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I need advice

Hi,

I am currently a year 13 A-Level student hopefully going to university. I've received an offer for Law LLB from the University of Liverpool and after having a conversation with my family they deem that it is quite far away from where I live right now (London), and they are unsure if I will be able to adapt to that kind of environment, which I agree with after careful thought, so I will more than likely be declining the offer. I've been invited for an interview for the University of Essex which is much nearer and I quite like it. However, I was researching the Law courses after the UCAS deadline for the University of Kent and 'Politics and Law BA' had interested me and I've recently found out that it is indeed a Qualifying Law Degree and the modules for it interest me more than Essex's law modules.

long story short, I was wondering if I should use UCAS extra to apply for Politics and Law in Kent or (if I receive an offer) accept Essex as my firm choice.