[tehforum]

Firmed Warwick!

[Tsunami2011]

(Original post by tehforum)
Firmed Warwick!

Firmed Warwick aswell, at 5:59. Somehow left it this late.

feel like a badass.

[Bea492]

(Original post by tehforum)
Firmed Warwick!

(Original post by Tsunami2011)
Firmed Warwick aswell, at 5:59. Somehow left it this late.

feel like a badass.

You pair took your sweet time!!! See you in October buds
Where are you applying for accommodation?

[tehforum]

(Original post by Bea492)
You pair took your sweet time!!! See you in October buds
Where are you applying for accommodation?

Stuff.

See you in Oct - hopefully!

Dunno yet, not sure if the extra money is worth an en-suite..

Everyone seems to be going for JM or AV?

[Bea492]

(Original post by tehforum)
Stuff.

See you in Oct - hopefully!

Dunno yet, not sure if the extra money is worth an en-suite..

Everyone seems to be going for JM or AV?

Rootes seems to be pretty popular. I think I'm going to go for JM 1st choice with Rootes 2nd. Praying I get either of those!

[mathsmusicfrench]

(Original post by AnonCoconut)
Ahhh such a hard decision!

the kind of person who is not too interested by the sometimes overly metropolitan lifestyle in proper London, which means you'd be a lot happier at UCL. [/QUOTE]

How is Bloomsbury not 'proper' london' ?!?! It's further from the water but its in the middle of Oxford Street, Tottenham Court Road, Regent's Park..

(Original post by fawltyfan)

I find myself trying to find more and more reasons to support choosing UCL so I think that is really where I want to go in my heart. I feel crazy to be turning down £18,000 but after all, I can't force myself to want to go there!

Can't fault this logic, however I had the same attraction/infatuation/addiction to/with UCL for a long itme, then after looking at it for ages and ages and ages, I decided that elsewhere would work better. SOmetimes it is a good idea to go to the most sensible place to go rather than the place you'd like to go. However all your other reasons, such as the France thing seem to support that UCL is the sensible option anyway. Just think about it for as long as possible, you'll kick yourself if you make the wrong decision!

[ernestchu]

QMUL offer - finally

Which one should I choose - QMUL, Bristol or Durham?

[admbeatmaker]

(Original post by ernestchu)
QMUL offer - finally

Which one should I choose - QMUL, Bristol or Durham?

Congrats on the offer!

Going by most opinions, I think Durham would be your best bet. I'd only consider it if I liked the university itself anyway. I can't go wrong with any of those three.

[huzsky]

(Original post by ernestchu)
QMUL offer - finally

Which one should I choose - QMUL, Bristol or Durham?

Grats! A couple of months ago I was deliberating on a choice between QM and Bristol. In the end, I firmed QM

[ernestchu]

(Original post by huzsky)
Grats! A couple of months ago I was deliberating on a choice between QM and Bristol. In the end, I firmed QM

Can you tell me why did you firm QM?

[ernestchu]

Firmed Bristol finally

[AnonCoconut]

[QUOTE=fawltyfan;37462730]You would be correct in thinking that I love everything a big city has to offer but I prefer being in a pleasant, leafy area close to the centre (e.g. where UCL is) rather than right in the middle of the hustle and bustle. I think I probably should go with my heart. After all, it is only money and it's not what's going to make me enjoy my time there - location, academic experience etc is much more important.


Absolutely! I hope you have a great time at UCL. <3

[ToyosiBaby]

Ok, so I have a slight dilema (if you do not want to solve it, please do not read any further)

My predicted grades, unfortunately, were ABC because I didn't do so well in AS. However, I knew that with my retakes and hard work in y13 I would be able to achieve A*AA/A*AB/AAA/AAB grades. Thus, I got rejected from reading due to these predictions. However, now, I am currently working at grades AAB and hope to get an A*AB overall then apply for adjustment.

Which universities would you reccomend that require A*AB/AAA/AAB grades?
Please list them for me.
Thank you !!!!

