[Kidioteque]

(Original post by Tsunami2011)
I might be wrong, but it seems like Sheffield is your 'back up' there. This year, some very good law schools were in UCAS Extra (Birmingham, Exeter, Sheffield, Newcastle, Southampton,etc) So whilst it's risky, it might be good to consider just putting another top choice and hoping for the best, since if worst came to worst, you'd probably be able to get into somewhere like Sheffield via Extra. Also, a lot of the time people regret putting in a safety choice, as if that ends up being their only offer, they feel the urge to re-apply or never anticipated getting four rejections.

Hmm yeah you're right to an extent, in that Sheffield don't require LNAT or an A*. Cheers for the info, I'll take it on board. My only reservation is that I don't think I really want to go to university in London, and the next best non-London law uni is probably Notts, right? Whose offer is high and requires LNAT.

Perhaps I should be more open minded towards London...

(Original post by tehforum)
Cambridge - A*AA CLT Interview
Durham - A*AA LNAT
Bristol - I think still AAA LNAT
Warwick - AAA
Sheffield - AAA (inc General Studies)

You'll get your grades.

Cheers, fingers crossed. I really don't feel confident about how my AS exams went, though.

I thought I might be able to get AAB from Bristol with the inclusion of EPQ/AQA Bacc, but that might not always be the case.

[tehforum]

(Original post by Kidioteque)
Hmm yeah you're right to an extent, in that Sheffield don't require LNAT or an A*. Cheers for the info, I'll take it on board. My only reservation is that I don't think I really want to go to university in London, and the next best non-London law uni is probably Notts, right? Whose offer is high and requires LNAT.

Perhaps I should be more open minded towards London...



Cheers, fingers crossed. I really don't feel confident about how my AS exams went, though.

I thought I might be able to get AAB from Bristol with the inclusion of EPQ/AQA Bacc, but that might not always be the case.

After London, it's a fight between Durham/Warwick/Notts

AAB from Bristol seems random to me tbh. Do/did you have an education disadvantage? You reckon you'll get a high LNAT? I wouldn't count on getting an AAB offer. EPQ/Bacc won't do anything.

Warwick LOVE personal statements, and thats why I think I got in. My grades at AS were ahem, not to the usual standard, but it all worked out.

Why not London?

[chickenonsteroids]

Might as well join. I might apply

[Tsunami2011]

(Original post by Kidioteque)
Hmm yeah you're right to an extent, in that Sheffield don't require LNAT or an A*. Cheers for the info, I'll take it on board. My only reservation is that I don't think I really want to go to university in London, and the next best non-London law uni is probably Notts, right? Whose offer is high and requires LNAT.

Perhaps I should be more open minded towards London...

Yeah I guess I see your dilemma. To be honest though, If you've got stellar GCSEs, a strong PS and at least AABB at AS, I don't really see you getting four rejections. Notts is probably the best Non-London/Oxbridge uni, along with Durham and maybe Warwick and Bristol. London universities are probably more competitive, so if you're not crazy about London, it's probably not worth the risk. LSE is notoriously competitive along with UCL, King's is slightly less competitive. Right now you only have one LNAT, and £50 is a reasonable amount in my book, I would at least want two choices to rest on it!

You might get lucky with Bristol in regards to getting an AAB offer, I got an AAB offer from Notts, so it could happen.

[Kidioteque]

(Original post by tehforum)
After London, it's a fight between Durham/Warwick/Notts

AAB from Bristol seems random to me tbh. Do/did you have an education disadvantage? You reckon you'll get a high LNAT? I wouldn't count on getting an AAB offer. EPQ/Bacc won't do anything.

Warwick LOVE personal statements, and thats why I think I got in. My grades at AS were ahem, not to the usual standard, but it all worked out.

Why not London?

Re Bristol AAB:

(Original post by University of Bristol admissions page)
The University of Bristol welcomes applications from students offering the AQA Baccalaureate qualification. The enrichment element provides a valuable opportunity for students to increase their non-academic achievement and extra-curricular interests in ways that may contribute, either by having direct relevance to their chosen degree programme, or more widely to the general life of the University.
It is expected that offers to successful applicants will either be made on the basis of specified achievement in the three A Levels, or as an alternative offer which involves success in the Extended Project (e.g. either AAA at A Level or AAB at A Level plus Extended Project).

