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What's the deal with A Level Law?!
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Joanna May
Don't most universities ask for 3 A2s and maybe one AS, not 2 A2s and 3AS? You have picked a lot of subjects thataren't considered particularly valuable by some unis, but as long as you're not applying to Oxbridge or LSE, then officially you shouldn't have problems with your subjects, more the fact that you don't have 3 A levels...
Don't most universities ask for 3 A2s and maybe one AS, not 2 A2s and 3AS? You have picked a lot of subjects thataren't considered particularly valuable by some unis, but as long as you're not applying to Oxbridge or LSE, then officially you shouldn't have problems with your subjects, more the fact that you don't have 3 A levels...
Yeah but I have mitigating circumstances etc, which have been explained in PS and reference. But still, I haven't got enough and the ones I do have are w ank so that's comforting.
ohaidani
yep, exactly the same with chemistry, physics, natural sciences, etc.
BUT studying them at a level is necessary and does actually give foundations for further education to then enhance. general rules of thumb such a formulae will only be minutely tweaked or you'll learn pi to a few more decimal points, etc.
with a subject like a level law- it is NOT necessary. with good enough comprehension skills, memorisation skills, and a general work ethic, you will more than succeed. a level law is just regarded as a doss.
BUT studying them at a level is necessary and does actually give foundations for further education to then enhance. general rules of thumb such a formulae will only be minutely tweaked or you'll learn pi to a few more decimal points, etc.
with a subject like a level law- it is NOT necessary. with good enough comprehension skills, memorisation skills, and a general work ethic, you will more than succeed. a level law is just regarded as a doss.
I just think it's the attitude to students who have taken 'A' level law which is more of the problem than the 'A' level itself. People say it doesn't allow original thought, as above, but original thought means sod all for social sciences in Durham, yes one of my lecturers said this. They also say it's just a regurgication exercise but apparently that applies to a lot of subjects, including history, which is supposedly well-recommended. I just think universities like it out of tradition than anything else.
I'd have done history if it meant not learning about Henry Tudor and Nazi Germany. Plus, if I did a physics degree I would FAIL miserably. It's a shame about 'A' level law because I think it would go nicely with 'A' level politics. I used to want to study law and politics at Queen Mary but criminology at Durham gave me better opportunities for a postgraduate study and career prospects generally (plus I enjoy this more).
Millmill
If you are talking about me, I've already said there is no coursework...
NO..
OMG
WHY IS EVERYONE SO CONFUSED..
I'LL TRY AGAIN
THIS GIRL WHO DOES LAW IN MY SCHOOL EXPRESSED HOW IT'S ALL C/W BASED AND NO EXAMS
NOW SHE'S EITHER REALLY FOOLED AND HAS EXAMS OR IS TELLING THE TRUTH(ACTUALLY ONLY HAS TO DO C/W)
HER EXAM BOARD FOR THIS COURSE MIGHT ONLY BE C/W BASED I DUNNO..NOR DO I THINK ANYONE ELSE KNOWS...
BUT WHO CARES NOW.
Malsi101
NO..
OMG
WHY IS EVERYONE SO CONFUSED..
I'LL TRY AGAIN
THIS GIRL WHO DOES LAW IN MY SCHOOL EXPRESSED HOW IT'S ALL C/W BASED AND NO EXAMS
NOW SHE'S EITHER REALLY FOOLED AND HAS EXAMS OR IS TELLING THE TRUTH(ACTUALLY ONLY HAS TO DO C/W)
HER EXAM BOARD FOR THIS COURSE MIGHT ONLY BE C/W BASED I DUNNO..NOR DO I THINK ANYONE ELSE KNOWS...
BUT WHO CARES NOW.
OMG
WHY IS EVERYONE SO CONFUSED..
I'LL TRY AGAIN
THIS GIRL WHO DOES LAW IN MY SCHOOL EXPRESSED HOW IT'S ALL C/W BASED AND NO EXAMS
NOW SHE'S EITHER REALLY FOOLED AND HAS EXAMS OR IS TELLING THE TRUTH(ACTUALLY ONLY HAS TO DO C/W)
HER EXAM BOARD FOR THIS COURSE MIGHT ONLY BE C/W BASED I DUNNO..NOR DO I THINK ANYONE ELSE KNOWS...
BUT WHO CARES NOW.
Haha.
I just actually laughed coz whenever anyone writes in capitals it just reminds me of how Tourettes Guy(If you haven't heard of it, YouTube search) talks.
Thanks for clearing it up, and LOL at the touchiness and anger.
ohaidani
yep, exactly the same with chemistry, physics, natural sciences, etc.
