Law Applicants 2012

would it be stupid to reject the opportunity to study at UCL?

I have applied for Law with German Law

This is a really good problem to have!

I agree with you that what I think it boils down to is which of the two you prefer - essentially they are extremely different universities.

I've noticed a lot of TSR users talking down on Bristol, saying that it isn't the University that it used to be. I'm not really sure how true that is, because a lot of it seems to be based on either a) opinions that they've read on tsr b) it has a lower amount of applicants this year c) it's place in the league tables. I think what you have to remember is that the league tables change year-on-year, based on a number of factors and the ranking of the University you attend could be pretty different by the time you graduate, same with how many people apply each year.

No matter what anyone says, Durham and Bristol are both prestigious and I dont think going to either would harm your chances of a career. This year, the percentage of graduates getting a career after six months for Durham was 79% and 76% for Bristol, so it's not really that much difference if that's what you're worried about. I think this choice is solely down to personal preference - I guess you'll have to decide which one you like best.

Have you visited both the unis?

Might be worth pointing out that these figures in themselves are not particularly useful for choosing law schools. Any law graduate who has secured a training contract by the end of his or her degree will be in the throes of the LPC 6 months after graduation, not in employment.

P.S. I think I may have accidentally negged you. If so, will atone.

I hold unconditionals for SOAS and Queen Mary and having visited them both I still can't decide. Any opinions would be helpful!

Same here, still have to visit both of them too. :/

I've visited each of them twice now and have changed my opinion. I originally preferred SOAS (definitely swayed by the location) but after a lot of thought I think Queen Mary will be best for me as a more traditional university. Which are you leaning towards?

I'm currently also favoring QMUL, as SOAS has a different vibe than what I'm going for. Sure, the location is appealing, however I wouldn't mind taking the subway into the city either. QMUL just seems to have the edge right now, but I'm not sure until I've actually visited the universities.

It always strikes me as odd that yo ucan go to the University of London's School of Oriental and African studies and study something which is neither Oriental or African. Would that play a part in your decision making at all? Just saying. (I'm trying to say, in terms of a Uni character, Law doesn't seem to be one of its specialisms, do you think that matter? I don't know the answer, don't know SOAS at all, just being l'avocat du diable as it were)

Oh and P.S. subway? Wowzer, have they extended it across the Atlantic now? Cool. :P

It always strikes me as odd that yo ucan go to the University of London's School of Oriental and African studies and study something which is neither Oriental or African. Would that play a part in your decision making at all? Just saying. (I'm trying to say, in terms of a Uni character, Law doesn't seem to be one of its specialisms, do you think that matter? I don't know the answer, don't know SOAS at all, just being l'avocat du diable as it were)

Oh and P.S. subway? Wowzer, have they extended it across the Atlantic now? Cool. :P

I'm currently also favoring QMUL, as SOAS has a different vibe than what I'm going for. Sure, the location is appealing, however I wouldn't mind taking the subway into the city either. QMUL just seems to have the edge right now, but I'm not sure until I've actually visited the universities.

It always strikes me as odd that yo ucan go to the University of London's School of Oriental and African studies and study something which is neither Oriental or African. Would that play a part in your decision making at all? Just saying. (I'm trying to say, in terms of a Uni character, Law doesn't seem to be one of its specialisms, do you think that matter? I don't know the answer, don't know SOAS at all, just being l'avocat du diable as it were)

Oh and P.S. subway? Wowzer, have they extended it across the Atlantic now? Cool. :P

I thought it was quite unusual, as initially I had planned on applying there with the previous AAAb + LNAT requirements. Then I decided it would be too much hassle considering I probably wouldn't get an offer. On the UCAS website for 2012 requirements it initially stated AAAa + LNAT, which differed to the KCL website. So I emailed KCL and they came back to me with A*AAa + LNAT, which seems a bit strange to me considering there are law schools which are just as good that ask for lower grades.

Hi Jackasaurus,

I felt the exact same thing when I was browsing for unis to apply to. Oxford accepts AAA and King's A*AA. I applied for King's, though, with an AAA forecast and got an offer. Although I'm not sure if my offer will actually remain, cause my final results were A*AB only.. So I doubt I'll be going there ultimately. But yeah, I don't see the point of an A*AA requirement if it reduces the number of applicants for King's... *scratches head*

Is there anywhere I could find average GCSE/A-level results of students at each of the better law schools? University websites, perhaps? Thanks

As far as I know SOAS is considered to be one of the top universities for the LLB degree, not only for it's fancy Oriental and African modules. Though not ranking as high as UCL and LSE etc., it fares pretty well against the rest.

@Bekah:
Yeah, I will. My offer from QMUL came in pretty late, which gives me till June to decide which is gonna be my firm choice! I hope that will clear things up for me. Damn, last year I was debating whether to skip school for a day or not and now I'm choosing between two universities where I'll stay 3 years of my life. :/

just to point out, when looking at just University top lists for law, Queen Mary is right now the place to be noted being fourth right behind Oxford, Cambridge and UCL, which is firstly amazing,