A guy in my sixth form got an AAB offer for law, conditional on EPQ.


As for London, a number of reasons, really. Notably: I get the impression that, despite the slightly bigger grant, money doesn't go as far in the capital as it would in a different city. Also, it's probably all a little too hectic for me at the moment - I've lived in Birmingham for 17 years so the idea of going to a slightly smaller city for a few years is appealing (although you could argue Bristol is equally busy, I guess).
I'm not completely against the notion of applying to a London uni though, just not keen on it at this moment in time.

Cheers for tip about Warwick. I'll try to ensure that my PS is up to scratch

With regard to extenuating circumstances, the answer is probably 'no', but I'm actually not sure. See: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=2040151

Not too confident about the LNAT! Gonna do a bit of practice and get some books soon though.

(Original post by Tsunami2011)
Yeah I guess I see your dilemma. To be honest though, If you've got stellar GCSEs, a strong PS and at least AABB at AS, I don't really see you getting four rejections. Notts is probably the best Non-London/Oxbridge uni, along with Durham and maybe Warwick and Bristol. London universities are probably more competitive, so if you're not crazy about London, it's probably not worth the risk. LSE is notoriously competitive along with UCL, King's is slightly less competitive. Right now you only have one LNAT, and £50 is a reasonable amount in my book, I would at least want two choices to rest on it!

You might get lucky with Bristol in regards to getting an AAB offer, I got an AAB offer from Notts, so it could happen.

GCSEs are alright - 8A*s and an A, from a fairly crap school. Hopefully my PS is okay, and I'm fairly positive about getting at least AABB, I think

Bristol and Durham both use the LNAT, do they not? I'm not too confident about it to be honest!

[tehforum]

(Original post by Kidioteque)
Re Bristol AAB:

A guy in my sixth form got an AAB offer for law, conditional on EPQ.


As for London, a number of reasons, really. Notably: I get the impression that, despite the slightly bigger grant, money doesn't go as far in the capital as it would in a different city. Also, it's probably all a little too hectic for me at the moment - I've lived in Birmingham for 17 years so the idea of going to a slightly smaller city for a few years is appealing (although you could argue Bristol is equally busy, I guess).
I'm not completely against the notion of applying to a London uni though, just not keen on it at this moment in time.

Cheers for tip about Warwick. I'll try to ensure that my PS is up to scratch

With regard to extenuating circumstances, the answer is probably 'no', but I'm actually not sure. See: http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/show....php?t=2040151

Not too confident about the LNAT! Gonna do a bit of practice and get some books soon though.



GCSEs are alright - 8A*s and an A, from a fairly crap school. Hopefully my PS is okay, and I'm fairly positive about getting at least AABB, I think

Bristol and Durham both use the LNAT, do they not? I'm not too confident about it to be honest!

Yeah, that's the first time I've heard about the EPQ and AAB offers. That's pretty cool I guess.

Also, what's your household income? I assume it's very low due to your other thread which explained your circumstances. The amount of money you will get will be plenty. This new system of grants and bursaries works in your favour so you shouldn't rule out London completely. However, of course, even with special consideration, law for London unis is still extremely competitive. Best wait till as results day.

Yeah, PS is vital.

LNAT preparation is *******s, I made a post about it before somewhere. tl:dr - did official practise tests online, got 29. Did the exam, the passages and questions were way harder, got 18. *******sed me completely.

[Kidioteque]

(Original post by tehforum)
Yeah, that's the first time I've heard about the EPQ and AAB offers. That's pretty cool I guess.

Also, what's your household income? I assume it's very low due to your other thread which explained your circumstances. The amount of money you will get will be plenty. This new system of grants and bursaries works in your favour so you shouldn't rule out London completely. However, of course, even with special consideration, law for London unis is still extremely competitive. Best wait till as results day.

Yeah, PS is vital.

