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Original post by Festina lente
- They won't care, don't worry!

- That's plenty of work experience, particularly as many people don't have any. I would go for things like further reading (including general current affairs knowledge, reading a broadsheet newspaper daily) and LNAT preparation, as well as keeping up with ASs of course.


Thank you! Would you recommend buying a broadsheet daily, or it is it suffice to read online?
Original post by Perseverance
Thank you! Would you recommend buying a broadsheet daily, or it is it suffice to read online?


Reading online will be fine, just make sure you read the leading articles/comment sections as well as the news, and maybe get the Times now and then, on the law section day, I think it is Thursday.

If you think of any other questions about Law at Oxford feel free to quote or pm me :smile:
Original post by Festina lente
Reading online will be fine, just make sure you read the leading articles/comment sections as well as the news, and maybe get the Times now and then, on the law section day, I think it is Thursday.

If you think of any other questions about Law at Oxford feel free to quote or pm me :smile:


You've been really helpful :smile:
Thank you!
Please quote.
Has anyone got any advice about prep for application and the LNAT? Also, does it matter which college you apply to? Are some harder for Law than others? I really want to apply but right now I feel like I don't stand a chance. :frown:
Okay so i've written most of my personal statement but having serious trouble with my first paragraph - demonstrating my passion etc for the subject. What do you think I should put? I could read some books and write about them, or choose a case and talk about my interest in law from that, but i'm totally confused so please help!!!
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Original post by Perseverance
Hey, I'm looking to apply at Oxford for 2012 entry and to study Law. I was just looking for ways to potentially boost my application outside of my AS grades. I just had two questions:

- Although I was encouraged to; I recently turned down the chance to apply for Head Boy, the results have just come in and I've been starting to wonder whether I missed a useful opportunity. How much does Oxbridge generally value these sort of endeavours?

- I have undertaken a weeks work experience with the CPS and have arranged for two more work experience placements this summer - one with large commercial firm and the other within a Barristers Chambers. I was wondering what else I could do to improve my chances? Would arranging more work experience be better?

Thanks,


No, they don't care about work experience or extra-curriculars that much. I didn't do anything at school and only did a total of 4 days work experience once and they didn't even ask about any of those things. It's far more valued to show a keen interest in law, that you've made an effort to read around and be informed about the subject academically.
On the site:
"After your first two terms you will sit your first public examination ('Law Moderations')...you must pass all of the papers to continue with your studies"

What's a pass, percentage wise?
Original post by iDifferent
On the site:
"After your first two terms you will sit your first public examination ('Law Moderations')...you must pass all of the papers to continue with your studies"

What's a pass, percentage wise?


40%. 70% is a distinction; it's unusual to get anything over say 75%.
Perhaps more useful, as a guide to how they assess the essays, are the assessment standards which may be found in the law undergraduate handbook on the Law Faculty website.
There are resits in the next term in case someone has failed a paper but it is unusual for this to happen unless for circumstances such as illness.
I just got my AS results they were

economics - A (100%)
politics - A (100%)
history - A
HOWEVER i got a B in English Lit (it was only 2 marks off an A but it is still a B

Will Oxford still look at me with a B at AS? I don't know how picky they are of AS grades, so am i still in with a chance even though I have a B at AS?

I am going to drop English Lit for A2 and just keep on economics, politics and History..if that makes any difference! lol!
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Original post by alipally94
I just got my AS results they were

economics - A (100%)
politics - A (100%)
history - A
HOWEVER i got a B in English Lit (it was only 2 marks off an A but it is still a B

Will Oxford still look at me with a B at AS? I don't know how picky they are of AS grades, so am i still in with a chance even though I have a B at AS?

I am going to drop English Lit for A2 and just keep on economics, politics and History..if that makes any difference! lol!


Your grades are fine. Stop panicking and get started on your application. :smile:
get the B grade remarked, it's only two marks and it might go up.

This is oxford law we're talking about
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Yes, that's fine, aslong as you're predicted at least AAA for next year.
Original post by alipally94
I just got my AS results they were

economics - A (100%)
politics - A (100%)
history - A
HOWEVER i got a B in English Lit (it was only 2 marks off an A but it is still a B

Will Oxford still look at me with a B at AS? I don't know how picky they are of AS grades, so am i still in with a chance even though I have a B at AS?

I am going to drop English Lit for A2 and just keep on economics, politics and History..if that makes any difference! lol!


I got in with AABB at AS, and one of the B's was Law :tongue: You'll be fine.
Original post by micky022
I got in with AABB at AS, and one of the B's was Law :tongue: You'll be fine.


Hope you dont mind me asking, but what were your GCSE results like?
Because I had AABB (fingers crossed for AAAA after remarks) for my AS, but my GCSEs were average(I was self-taught)
Original post by humblemumble
Hope you dont mind me asking, but what were your GCSE results like?
Because I had AABB (fingers crossed for AAAA after remarks) for my AS, but my GCSEs were average(I was self-taught)


I had 6 A* and 2 A's, a Merit in BTEC Engineering and a Merit in an IT qualification.
Original post by micky022
I had 6 A* and 2 A's, a Merit in BTEC Engineering and a Merit in an IT qualification.


*sigh* My GCSE's were mostly B's.(Self-taught excuse is turning into a platitude) And I only managed AABB. Think I'll give it a shot anyway, even if my remarks dont come back as AAAA. I have nothing to lose, really. And Ill always wonder if I dont, so...
Original post by humblemumble
*sigh* My GCSE's were mostly B's.(Self-taught excuse is turning into a platitude) And I only managed AABB. Think I'll give it a shot anyway, even if my remarks dont come back as AAAA. I have nothing to lose, really. And Ill always wonder if I dont, so...


Just go for it. Those who do not play cannot win :wink:
Original post by micky022
Just go for it. Those who do not play cannot win :wink:


Damn straight :wink:
Hi guys! I'm from Canada, and new to this forum. Looking forward to interacting here!

I'm considering applying for the BA in Jurisprudence at Oxford as a second degree (I know that law is an undergraduate program in the UK, but my understanding is that plenty of students do apply to the program as a second degree, and many are also eligible for senior status if they meet the requirements).

On the law department's website, it says that students who wish to be considered for acceptance into law and have at least a 1:1 in their first degree are eligible for admission to the program with senior status, whereas applicants with a 2:1 can only be considered for entry into the regular 3-year track program.

My undergraduate GPA at a Canadian university studying Public Policy with a specialization in International Studies and a minor in History is in the range of what would be considered a 2:1 in the UK.

As far as other factors go, I have participated in a number of extracurriculars (I've been an executive member at the Amnesty International chapter at my university and have been an active member of a number of other clubs (including Students Taking Action on Darfur), and I was awarded the Ontario International Education Scholarship to study abroad in Turkey for a year. Additionally, I've have studied a couple languages (French to the intermediate level, Turkish to the basic level), and will be writing an honours thesis this year. I figure I can elaborate on these things in my personal statement.

As far as my high school numbers go, I had an average of 90% in my final year of my Ontario Secondary School Diploma (Oxford asks for a minimum of 85%) and I took one AP course (History) and got a 5. I know it is only 1 AP, but that was a long time ago (I was in high school at the time and have done a lot since then!), and I even completed a minor in history with an overall mark in the A range (I know they like it when law applicants have taken history courses.)

I've also taken 1 LNAT practice test, and I got 28/42 on it.

Do you guys have any insight into what my chances might be overall?

(In particular, I'm curious as to whether a 2:1 can realistically give me a chance of admission in any case, or whether it is just a bare minimum requirement they set out with which very few people are actually accepted.)

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