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What kind of reputation does Exeter Law have?

Was thinking of applying to Exeter for Law. What kind of reputation does it have and how high is the standard. It is not as high as I would have assumed in the Uni rankings.

Reply 1

romeosbitch

15

if you have a look on the law bit, its not really up there, not as high as i thought either, its not as high as i thought it was for english though im not really bothered

in a law degree though, its competitive i think to get a good career after.

only off what i've read on the law section though.

Reply 2

Angelil

19

Any degree from Exeter is a good one to have :biggrin:

It's not as high up in the league tables as some may expect, particularly given the standard offers for some subjects, but I've heard it described on here as "surprisingly prestigious", which seems to fit it quite well!

Applications to Exeter were up 23% this year, which may account part way for the somewhat inflated standard offers; an article from The Times last year is very positive about Exeter graduates' futures:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/graduate_management/article733356.ece

Reply 3

iceman_jondoe

18

exeter is a redbrick uni, and is allied to cambridge, a degree from exeter in any subject is very prestigious. its ranked amongst the top 20 unis within the UK, so i think its def worth going to. Its in such a nice area too!

Reply 4

Angelil

19

iceman_jondoe

exeter is a redbrick uni, and is allied to cambridge,

Since when/how is it allied to Cambridge?

Reply 5

username21537

2

Angelil

Any degree from Exeter is a good one to have :biggrin:

It's not as high up in the league tables as some may expect, particularly given the standard offers for some subjects, but I've heard it described on here as "surprisingly prestigious", which seems to fit it quite well!

Applications to Exeter were up 23% this year, which may account part way for the somewhat inflated standard offers; an article from The Times last year is very positive about Exeter graduates' futures:

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/career_and_jobs/graduate_management/article733356.ece

That was my maths teacher!

Reply 6

The Boosh

17

ages ago, exeter was an extension college of oxford, and reading was an extension college of cambridge. i have no idea what an extension college is, or why it was in exeter. i find it cringe worthy when i hear the "exeter-cambridge link" - its just pretensious crap. exeter is a great uni that stands strong by itself.

regarding law, exeter likes to boast about its eu masters course and i think i read that it was the only course like it in the uk (or one of very few) which deals with eu law, so i guess it offers a specialism that you may not find at other universities. if you want to be a barrister, you will need to go to durham, bristol, nottingham, london or oxbridge. i dont think there has been a barrister from outside of this group for many, many, many years. if you want to be a solicitor, then you will be more than fine with an exeter degree, but you may not be able to apply to magic circle law firms (which doesnt really matter because there are hardly any whatsoever). being exeter, your degree will be a good one, but every so often a circumstance pops up where employers want oxbridge degrees more than anything. if you post this question in the law forum i suspect you will get the same answer. this doesnt mean that the quality of your degree is less than oxbridge, durham, bristol, nottingham or london. it simply means that now and then law is prejudice field because many of the good jobs are private sector (rather than public sector - which will have strick antidiscriminatory guidelines) .

Reply 7

iceman_jondoe

18

Angelil

Since when/how is it allied to Cambridge?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redbrick

Maybe originally i still like to think it is lol

"University of Exeter (originally an extension college of Cambridge)"

Reply 8

The Boosh

17

wierdly, exeter isn't redbrick or plate glass. it's too new to be redbrick and too old to be redbrick. it was built before the 60s expansion.

Reply 9

feluda_uk

yo iceman! didn't know u posted on here. YEah exeter is up there, i dno if its a good thing but its renowed for oxbrigde rejects i think. I heard that somewhere, i might be wrong though.

Reply 10

Angelil

19

Nope, it's true. Lots of Oxbridge rejects in Exeter (and in Bristol too, come to that).

Reply 11

Areontas

16

Even though this is an old thread, I thought I'd add I've heard a lot of praise for Exeter graduates at some barristers' chambers in London. Generally, if you want to be a barrister/work for an MC firm, it's true that Oxbridge, London, Durham, Bristol, Nottingham & Warwick graduates will probably be favoured. However, there still exists a handful of other universities who have excellent reputations and I know of graduates from other universities who have training contracts at MC firms. Furthermore, there is always the option to do a masters at a more prestigious university if that is of utmost importance (e.g. those listed above). Exeter appealed to me because of its campus, location, and the fact that it offers a variety of extra law courses which may give an extra edge to its students and appeal to certain recruiters etc. once it comes to interviews.

What kind of reputation does Exeter Law have?

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