Law undergrad mature student discrimination

Recent formal study if you're coming from A-Levels. If you have a bachelor's already, you're probably a lot better equipped to study (after 8 years of education) to do a bachelor's than someone who has been out of education 8 years after doing A-Levels. I am not sure why you're surprised at all by this. With the greatest of respect, I imagine it is because you don't know all that many people who have taken A-Levels and then not proceeded speedily onto a degree. In the ugly areas of this country, filled with the proletariat, it is a lot more common.

Also OP was misleading. He got offers from South Bank and Westminster.



@nulli tertius is probably more familiar with the discrimination legislation. I don't agree that it is particularly controversial, as it pertains directly to your ability to complete the course and do well on it.

No one gives a **** that you run a business; stop going on about it.

I would think that OP showing he can actually surivive in the real world would have been a plus for some of those law schools given some of the people i've seen come out of law school struggle to work a toaster and microwave or hold a conversation with anyone at all . They could of at least put you in the right direction etc. Maybe do some evening courses at somewhere like OU or Birkbeck if based in London.

Also given your from scunthorpe and a mature student with your own business, you'd think they be interested in having a bit of diversity on the course. UCL seem particularly interested in this sort of thing. (I received some special consideration based on background and running my own business alongside A levels, received a lower offer and a chance at some funding). A good option might be to do an integrated foundation year, run by the university itself, after scoring above a threshold you are guaranteed progression. Also a lot of unis accept this sort of qualification for admission if you want to transfer from lets say UCL foundation year to LSE. They'd obviously want a pretty good performance however.

Fair enough, my parents are white, but actually can't read and write :'. Use those Barrister contacts for some legal work experience before application and write about it on personal statement too, even better if its a prestigious set. Good luck!

Honestly seems retarded. Years in education being spoon fed over real life experience + successful? Well assuming your business is at least SOMEWHAT successful.

Draw a nice profit each year. Have 6 staff. I would say that was somewhat successful.


Any profitable business is to some extent successful, no?

Is nice profit at least 6 figures?

Ehhhh, idk. In my opinion? No, I wouldn’t consider a business making profit as successful, at least 6 figures for the owner in a year would be what I would want.

I don't think its appropriate to start throwing numbers about.

Lets say... A likelihood my corporation tax is a lot heavier than the salaries of those who are rejecting me from studying. Humbling.

6 permanent staff are expensive, considering the lowest salary is 24k.

I think I do well. I live comfortably.

Depends on overheads etc. There is a lot to consider.

I would think that OP showing he can actually surivive in the real world would have been a plus for some of those law schools given some of the people i've seen come out of law school struggle to work a toaster and microwave or hold a conversation with anyone at all . They could of at least put you in the right direction etc. Maybe do some evening courses at somewhere like OU or Birkbeck if based in London.

I would think that OP showing he can actually surivive in the real world would have been a plus for some of those law schools given some of the people i've seen come out of law school struggle to work a toaster and microwave or hold a conversation with anyone at all . They could of at least put you in the right direction etc. Maybe do some evening courses at somewhere like OU or Birkbeck if based in London.

The problem is that law professors, at least at the top schools, are people who do not care about practice. They are true intellectuals and rather care about the academic discussion of law. If you know how to make good money, and potentially that you will find a TC/pupillage at a top firm, you should know this does not interest them. All they care about is your ability to focus on the academic side of law, which they have spent decades considering.

The further problem with OP is that he thinks that a law professor, working at QMUL, would be gob-smacked to see someone who runs their own company. Even QMUL, which is rather a middling top uni, will see people who have worked for several years in billion-dollar corporations. In very elite roles. It is not that impressive or unique as OP seems to think, especially not for the 2 top schools he was considering. It does not mean OP is owed anything or that he is superior to the A*AA A-Level students in terms of his ability to study academic law, just because he has had some real-world experience.

This thread has deteriorated into something borderline obnoxious. I had no intention of being ostentatious, however it appears people have perceived it in that sense.