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  1. henil3110's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: N/A
    GCSEs: A*A*AAAAABB
    AS Grades: AAB
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*A*A*AA
    Previous Degree (if applicable):
    LNAT (if applicable): 13
    Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 weeks of work experience in 2 law firms each in my country, and non course related experience in 3 firms.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    LSE - Unsuccessful
    Nottingham - AAB
    Warwick - AAB
    Manchester - ABB
    Cardiff - ABB
  2. LouCee's Avatar
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    • Location: Munich
    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: N/A
    EB Prediction: 80-82%
    LNAT (if applicable): 18
    Work Experience/Volunteering: 2 weeks at the British Consulate General in Munich. Have also helped out at many dance classes to teach the little ones.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    King's College London Conditional Offer: 80% in EB
    Warwick Conditional Offer: 80% in EB
    Birmingham University Conditional Offer: 85% in EB
    Glasgow University Conditional Offer: 80% in EB
    Newcastle University Conditional Offer: 84% in EB
  3. smurfette1975's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010

    Deferred?:nope

    GCSEs: a long time ago!!

    AS Grades: n/a

    A2 Prediction/Results: n/a


    Previous Degree (if applicable):

    LNAT (if applicable):

    Work Experience/Volunteering: own business, various military charities and macmillian, TUC and trade union

    Universities applied to and decisions: Aberystwyth Unconditional accepted
  4. Riso's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: No.
    GCSEs: AAAAABBBCC
    AS Grades: AAAC
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*AAa
    Previous Degree (if applicable): -
    LNAT (if applicable): -
    Work Experience/Volunteering: A Parliamentary internship in the Commons and placements with two public sector solicitors.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    QMUL - Offer: AAA (Firm)
    Cardiff - Offer: AAA
    Sheffield - Offer: AAB
    Liverpool - Offer: AAB
    Cardiff (+ Politics) - Offer: AAB
  5. Amit92's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: NO
    GCSEs: 1.5A, 6B
    AS Grades: BBCCC
    A2 Prediction/Results: AAADc
    Previous Degree (if applicable): None
    LNAT (if applicable): Nope
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Lloyds TSB Bank, Chartered Accountancy Firm, Running local Hindu Youth Group, Taken part in various Hindu, Muslim and Christian performances.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Originally applyed to do Economics but switched to LLB Law.

    University of Manchester: LLB Law - AAA - FIRM
    Last edited by Amit92; 24-08-2010 at 10:59.
  6. becbec :)'s Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: Nope
    GCSEs: 12A* 2A
    AS Grades: AAAAAA
    A2 Results: A*A*A*A*A
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): 19
    Work Experience/Volunteering: One week at the Crown Court, two weeks in the legal department of a local council, a day with the CAB and a day shadowing a Magistrate. Also the Cambridge Law Conference, which was very useful.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Acceptances from Cambridge (A*AA), KCL (AAAB), Durham (AAA), Birmingham (AAA) and Manchester (AAA).
    Firm choice was Cambridge and insurance was KCL.
  7. glitta17's Avatar
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    • Location: Swindon
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: Nope
    GCSEs: 4A* 4A 2B C
    AS Grades: AAC
    A2 Results: (predicted) AAA
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): haven't sat
    Work Experience/Volunteering:
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Leeds
    Cardiff
    Liverpool or Reading?
    Manchester
    Surrey
  8. ltallis's Avatar
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    • Posts: 40
    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No.
    GCSEs: 1 B, 4 C's, rest D's and E's (Traumatic experience throughout the whole of my GCSE's)
    AS Grades: AACE
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*AA
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): Sitting it 28th oct.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Citizens Advicee Bureau, Witness service volunteer, shadowing a high street firm.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Kings College London
    University of Birmingham
    University of Nottingham
    Reading University
    Hull University (Insurance)
  9. Nukeco's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: 9 A*, 2A
    AS Grades: Maths (A), Law (A), English lit. (A), Economics (A), Critical Thinking (A)
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*AA
    Previous Degree (if applicable): -
    LNAT (if applicable): Taking 21st Oct.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Solicitors Firm over the summer
    Universities applied to and decisions: Oxford, KCL, UCL (?), Essex, Southampton (?)
  10. Howellsy's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of entry: 2011
    Deferred - No
    GCSE's - 4A*'s, 8A's
    AS grades- Maths (A), Chemistry (A), History (B), English (B)
    Predicted: AAAA (school hasn't really gone with A*'s but I've been told my teachers A*A*AA)
    Law Experience: Work experience placement at a solicitors
    LNAT (if applicable): Taken today (29th September)
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    University of Oxford
    KCL
    University of Nottingham
    University of Warwick
    University of Bristol
  11. forestgumper's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011

    Deferred?: Nope

    GCSEs: 8A* A B D

    AS Grades: AAAAA (maths, psychology, history, biology, critical thinking)

