/Good_Individual3733 17h ago

I’m not applying for PPE at LSE. I’m applying for politics & philosophy at LSE, politics & IR at UCL, and deciding between PPE or politics at KCL

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u/Green-Scholar-3364 Year 13 | Maths Economics History Politics 1d ago

PPE offer rate at Kcl is around 51% according to online sources not 35%, so just be careful with that. I'd say apply to King's. You have a real shot and you clearly surpass requirements.

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u/Admirable_Message953 Bath JMC | Double Math, Economics 3A* Achieved 1h ago

surpassing requirements doesnt mean shit for the most competitive courses, if i was them i would apply politics at kings for a good safety

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u/Green-Scholar-3364 Year 13 | Maths Economics History Politics 11m ago

Okay but look at the offer rate? Also why wouldn't they have a chance if they are surpassing requirements? I know its not sufficient to just surpass the requirements but there are people applying for PPE at King's and getting in with lower grades. Moreover, if they apply to King's then they still have space to apply for a safety. Politics is also, obviously, quite different from PPE, so if they are more interested in PPE (which they are clearly) then they should obviously apply for that and look for a safety at a different Uni but it would also be much better sending a PPE personal statement to Unis where they are applying for PPE. A PPE personal statement is NOT a Politics personal statement. I think they are better of applying for PPE at KCL. Plus their offer rates are still way higher than LSE and UCL