[jude2112]

Im doing my AS-levels at the moment and am from belfast, i was wondering if queens university belfast have a decent law department because they themselves seem to think they are very good, but i rarely hear them mentioned? does anyone know if they are acctually good or just full of themselves?

[Conzy210]

I'm just doing my AS levels atm, and probably going to end up with AAB. Is there any real point doing law if you don't attend a AAA university? I've heard that there is far too many applicants for law jobs at the moment and obviously I'd come behind the majority of those, so yeah should i still aim as I was planning on doing lots of work experience over the summer and just want to know if this is worthwhile or not.

thanks

[silence18]

(Original post by Conzy210)
I'm just doing my AS levels atm, and probably going to end up with AAB. Is there any real point doing law if you don't attend a AAA university? I've heard that there is far too many applicants for law jobs at the moment and obviously I'd come behind the majority of those, so yeah should i still aim as I was planning on doing lots of work experience over the summer and just want to know if this is worthwhile or not.

thanks

From my point of view it's safer to do another degree at a respected uni for a course which has lower entry requirements and then do the GDL, in case you decide you really want to be a lawyer.

[admbeatmaker]

(Original post by silence18)
From my point of view it's safer to do another degree at a respected uni for a course which has lower entry requirements and then do the GDL, in case you decide you really want to be a lawyer.

Completely agree here. If you're going to find it hard getting into a Russell Group or one of the top 1994 group universities for law, I think you're best to do a different degree at one of those universities.

No matter what, even if the entry requirements are the same, a degree in law at say Nottingham Trent (BBB) will not be looked so favourably upon compared to a (for example) politics graduate from Edinburgh (BBB). In essence, you're fighting to get into a university with a good brand of general graduates.

[jackclarke1995]

Hi,

Im a year 12 student, and am going to apply for Law 2013 entry later this year. Does anyone know or have some tips on how I can find some work experience or volunteering that would maybe help my application? What kind of things could I do, and how would I go about doing it? Do I just send letters to local law firms? If I do, what do I say and what else would I send with it?

This is probably quite a confusing post but i'd appreciate any help

[Tsunami2011]

(Original post by jackclarke1995)
Hi,

Im a year 12 student, and am going to apply for Law 2013 entry later this year. Does anyone know or have some tips on how I can find some work experience or volunteering that would maybe help my application? What kind of things could I do, and how would I go about doing it? Do I just send letters to local law firms? If I do, what do I say and what else would I send with it?

This is probably quite a confusing post but i'd appreciate any help

Just send out emails/calls/letters to your local law firms. Send your CV with a cover letter. If you can't get any, don't worry, I had no work experience and got 4 offers from top universities. Reading law books/keeping up with current affairs are all ways to demonstrate your interest. Try and make a visit to your local crown court if possible.

[05038bj]

(Original post by jackclarke1995)
Hi,

Im a year 12 student, and am going to apply for Law 2013 entry later this year. Does anyone know or have some tips on how I can find some work experience or volunteering that would maybe help my application? What kind of things could I do, and how would I go about doing it? Do I just send letters to local law firms? If I do, what do I say and what else would I send with it?

This is probably quite a confusing post but i'd appreciate any help

Hey there

I'd try asking your local courts for a week or two shadowing their legal advisors, I did this at my local Magistrates' court and it was really interesting. Also I believe Pinsent Masons run a work experience scheme you might want to check out. If you know any lawyers/ any employees of law firms definitely try and ask them for some w/e as unfortunately this can sometimes be the only way you'll get some. Barristers' Chambers are particularly hard to find w/e with but Matrix Chambers down in London have a w/e programme that I can reccommend

To be honest, you don't need w/ e to get a place to study law at uni as a) the admissions tutors understand it is incredibly get and b) they're more interested in why you want to study law at ther uni rather than why you want to be a lawyer. It can be used to show enthusiasm though, and is an excellent way of looking at potential careers.

If you want any more advice about this feel free to PM me


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