    A2 Predictions: A*AA

    LNAT (if applicable): Taking it soon

    Work Experience/Volunteering: Not disclosing

    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Camby, Notts, QM, War, UCl
  12. nathhsu2326's Avatar
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    • Posts: 77
    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: no
    GCSEs: 5A*, 4A, 1B
    IB Predicted: 44 (7777 at HL)
    Previous Degree (if applicable): n/a
    LNAT (if applicable): Taking this tuesday!!!! :O
    Work Experience/Volunteering: 2weeks in a solicitor's office
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Cambridge (Gonville and Caius)
    LSE
    UCL
    KCL
    Warwick
  13. isilde007's Avatar
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    • Posts: 27
    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No.
    Intermediate 2 Grades: AAAAAAAAA
    Higher Grades: AAAAA
    Predicted Advanced Higher (and one A2) Grades: AAA*
    Previous Degree (if applicable): -
    LNAT (if applicable): Completed
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Shadowing a QC at the Sheriff Court in Glasgow.
    Working on cases with a law firm.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Oxford (New): Rejection after Interview
    LSE: Conditional Offer - AAA*
    Nottingham: Conditional Offer - AAA
    Glasgow: Unconditional Offer
    Edinburgh: Unconditional Offer
    Last edited by isilde007; 01-02-2011 at 18:02.
  14. SpriteOrSevenUp's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: 6.5 A*s, 3A's & 6 Distinction* BTECS
    AS Grades: AAAC
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*AA
    LNAT (if applicable): Awaiting the results
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Court of Appeal & 1 week solicitors firm & voluntary primary school work (random)
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    - London School of Economics - A*AA - Acknowledged
    -University College of London - AAA - Acknowledged
    - Queen Mary - AAA - Acknowledged
    - City University - Conditional Offer - AAA
    - Brunel University - Conditional Offer - AAB
    Last edited by SpriteOrSevenUp; 15-11-2010 at 18:26.
  15. annabella1's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred: no
    GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*AAABC
    AS Grades: AAAA
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*(already achieved)A*A*A
    LNAT: Waiting for the results
    Work Experience: Week at a solicitors firm, 3 days at the Crown Court
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Kings College
    Nottingham
    Birmingham
    Newcastle
    Warwick

    Not heard back from any yet!
  16. LazyCookie's Avatar
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    • Posts: 132
    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: 10 A* 2A 1B
    AS Grades: AAAA
    A2 Results (Predicted): A*A*A A
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): Waiting for the results.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Work exp with Kent Police for 1 week in year 10. 1 week at Took's Chambers in London, 1 day shadowing a barrister from 1 Pump Court Chambers, and a week long Villiers Park residential law course, all this year. I've done random non-law related volunteering, extra curricular etc.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Oxford (Balliol)
    Bristol
    Warwick
    Exeter (Exeter campus) - conditional AAA
    Kent
    ...waiting to hear from the other unis at the moment.
  17. Cast.Iron's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: A*A*A*A*A*A*AABBC
    AS Grades: AAAAB
    A2 Results (Predicted): A*A*A*A*
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): Waiting for the results.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: One week judge shadowing in Coventry.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Cambridge (Emma) - Interview
    Durham (Collingwood) - Received by Department
    Bristol - Acknowledged
    Exeter (Exeter Campus) - Con. Offer AAA
    Kent - Acknowledged.
  18. Doughnuts!!'s Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry:2010
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: 5.5A*, 5A
    AS Grades: AAAAA (Maths, Economics, English Lit, Physics, Critical Thinking)
    A2 Prediction/Results: A*AAa (or A*A*Aa :dontknow:)
    Previous Degree (if applicable): None
    LNAT (if applicable): Awaiting result.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Shadowed a solicitor at Skadden Arps, a week at Middle Temple, 3 days at A&O, part-time job with a NGO. Oh, and Cambridge Law Conference.
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Cambridge (St Catharine's): Interview
    Nottingham
    Warwick: AAAc
    Birmingham: AAA
    Manchester: AAA
    Last edited by Doughnuts!!; 01-12-2010 at 11:10.
  19. FlobberDobber's Avatar
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    Year of Entry: 2011
    Deferred?: No
    GCSEs: 11 A*
    AS Grades: AAAAAA
    A2 Results (Predicted): A*A*A*A* A
    Previous Degree (if applicable): N/A
    LNAT (if applicable): Waiting for the results.
    Work Experience/Volunteering: Underage sales, one week council (education and litigation), one week solicitors (family law), observed crown court cases, Cambridge Law Conference
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Cambridge (St Catz): Interview
    Manchester: AAA offer
    Nottingham: Acknowledged
    Sheffield: AAB offer
    Durham: Rejected :')
    Last edited by FlobberDobber; 13-12-2010 at 20:17.
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    Re: Law Applicants Profiles
    (Original post by areyoucool/symmetrical?)
    Year of Entry: 2010
    Deferred?: pardon?
    GCSEs: 10 A*s
    AS Grades: 5 As + taking critical thinking this january
    A2 Prediction/Results: 2 A* and 1 A (dropped history and didnt take general studies on)
    Previous Degree (if applicable):
    LNAT (if applicable): sat last month
    Work Experience/Volunteering: week at solicitors, course at oxford uni, 15 months at British Heart Foundation
    Universities applied to and decisions:
    Oxford (Somerville) - Interview
    LSE - AAA
    Nottingham - no reply
    UCL - rejection
    Southampton - AAA
    Did UCL give any indication as to why they rejected you?
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