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Hi, I saw that there are many law undergraduate students on here so I thought I could maybe ask for some help.

I'm currently trying to make the difficult decision on where to study and I've narrowed down my choices to two universities. The only issue I have is that one is a straight law course whereas another is a Law with Business course at a slightly more prestigious university. I am worried that if I don't like the business side of the course, it would have specialised me towards a career I am not going to enjoy as much (although I've heard business modules tend to raise your average slightly?) So my question is, should I go for the shorter course at a slightly lesser scoring university or should I risk doing the longer course? I'm not sure how much of a difference the university you go to makes on your future career, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!
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Original post by MalteserInTheUK
Hi, I saw that there are many law undergraduate students on here so I thought I could maybe ask for some help.

I'm currently trying to make the difficult decision on where to study and I've narrowed down my choices to two universities. The only issue I have is that one is a straight law course whereas another is a Law with Business course at a slightly more prestigious university. I am worried that if I don't like the business side of the course, it would have specialised me towards a career I am not going to enjoy as much (although I've heard business modules tend to raise your average slightly?) So my question is, should I go for the shorter course at a slightly lesser scoring university or should I risk doing the longer course? I'm not sure how much of a difference the university you go to makes on your future career, so any help would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you!

Without getting into the specifics of your scenario, when people have asked similar questions I have always given the following advice: go where YOU want to go. I think many students when choosing universities look at the league tables and take them as gospel (I'm sure I was the same). Ultimately they are just subjective lists that differ from table to table. This isn't to say they aren't somewhat respected or provide some indication as to a university's prestige, it's just that they are relied upon far too much and, quite frankly, from my own personal experience, largely ignored by employers. Your choice of university of course has some bearing if and when you come to apply for a job, but its impact is not nearly as much as some people will want you to believe.

If you are a lot happier with your straight law offer but are concerned about its supposed 'lesser' reputation, then I would almost invariable go there. Unless your choice was literally between one of the world's most respected universities and some newfangled start-up university (even then there's no guarantee you will do better), then I believe you will do better where you're most comfortable. However, if your preference is marginal and you think it's worth taking a punt with the law and business option, then so be it - ultimately it's your own personal choice. I just get the impression that you've chosen the law and business option, not because you are enthused about the course itself, but been sold that it's undeniably better to go to a more 'prestigious' university. Of course, correct me if I'm wrong.

Hope this helps.

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