LNAT preparation is *******s, I made a post about it before somewhere. tl:dr - did official practise tests online, got 29. Did the exam, the passages and questions were way harder, got 18. *******sed me completely.

Not going to lie, I have no idea what my household income is! In terms of actual earnings it's probably quite low, but my grandfolks have decent pensions and we own the house so there aren't any mortgage payments. My standard of living seems comparatively good (we're certainly not poor, or close to it). Really pretty clueless on that front to be honest.

I think you've hit the nail on the head - I will wait for results day before I make a lot of these decisions. Plus, I haven't even seen any of the LDN unis, so would need to go to their September open days to get a feel for it, I suppose. Won't write any of them off at the moment, although I'd probably opt for KCL out of the three

As for LNAT, it's so frustrating - I keep hearing different things with regard to preparation! Some say it's vital, others say there's nothing you can really do...the mind boggles. I guess I'll prepare a little bit just to err on the side of caution.

[emanuela15]

Anyone know any good uni's asking for AAB for Law? Think I may have to switch up one of my choices again, my PS isn't well balanced lol

[roh]

(Original post by emanuela15)
Anyone know any good uni's asking for AAB for Law? Think I may have to switch up one of my choices again, my PS isn't well balanced lol

Hmmmm, tough one unfortunately.

Reading recently went AAA but there are still a few left.

The Bristol AAB with EPQ as mentioned in this thread is good if you do EPQ definitely.

Off the top of my head Kent, UEA and Hull are all good options for which the LLB offer is AAB, so far as I know.

Also, worth checking out some unis which make AAA offers for straight law but lower offers for their combined courses but which are still Qualifying Degrees. Warwick offer Law with Sociology and Law with Business with AAB if you have any interest in either of those. Sheffield do it with Criminology with an AAB offer.

Both Leicester and Liverpool which are good unis and law schools make an offer of AAA including General Studies which if you do GS is a good option, as let's be honest it's not the most demanding A Level if you have some decent general knowledge.

Finally, you could make your Reserve a subject which you enjoy at A Level with lower offers than Law. You won't be able to go to places like Durham but Redbricks like Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds. etc. generally offer AAB for subjects such as History, Politics etc.

[JLXP]

What does anyone think about the M120 Law / international course from Sheffield uni, any thoughts?

[tehforum]

Sheffield also nclude general studies in thir AAA offer

(Original post by roh)
Hmmmm, tough one unfortunately.

Reading recently went AAA but there are still a few left.

The Bristol AAB with EPQ as mentioned in this thread is good if you do EPQ definitely.

Off the top of my head Kent, UEA and Hull are all good options for which the LLB offer is AAB, so far as I know.

Also, worth checking out some unis which make AAA offers for straight law but lower offers for their combined courses but which are still Qualifying Degrees. Warwick offer Law with Sociology and Law with Business with AAB if you have any interest in either of those. Sheffield do it with Criminology with an AAB offer.

Both Leicester and Liverpool which are good unis and law schools make an offer of AAA including General Studies which if you do GS is a good option, as let's be honest it's not the most demanding A Level if you have some decent general knowledge.

Finally, you could make your Reserve a subject which you enjoy at A Level with lower offers than Law. You won't be able to go to places like Durham but Redbricks like Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds. etc. generally offer AAB for subjects such as History, Politics etc.

[Unsworth]

(Original post by emanuela15)
Anyone know any good uni's asking for AAB for Law? Think I may have to switch up one of my choices again, my PS isn't well balanced lol

Exeter? Pretty decent university and law school, their offer is AAA-AAB.

A girl from my school last year was offered BBB though, so if you are a strong candidate then I think you would be offered AAB.

[Spyro91]

(Original post by JLXP)
What does anyone think about the M120 Law / international course from Sheffield uni, any thoughts?

I've just finished my final year of undergrad at Sheffield, I'll be officially graduating in a couple of weeks. I did straight law; however, a number of my friends did 'European International and Comparative Law'. They have all had a wonderful time, there are loads of universities and countries you can go to, with new ones constantly been added (Tasmania and Rome were new this year). Prospective employers always seem to like it and see it is a useful experience. Overall I'd say go for it, while I don't regret not doing it if I were to choose again I would definitely do it over straight law. Also, it is easy to swap courses, therefore if you want to go to Sheffield you are better off picking the international LL.B and then swap to straight law when you are here.

