Thanks for your reply Snufkin. I'm told again and again that you just don't get the same depth of learning on the GDL, and in truth, I think I want to study it in more depth. Cost is not a problem. I would go straight in and apply for the affiliate degree at Cambridge, but to be honest I don't think I'd get in with a 2.1 from Bristol and 10 years away from eduction, even with an academic scholarship to study at the bar. Sounds like there are 1 or 2 places a year available per college, and it seems a given to me that they'd award those to people with firsts in their earlier degrees.