where to go for LLB with two A levels

Hey all,

I achieved a total of 160ucas tariff points and I have no idea where to go. I have received an offer for sept 2014 from bedfordshire but one year is too much to wait.
Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

All unis will have Sept 2014 entry...

Hey all,

I achieved a total of 160ucas tariff points and I have no idea where to go. I have received an offer for sept 2014 from bedfordshire but one year is too much to wait.
Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

Some unis offer January or May start for the LLB. I think the more pertinent question is whether the OP is suited to law, given his difficulty at A-level.



I would advise you to take a few years out and come back to HE when you're 20 or 21. Clearly you were not motivated at A-level to do well, and going in to university and getting a 2:2 or a 3rd in your LLB would be worse than nothing.

Go out and get some life experience, have some fun, travel, get into the workforce, and then come back in a few years when you know this is definitely what you want to do.

Is there any advice on which uni I can apply to for the second semester? it doesn't have to be in the uk ... I am reallylost.

I achieved a total of 160ucas tariff points and I have no idea where to go. I have received an offer for sept 2014 from bedfordshire but one year is too much to wait.

Hey all,

I achieved a total of 160ucas tariff points and I have no idea where to go. I have received an offer for sept 2014 from bedfordshire but one year is too much to wait.
Can anyone help?

Thanks in advance.

I appreciate all your responses, but law is my dream and I am definately sure I can achieve excellent grades in uni.

I am turning 20 on first jan ... so I can't do what you proposed.

Most law unis don't really allow you to join in mid-year because, unlike the US for example, most of the modules you study at a UK law school tend to be all-year long, so joining in mid-year means you missed the entire first half of many of your courses. That's not fair to you as you won't be able to adequately prep for your exams having had only half the instruction for your courses.

If there is a uni that would let you jump in mid-year, I would caution you from attending there at all.

Outside of the UK? The US is an option. But they don't allow you study law until Graduate school.

There are some universities that offer alternative start dates. A quick google search identifies BPP and Anglia Ruskin as two such universities, but you do not meet their minimum grade requirements. You will need to do some proper research into places offering late starts to see if this is feasible for you, but your grades are going to restrict where you can study.. Another option would be the Open University, who have an LLB starting Feb 2014.

But why the hurry when you've already secured a place?

Hi d.luffy,

If you are looking to start your LLB earlier than September 2014, we also have start dates in January and May. Take a look here: http://www.bpp.com/undergraduate-course-details/d/undergraduate/LLB/97

Unfortunately you don't meet our entry requirements of 260 UCAS points, but you could study our Pathway to Legal Studies (http://www.bpp.com/undergraduate-course-details/d/undergraduate/PathwayLegal/3914) in January 2014 and go on to start your degree with us in May.

If you have any other questions about studying your LLB, just give us a shout and we'll be happy to help

Thanks
Tom

It would be completely pointless in applying for university to study law given the current job markets. You would be better of doing another A-level and possibly consider re-taking to get higher grades. Law is one of the most competitive fields for work and it's unlikely you would get anywhere in a bad universities.

Well the reason for my hurry is because I have already lost a year during my academic years, if I wait until sept 2014 I would have lost 2 years in total and this is too much. I will look into the uni's you told me.






I really appreciate you for your time in answering me. Having looked at your website, this path way to legal studies is a 3 month course? If I achieved this course and wanted to apply to a different university is it feasible?
Thank you.




Well in my point of view, the job market is there, you just need to find the right person and obtain the right skills. It all depends on each individual, as for me, I am definitely sure I can find a job once I graduate as I do have high ambition. Concerning bad universities, I do understand what you mean, that is why I am trying to choose my choices on the table. For example what Tom has proposed to me is an alternative to my A level grades and it is considered an education higher than A levels.

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If you only achieved 160 UCAS points because you genuinely found A-Levels difficult (rather than because of some extreme mitigating circumstances) then I do not think it would be wise to do a law degree at all at present, whether at BPP or elsewhere.

I would give you the exact same advice as MostUncivilised, above.



I must say that allowing students who have just finished their A-Levels with 160 points onto a presumably more or less unfailable course with a guaranteed place on the LLB afterwards seems to be setting people up to fail their degree and waste money. Obviously it is different if the person has been out of education for 5 years and has picked up work-place experience, but I doubt very much that a DDE student (or similar) is capable of getting any kind of reasonable result on the LLB at BPP whether or not they first spend three months doing a pathway programme.

Hi d.luffy,

If you successfully complete our three month pathway programme, you are guaranteed a place on our LLB, with your pathway programme tuition fee credited against the full LLB fee.

You would have to check with the particular institution to see whether they would accept you at their university based on you passing our pathway programme.

Hope this helps.

Thanks
Tom

If you only achieved 160 UCAS points because you genuinely found A-Levels difficult (rather than because of some extreme mitigating circumstances) then I do not think it would be wise to do a law degree at all at present, whether at BPP or elsewhere.

I would give you the exact same advice as MostUncivilised, above.



I must say that allowing students who have just finished their A-Levels with 160 points onto a presumably more or less unfailable course with a guaranteed place on the LLB afterwards seems to be setting people up to fail their degree and waste money. Obviously it is different if the person has been out of education for 5 years and has picked up work-place experience, but I doubt very much that a DDE student (or similar) is capable of getting any kind of reasonable result on the LLB at BPP whether or not they first spend three months doing a pathway programme.