Hi,
I am sure this question has been asked numerous times, but I am thinking to apply to do the BCL at Oxford University for 2016-2017 or LLM at LSE. A quick overview of my profile, I graduated last year with a First Class Law degree (top 15) from the University of Westminster, achieving an 80% in my dissertation project. After graduating, I spent about 4 months volunteering at citizen advice bureau, and then I did another 3 months interning as a Paralegal in private practice. For the past 5 months I have been working in a commercial law firm (within legal 500) in central London within Intellectual Property. This is all while studying my LPC part-time.
Although one can say I should maybe stick to working, I have always wanted to do my postgraduate masters in law because I do really enjoy the academic side of law. I couldn't get into a top university for undergrad because of my A level grades, ABC (A2) and A (AS) and I feel like it has haunted me ever since! I also got 2* A's, 6 A's and 2 B's at GCSE level.
Do you think with the above I have any chance of getting into Oxford or LSE? I am so determined to do this but unfortunately I have not come from the most privileged background and family, and have had to work my way up. As I funded my LPC myself (which by the way I absolutely hate hence why I want to do a masters in law), I would only be able to do one of these courses if I had a scholarship or financial aid. I feel like it will boost my training contract applications because they do only tend to look at people from Oxbridge or the Russel Group Universities, as well as Alevel.
Do you think I have a chance of getting into any of those two unis, and which offer better scholarships/Financial aid? I don't know if I am being too ambitious and so opinions would be great! Oxford would be my absolute dream, but even if I got in I couldn't afford it without help.