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Law Offers for 2016?

Track is down while UCAS prepares for Extra opening, that's all.

Hey ya! I was trying to drop you a PM but I realised that you had chosen not to receive a PM or something like that. Are there other ways I can contact ya? I would like to seek your advice on some stuff! Thanks :smile:

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Reply 2741

dfradkin

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Original post by Abi__lw

I just got an offer from King's with a rubbish LNAT of 20!! So those with low LNAT scores, have faith!! x

HOW? I got rejected with 23. Are you UK/EU?

Reply 2742

anitatoz

Hey any idea which aspect of the application Durham places more emphasis on? ie. UCL and the LNAT essay, KCL and LNAT scores, etc.

Reply 2743

Bobkata

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Original post by anitatoz

Hey any idea which aspect of the application Durham places more emphasis on? ie. UCL and the LNAT essay, KCL and LNAT scores, etc.

Hello

I received an offer from Durham with a score of 22 on my LNAT. My essay was not bad I think I did quite well. However, I saw many people on Facebook with scores of 19-26. I don't think Durham places so much emphasis on the exam as long as you haven't completely failed it. If your PS is good and your predicted grades prove that you will be a good student there, you will be ok. Also, if you have some experience or took part in any society at school, you stand a good chance.
Good luck :smile:

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Reply 2744

Kingston97

Anyone can give an opinion about Law in UofManchester ? reputation ? ranking ? compare to other university etc. personal knowledge ?
Thank you

Reply 2745

crocface

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(Original post by DougallnDougall)
UCAS track is down - again - till Monday! Jeez talk about poor timing.
is it necessary to keep checking UCAS track all the time? isn't it enough to just check your email if you did receive a UCAS track email that notify you that 'something has changed on your track'?

Yes it appears it is, if you are really anxious for news. Last time I got an offer it was listed in track 24hrs before I got an email from UCAS or from the university. I am usually checking once per day last thing in the evening just in case

Reply 2746

DougallnDougall

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Original post by crocface

(Original post by DougallnDougall)
UCAS track is down - again - till Monday! Jeez talk about poor timing.
is it necessary to keep checking UCAS track all the time? isn't it enough to just check your email if you did receive a UCAS track email that notify you that 'something has changed on your track'?

Yes it appears it is, if you are really anxious for news. Last time I got an offer it was listed in track 24hrs before I got an email from UCAS or from the university. I am usually checking once per day last thing in the evening just in case

I check it in the evening but wouldn't expect anything over the weekend. Admissions staff need their down time too! I've resigned myself to not hearing till end of March but I like to look just in case there's a nice surprise waiting for me 😜😂 I'm just waiting to hear from Edinburgh then got the very happy task of deciding which offers to choose. Would be very nice if it was five offers but I'm certainly not banking on it. Would be nice to have the uncertainty removed.

Reply 2747

returnmigrant

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Original post by DougallnDougall

I check it in the evening but wouldn't expect anything over the weekend.

Admissions offices are not open at the weekend and therefore no decisions/offers etc are made then.

UCAS Track is closed this weekend to prepare for Extra.

Go and do some revision instead.

Reply 2748

crocface

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Original post by returnmigrant

Admissions offices are not open at the weekend and therefore no decisions/offers etc are made then.

UCAS Track is closed this weekend to prepare for Extra.

Go and do some revision instead.

Of course I am only checking Monday to Friday evenings

Reply 2749

DougallnDougall

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Original post by returnmigrant

Admissions offices are not open at the weekend and therefore no decisions/offers etc are made then.

UCAS Track is closed this weekend to prepare for Extra.

Go and do some revision instead.

Lol! You sound like my dad!!

Reply 2750

MsTabitha

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Track is currently open & working despite what the notice last night said.

Reply 2751

tlaw97

Original post by tosinmurana

woooooo well done :smile:

have you looked into accomodation yet?

Thank you! :smile:

And yes I have, thinking of Northumberland house. What about you?

Reply 2752

LoveToArgue

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Does anyone have any advice on which to put as my insurance choice?

Offers received:
Oxford AAA (firm)
Bristol AAA-A*AB
Warwick AAA
LSE A*AA
Durham A*AA

LSE and Durham are both higher than the AAA I need for Oxford so I doubt I'll put either of those as my insurance. It's between Warwick and Bristol- I like the A*AB variation for Bristol as I think I can get at least one A*, but I wondered if Warwick would allow me to get AAB but still get in? Does anyone have any idea about how lenient Warwick can be? Thanks

Reply 2753

mitchriding

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Original post by wallflowerlwy

Congrats on your PPL offer!!
If you don't mind me asking, what's your predicted grades and LNAT score? :smile:

31 on LNAT & predicted A*A*A*

Reply 2754

crocface

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Original post by LoveToArgue

Does anyone have any advice on which to put as my insurance choice?