Hope this helps and if you have any other questions about law at Sheffield please feel free to ask

[Spyro91]

(Original post by emanuela15)
Anyone know any good uni's asking for AAB for Law? Think I may have to switch up one of my choices again, my PS isn't well balanced lol

You could do the Law and Criminology LL.B at Sheffield, that only needs AAB. They are flexible when you arrive too, therefore, if you end up getting three As you could most likely swap over to straight law.

[JLXP]

(Original post by Spyro91)
I've just finished my final year of undergrad at Sheffield, I'll be officially graduating in a couple of weeks. I did straight law; however, a number of my friends did 'European International and Comparative Law'. They have all had a wonderful time, there are loads of universities and countries you can go to, with new ones constantly been added (Tasmania and Rome were new this year). Prospective employers always seem to like it and see it is a useful experience. Overall I'd say go for it, while I don't regret not doing it if I were to choose again I would definitely do it over straight law. Also, it is easy to swap courses, therefore if you want to go to Sheffield you are better off picking the international LL.B and then swap to straight law when you are here.

Hope this helps and if you have any other questions about law at Sheffield please feel free to ask

Thanks for your response and best of luck with your results! Yeah it's quite an impressive list of universities that you can choose from, Barcelona caught my eye! And it's all taught in English which is really good, i think it would be an experience i would never forget.
I went to the Sheffield open day and was really impressed, so now it's just a case of deciding if i want to do the Straight law or international law.

[JLXP]

(Original post by emanuela15)
Anyone know any good uni's asking for AAB for Law? Think I may have to switch up one of my choices again, my PS isn't well balanced lol

I'm looking at applying to Kent

[Spyro91]

(Original post by JLXP)
Thanks for your response and best of luck with your results! Yeah it's quite an impressive list of universities that you can choose from, Barcelona caught my eye! And it's all taught in English which is really good, i think it would be an experience i would never forget.
I went to the Sheffield open day and was really impressed, so now it's just a case of deciding if i want to do the Straight law or international law.

Thank you! Thankfully though I already know my degree classification, although not individual results, and I am extremely pleased. I'm glad Sheffield impressed on the open day. I think it is brilliant place and it is genuinely so friendly, homely and welcoming that it just feels like such a nice place to be studying at. As I said before there is plenty of scope to swap courses, as long as you can think of a good reason. I swapped from Law and Crim to straight Law after one criminology lecture. I would say that it is easier to swap from international law to straight law but I'm sure you'll be happy with either decision though

[Sravya]

I wanna do law to. Im applying Cambridge, LSE, Nottingham, Cardiff and Warwick

Just done AS 's didnt go as well as I would like . Am doing Maths, further Maths, Biology, Economics, R.S
Critical Thinking

[JLXP]

(Original post by Spyro91)
Thank you! Thankfully though I already know my degree classification, although not individual results, and I am extremely pleased. I'm glad Sheffield impressed on the open day. I think it is brilliant place and it is genuinely so friendly, homely and welcoming that it just feels like such a nice place to be studying at. As I said before there is plenty of scope to swap courses, as long as you can think of a good reason. I swapped from Law and Crim to straight Law after one criminology lecture. I would say that it is easier to swap from international law to straight law but I'm sure you'll be happy with either decision though

Indeed, it really did impress, it's got such a great student feel about it which makes it feel like such a nice place to be, and the separate law building seemed really nice too. I think i may apply for the international i'll take a good look at both specifications and students comments to make an informed decision The guy that did the talk about the international couse did make it sound rather interesting, i just hope it wouldn't put me at any sort of disadvantage for a training contract.

[Conzy210]

This will hopefully be me, I'm worried however that I've only managed AABB though at AS which I think will rule me out of doing a law degree anywhere decent, although Newcastle are doing lower offer schemes for people who fall under certain criteria which includes me.

How well rated is Newcastle in terms of employability prospects?