what does it take to get into a top LLM program?

say i were to do an LLB at a very good law school such as lse, ucl, durham bristol, etc. would i need a first at those schools? im sure its extremely difficult to do so. but what exaactly does it take?

Reply 1

P1mP

As far as im aware LSE don't really give 2:1s..I could be wrong..so i guess a 2:1 would be enough? :rolleyes:

Oops!! i mean 1sts..

It just depends where you want to do you LLM. In Oxford (where I teach) the competition for places on the BCL (our LLM equivalent) is such that even a predicted first is no guarantee. We have many more applicants with predicted firsts than we have places. But many other LLMs are much less competitive and I am sure some of them allow in some high 2.1s. (Would you really want to do an LLM if it were so uncompetititive as to let in low 2.1s?)

Reply 4

ellewoods

Ask LauraWalker, she's doing hers at Cambridge :smile:

Reply 5

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ellewoods

Ask LauraWalker, she's doing hers at Cambridge :smile:

I dont think that she has started her LLM yet. She did express some interest in doing the BCL instead.

On the other hand, she was thinking about leaving law altogether and joining the RAF due to some issues she was having.