BUT studying them at a level is necessary and does actually give foundations for further education to then enhance. general rules of thumb such a formulae will only be minutely tweaked or you'll learn pi to a few more decimal points, etc.
with a subject like a level law- it is NOT necessary. with good enough comprehension skills, memorisation skills, and a general work ethic, you will more than succeed. a level law is just regarded as a doss.
BUT studying them at a level is necessary and does actually give foundations for further education to then enhance. general rules of thumb such a formulae will only be minutely tweaked or you'll learn pi to a few more decimal points, etc.
with a subject like a level law- it is NOT necessary. with good enough comprehension skills, memorisation skills, and a general work ethic, you will more than succeed. a level law is just regarded as a doss.
If only uni was that easy... Unfortunately what you learn at A level/Advanced higher is far too basic
Malsi101
Sorry but I'm so ill and NO ONE is understanding what I meant by a fellow student doing law and only thinking she has to do c/w, which might be possibly true, but everyone thinks she's fooled...ah well who knows! poor her if she's got it wrong!
We do understand, lol. She's just on a different exam board!
Malsi101
Sorry but I'm so ill and NO ONE is understanding what I meant by a fellow student doing law and only thinking she has to do c/w, which might be possibly true, but everyone thinks she's fooled...ah well who knows! poor her if she's got it wrong!
Sorry but I'm so ill and NO ONE is understanding what I meant by a fellow student doing law and only thinking she has to do c/w, which might be possibly true, but everyone thinks she's fooled...ah well who knows! poor her if she's got it wrong!
Haha it's ok lol. You entertained me for a while anyway, schiz
That is pretty bad, she will be shocked lol
J35sica
We do understand, lol. She's just on a different exam board!
thank you. and just as I thought. And BTW i never meant you didn't understand just a few others quoting me and telling me I'm wrong (as if they know everything, and I was only passing on what a fellow student is doing or believe she's doing)when as a matter of fact i couldn't care less it's not me doing law.
Malsi101
:O
oh and why? how do you know she's wrong.... her course for law and her particular exam board might as well only be doing c/w..it's not impossible..
oh and why? how do you know she's wrong.... her course for law and her particular exam board might as well only be doing c/w..it's not impossible..
Oh dear. I was just agreeing with what you said to be nice and end our little conversation!
And about that girl you kepp going on about, i care so little you wouldnt even be able to measure it!
So cwk or exams i dont give a ****!
Malsi101
because all it involves is c/w
I do A level Law and there is no coursework at all. It's all exam based
A few posts in here state that A Level Law is so simplified that it does more harm than good to those starting a Law degree. I have to disagree in part, as I know several people who studied Law at A Level and who say that is has really helped them with their degree studies of the subject at top Universities. It all depends on how it's taught and the skills you learn from it. In my college at least, we were pushed beyond the boundaries of what was required to pass.
The basis of it is, that Law really isn't going to help you too much at university. You'll learn it much more in depth, and it could even hinder you, by the way someone previously mentioned that LSE needed people to "unlearn" things. If you read a lot of textbooks on it maybe it wouldn't be bad, but Law isn't always about learning and memorising facts and nothing else (my brother does law, so it's not completely out of my scope of understanding).
How very mature...
Millmill
Oh dear. I was just agreeing with what you said to be nice and end our little conversation!
And about that girl you kepp going on about, i care so little you wouldnt even be able to measure it!
So cwk or exams i dont give a ****!
And about that girl you kepp going on about, i care so little you wouldnt even be able to measure it!
So cwk or exams i dont give a ****!
How very mature...
Jessaay!
How very mature...
How very mature...
Im sorry but he quoted me about 4 times and then went on about some girl that he knows that I hadnt even talked about!
I was just saying that mines all exam based, and no coursework, and then kept talking about someone as if I had said she was lying. when i dont even know her.
The course I'm doing involves no memorising facts, it's applying what you learn to hypothetical cases mostly. And to some degree, you need to memorise things such as cases to help you to understand things such as precedent and interpretation, if not just to refer to in passing.
Millmill
Im sorry but he quoted me about 4 times and then went on about some girl that he knows that I hadnt even talked about!
I was just saying that mines all exam based, and no coursework, and then kept talking about someone as if I had said she was lying. when i dont even know her.
The course I'm doing involves no memorising facts, it's applying what you learn to hypothetical cases mostly. And to some degree, you need to memorise things such as cases to help you to understand things such as precedent and interpretation, if not just to refer to in passing.
I was just saying that mines all exam based, and no coursework, and then kept talking about someone as if I had said she was lying. when i dont even know her.
The course I'm doing involves no memorising facts, it's applying what you learn to hypothetical cases mostly. And to some degree, you need to memorise things such as cases to help you to understand things such as precedent and interpretation, if not just to refer to in passing.
Either way, the A-level is quite dissimilar to the reality of Law.
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