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Original post by harrysbar
You won't get a better answer to your question than that @Shafiq Amin

Thanks OM :smile:

PRSOM and :hat2:Harrys. Best wishes to all those posting on this thread.
Original post by Oxford Mum
Yes, @Reality Check, I can help.
@harrysbar as a law expert, this may be of interest to you
@Shafiq Amin here are some stats on Oxford law UK entry in the link below. Please click on little icon that says "admissions stats for law M100.X15X", then click on the Data tab.

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/admissions_statistics_for_law_m1_2

As you can see, the average applicant has an average of just over 5 A* at GCSE (which is higher than your grades)
The average successful applicant has just over 8 A*. This is slightly lower than the medicine average, which is 10A*, but you get my drift.
Many people tend to not know the grades they need for Oxford, and apply in hope when the chances of getting in are minimal to nil. This is a shame, because they could have used that UCAS space to apply successfully to another uni. Reality Check may seem to have poured cold water on your dreams, OP, but he really does care about the students on here, and would not want you chasing a false dream. I would have said exactly the same as him, but maybe in another way. As for your school, there are many successful Oxford students who have been to a struggling school and get the required grades, despite the odds. It is against these brave, determined people that you will be competing.

If you are really set on law at Oxbridge, Cambridge would be the better bet. I know someone who got into Cambridge law with GCSEs which, although better grades than yours, were not spectacular). Have you done any extra research with your law? Have you been to a court to witness a case? Do you belong to a debating team? Many other applicants will have done so. The difference with Cambridge is you don't take the LNAT, but the Cambridge law test.

https://www.undergraduate.study.cam.ac.uk/cambridge-law-test
https://www.thelawyerportal.com/free-guides/law-at-oxbridge/cambridge-law-test/

You have to sit it once you get to Cambridge, so there is no opportunity of practising.

https://ba.law.cam.ac.uk/applying/cambridge_law_test/

If you want my extremely honest opinion, I would say you should apply elsewhere (ie not Oxford, or Cambridge)

Thanks so much for that detailed and informative post, OM.
Original post by Reality Check
Thanks so much for that detailed and informative post, OM.

You know I love it, Reality! Plus I have a couple of days off, so am pleased to have the time to devote myself properly to it.
Original post by Oxford Mum
You know I love it, Reality! Plus I have a couple of days off, so am pleased to have the time to devote myself properly to it.


Thanks a lot for the info and I’ll take into account what you said too !

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