Offers received:
Oxford AAA (firm)
Bristol AAA-A*AB
Warwick AAA
LSE A*AA
Durham A*AA

LSE and Durham are both higher than the AAA I need for Oxford so I doubt I'll put either of those as my insurance. It's between Warwick and Bristol- I like the A*AB variation for Bristol as I think I can get at least one A*, but I wondered if Warwick would allow me to get AAB but still get in? Does anyone have any idea about how lenient Warwick can be? Thanks

Warwick was in clearing last year, that means for me they would be flexible by a least one grade for existing offer holders. Bristol is never in clearing so I think they don't need to be flexible

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username1658559

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Original post by LoveToArgue

Does anyone have any advice on which to put as my insurance choice?

Offers received:
Oxford AAA (firm)
Bristol AAA-A*AB
Warwick AAA
LSE A*AA
Durham A*AA

LSE and Durham are both higher than the AAA I need for Oxford so I doubt I'll put either of those as my insurance. It's between Warwick and Bristol- I like the A*AB variation for Bristol as I think I can get at least one A*, but I wondered if Warwick would allow me to get AAB but still get in? Does anyone have any idea about how lenient Warwick can be? Thanks

Well done on your offers! That's excellent! I'd go for Bristol as location is better to and I think there law department is ever so slightly more reputable...

I think I have already asked you these 3 questions (as I appear to have done with everyone!), but...

1) What did you get at GCSE please?
2) How did you find the interview? Anything surprise you?
3) When did you start the 'learning' part for GCSEs? Any tips for (i)GCSE revision? (Particularly with French and how much I should be revising generally)

Congrats again!

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username1658559

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Original post by oli19919

Well done on your offers! That's excellent! I'd go for Bristol as location is better to and I think there law department is ever so slightly more reputable...

I think I have already asked you these 3 questions (as I appear to have done with everyone!), but...

1) What did you get at GCSE please?
2) How did you find the interview? Anything surprise you?
3) When did you start the 'learning' part for GCSEs? Any tips for (i)GCSE revision? (Particularly with French and how much I should be revising generally)

Congrats again!

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Reply 2757

returnmigrant

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Original post by crocface

Warwick was in clearing last year, that means for me they would be flexible by a least one grade for existing offer holders.

It doesn't mean that at all.

It means that they didn't have enough offer holders who met their required grades, didn't have enough 'near misses' they actually wanted and thought they could get better applicants (ie. with the required grades) in Clearing. So it actually means they were less flexible.

Bristol not being in Clearing last year will be a combination of their 'either or' grade requirements meaning they could confirm more people on Results Day, and/or possibly that they accepted high achieving 'near misses' to fill any spaces without the need to go into Clearing.

Btw - and this an important point - what happened in Clearing last year has no bearing at all on what might happen this year, because nobody, including the Unis, can ever predict how many applicants will achieve their offers.

Reply 2758

crocface

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Original post by returnmigrant

It doesn't mean that at all.

It means that they didn't have enough offer holders who met their required grades, didn't have enough 'near misses' they actually wanted and thought they could get better applicants (ie. with the required grades) in Clearing. So it actually means they were less flexible.

Bristol not being in Clearing last year will be a combination of their 'either or' grade requirements meaning they could confirm more people on Results Day, and/or possibly that they accepted high achieving 'near misses' to fill any spaces without the need to go into Clearing.

Btw - and this an important point - what happened in Clearing last year has no bearing at all on what might happen this year, because nobody, including the Unis, can ever predict how many applicants will achieve their offers.

I don't agree with your clearing theory. I think it works like this:

The only reason unis are in clearing is to fill spaces, if they can, at their requested grades, if not at whatever grade they can get. If they had been sufficiently competetive they would already have enough people queuing up to join at higher than the requested grades and they would never need to be in clearing. At the top unis the offer will usually be met as they have given offers to people who are predicted well over the standard offer, so there will be little need to change on results day and basically they will never be in clearing. The unis in clearing are the unis that had high entry requirements but with not enough people applying with higher grades, usually the up and coming unis trying to up there game.

There are other unis that ask high grades to appear equal to the front runners but never go into clearing because they quietly accept lower grades as it would not be in their interests to be seen to be in clearing. Eventually there market value goes up and they can actually attract what they really wanted in the first place.

In short, if a uni is in clearing it is because it has not attracted enough high caliber people or it can't affort to pretend it has filled all it's places with high calibre people. It is usually pretty much representative of the real market value of the university. The top unis are on the whole not in clearing, unless there is a major upset like Oxbridge doubling the number of places.

As Warrick was the highest graded uni in clearing last year I maintain that it is more likely to be flexible on final grades than Bristol.