Durham Uni Law offer, should I accept?

Hiya everyone, having second thoughts on putting Durham as my first choice for law as I have heard some pretty bad stories about the uni itself and Im thinking id rather go to Lancaster or Glasgow is the uni really full of ‘oxbridge rejects’ and is student life really as bad as it seems to be described as in some other forums? Im not sure if Durham is right for me, some context I am from south wales and my offer is A*AA and I am not sure if Durham (while I am very grateful for my offer) is the right place for me.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

After Oxbridge and London it is Durham, Bristol, Nottingham, Warwick, York, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield that are targeted by Law firms. 🙂

Hiya everyone, having second thoughts on putting Durham as my first choice for law as I have heard some pretty bad stories about the uni itself and Im thinking id rather go to Lancaster or Glasgow is the uni really full of ‘oxbridge rejects’ and is student life really as bad as it seems to be described as in some other forums? Im not sure if Durham is right for me, some context I am from south wales and my offer is A*AA and I am not sure if Durham (while I am very grateful for my offer) is the right place for me.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

Durham is a great university, one of the elite for law alongside Oxbridge, UCL, LSE - it is consistently ranked 3rd for number of trainees in top London law firms (Chambers Student) despite its geographical position, in some years even beating Cambridge. Law firms do not care what university you go to as long as its a good one (what I mean by this is they do not discriminate between most RG universities), but often times the best applicants happen to go to top universities. In Oxbridge you will certainly find Durham rejects as well but will likely be less but also less reported so I would not worry about this arbitrary label. If you think you will be happy at another university then go for that, I currently have an offer from Lancaster and am waiting for Durham (3x A* predicted, 32 LNAT A in EPQ). When I went on the open day I loved it - if you have not been there I would recommend going so you can make an informed decision. Everybody's experience will be different as well so it is very difficult to say which University you would prefer more.

Hope this helps mate 🙂

Durham is a great university, one of the elite for law alongside Oxbridge, UCL, LSE - it is consistently ranked 3rd for number of trainees in top London law firms (Chambers Student) despite its geographical position, in some years even beating Cambridge. Law firms do not care what university you go to as long as its a good one (what I mean by this is they do not discriminate between most RG universities), but often times the best applicants happen to go to top universities. In Oxbridge you will certainly find Durham rejects as well but will likely be less but also less reported so I would not worry about this arbitrary label. If you think you will be happy at another university then go for that, I currently have an offer from Lancaster and am waiting for Durham (3x A* predicted, 32 LNAT A in EPQ). When I went on the open day I loved it - if you have not been there I would recommend going so you can make an informed decision. Everybody's experience will be different as well so it is very difficult to say which University you would prefer more.

Hope this helps mate 🙂

Durham is a great university, one of the elite for law alongside Oxbridge, UCL, LSE - it is consistently ranked 3rd for number of trainees in top London law firms (Chambers Student) despite its geographical position, in some years even beating Cambridge. Law firms do not care what university you go to as long as its a good one (what I mean by this is they do not discriminate between most RG universities), but often times the best applicants happen to go to top universities. In Oxbridge you will certainly find Durham rejects as well but will likely be less but also less reported so I would not worry about this arbitrary label. If you think you will be happy at another university then go for that, I currently have an offer from Lancaster and am waiting for Durham (3x A* predicted, 32 LNAT A in EPQ). When I went on the open day I loved it - if you have not been there I would recommend going so you can make an informed decision. Everybody's experience will be different as well so it is very difficult to say which University you would prefer more.

Hope this helps mate 🙂

Thank you so much! That’s super helpful, are you applying for law too?

Thank you so much! That’s super helpful, are you applying for law too?

Hi I have a question, basically ucas made an error where it says that my starting date for all courses is 2025 and I only say this yesterday and yesterday I emailed all universities telling them there was an admin error and to consider me as a 2024 applicant. I am anxiously waiting for next week for them to reply but do u think they will let me change and be considered as a 2024 applicant, please reply I am so scared I cried so much last night

I am so scared the universities I need to get into are Durham and Warwick they arey only chances left

Hi there

Please don't worry. I am assuming you have already filled out the Ask Us form for contacting the admissions team with your request- if not, you should do it as soon as possible. I would also recommend ringing them on Monday morning as they might be able to quickly make the admin changes (if possible) instead of you having to wait for email correspondence.

Contact details are here- https://www.durham.ac.uk/study/ask-us/

-Himieka

Thank you so much I am just so stressed out I am crying right now when I rang them on Friday they said to ring ucas but then when I rang ucas they said to go tell universities and I did the enquiries form I’m just so stressed by waiting

Thank you so much I am just so stressed out I am crying right now when I rang them on Friday they said to ring ucas but then when I rang ucas they said to go tell universities and I did the enquiries form I’m just so stressed by waiting

I understand how awful this situation must be! If you can share your name with me via DM then I can try and flag your query with the admissions team so you can have a quicker response

-Himieka

My LinkedIn is Margiah Gazi, please can you request that asap because I think I’m moments away from a panic attack

Hiya everyone, having second thoughts on putting Durham as my first choice for law as I have heard some pretty bad stories about the uni itself and Im thinking id rather go to Lancaster or Glasgow is the uni really full of ‘oxbridge rejects’ and is student life really as bad as it seems to be described as in some other forums? Im not sure if Durham is right for me, some context I am from south wales and my offer is A*AA and I am not sure if Durham (while I am very grateful for my offer) is the right place for me.

Any advice is greatly appreciated!! Thanks

What everyone wants out of a uni is different, so obvi I can't guarantee how you'll find Durham, however I know several people who went to Durham and loved it! I don't know how much of a party uni it is, but I think it has things like balls and formals, which some unis do not. If you feel another uni is a better fit for you though, go for it! You don't want to spend 3 years unhappy if it rlly isn't the uni for you