OFFERS for common law at Glasgow

Hey guys just a question I've been reading a bunch of discussions on the platform and im really confused cause ive been told that we wont hear back from uni UNTIL the 31st of January because "everyone gets a fair chance of getting in and equal consideration" but a bunch of people say they got an offer 8 days after they apply ?? help im stressing . I applied for common law btw

It is incorrect to say that no-one will hear back until 31st January, although it is correct to say that every application received by that date will be considered equally. Those two statements are not mutually exclusive.

Suppose you're an admissions tutor for a course with 250 places. You know from past experience that you get 50-100 applicants each year which are an absolutely definite "yes" (based upon their predicted grades or whatever criteria you use). As such applications arrive you may as well make them an offer.

Then, from past experience, you know that you'll likely get 200-300 other strong applications. You can't risk making all of these applicants an offer too as they may all accept the offer and then go on to achieve the required grades - and you'd have too many students. So you might want to wait until after 31st January for these candidates.

Different courses at different unis will make different judgements with regards to the above. Some will not make any offers until after 31st January. Some will make offers on a rolling basis as applications arrive as experience tells them they can get away with doing so without risking making too many offers.

Unis can also treat different types of applications differently in this regards. Contextual or international students may be handled differently, for example.

You say "a bunch of people say they got an offer 8 days after they apply". What this for the same course at the same university, and are the same type of student as you? If not, their offers are irrelevant.

Fair enough that makes a lot of sense , thank you for clearing this up. I have an AAA predicted grades , a relatively strong personal statement when it comes to extracurricular ( Head Girl, Ted Talk ,Debate Club President , MUNs , EYPs, Harvard Edx course ) and work experiences (3 internships in top law firms in Europe). I know that those are all irrelevant if my LNAT score is too low. I was just wondering what you think my chances are would I be those "secured" student or are my grades too low ..

Hi, I just got a conditional offer today from Glasgow for common law! The offer was AAA but aside from that, it stated 'LNAT score that meets acceptable minimum score threshold, which will be determined after the UCAS Equal Consideration deadline on 31 January 2024' Does anyone happen to know what does that mean exactly? As I have already taken the NAT, does that mean my LNAT was fine and as long as I can get AAA, my place can be secured? Or does that mean Glasgow hasn't received my LNAT score yet, and they may recall my offer if my LNAT score was bad? thank you so much😭😭😭😭😭

It means that until they receive all "equal consideration" applications, they won't know where to set the LNAT cut-off.

So, right now, I'd say you're fine. But if between now and 31st January they receive hundreds of applications from candidates with very high LNAT scores, then they might need to raise the LNAT cut-off.

That might mean that your score is then below the cut-off, meaning you haven't met the offer conditions.

question how does everyone get an "equal consideration" if they start accepting student before the dead line ? does that mean that the earlier you apply the more likely there is to have spots left ? im confuseddd

question how does everyone get an "equal consideration" if they start accepting student before the dead line ? does that mean that the earlier you apply the more likely there is to have spots left ? im confuseddd

It means that until they receive all "equal consideration" applications, they won't know where to set the LNAT cut-off.
So, right now, I'd say you're fine. But if between now and 31st January they receive hundreds of applications from candidates with very high LNAT scores, then they might need to raise the LNAT cut-off.
That might mean that your score is then below the cut-off, meaning you haven't met the offer conditions.

Hi,
I revived a conditional offer back in October for 2025 common law entry at Glasgow-
I’ve already achieved my A level grades(gap year applicant) and the condition was uploading evidence of them and ‘obtain satisfactory LNAT score’-

I scored 19 on the LNAT and their cut off has been 18 in previous years-

If their cut off was 18 again- would 19 automatically be considered as ‘satisfactory’ as it’s above their cut off- meaning it would change to an unconditional-

Or could they still change the offer even if it’s above the cut off as other scores have came in-

Or do they determine their cut off scores based on the applicants up to 31st January-

I’ve been stressed waiting for them to hopefully change it to unconditional and I saw you said they’d make offers only to people they were sure about before the deadline- my offer was made on the first day they received the LNAT scores (21st October)-

Do you think based on this 19 is likely to be okay as they otherwise would’ve waited or wouldn’t have made the offer,

Thanks.

As far as the requirements for a "satisfactory" LNAT score, they're a tad secretive about this, but every indication is they decide the cut-off based upon the LNAT scores of those who have applied by the equal consideration deadline (29th January this year). So, if the cut-off was 18 and you'd scored 19, this would be considered "satisfactory" and I'd expect them to change your offer to unconditional shortly after receipt of your A level results evidence (assuming they matched the grades you'd already provided in your UCAS application).
When did you upload evidence of your A level results? If it was a while ago, it might be worth giving them a gentle nudge.

I uploaded evidence in late November and emailed them a couple of weeks ago to ask, and they said my application was under consideration-
I’m guessing meaning they were deciding the LNAT cut off score-
I’ve seen someone else say they’ve had their common law conditional offer changed to unconditional yesterday, but not sure if it’s real- do you think they may change these offers at different times for different people instead of all in one?
Do you think there’s logic in thinking that given cut off has been 18 in a year where cohort average was 20.8, and it being 21 this year, it’s likely to be 18 again?

I think it's quite likely that that update conditional offers to unconditional offers (based on a "satisfactory" LNAT result) at different times, simply because it will likely involve people doing this manually, checking their their A level evidence is uploaded, double-checking that there are no other issues to address, etc. This can't happen at once for every candidate. If they've started doing this (i.e. if the information you saw yesterday is accurate) then hopefully it won't be too log before yours is updated.
With regards to whether the cut-off will be 18 again this year, based upon the cohort average, you logic is sound but takes no account of the number of applicants. If the number of applicants to which they have made "satisfactory" LNAT requirement offers has significantly increased this year, then either they'll need to increase the LNAT threshold or increase the number of places on the course. My guess is that they'd do the former, as that likely don't have the capacity to do the latter.

Oh I see- so potentially more people may have been given that requirement-

If simply weighing up my chances, what do you think about how early they gave the offer( 1st day of seeing LNAT score)-

I can’t be sure of course, but I thought perhaps they would’ve only made the offer so soon if they weren’t concerned about 19 not meeting their cut off score( relative to the quality of the other parts of my application)- otherwise I would’ve thought they’d stay away from making any offers they aren’t certain on-

Or at least so early on, as they could’ve just waited until the deadline, seen other scores, then made/ not made the offer-
But for them to make it, do you think potentially shows they were prepared to make that offer regardless of before/ after deadline as they wouldn’t have made it otherwise?

I apologise for the heap of questions, I’m just stuck in a very awkward position waiting right now, and I’m trying to hope 19 will be enough,
Thanks

Yes, as more people may have applied for the course. If they decided to make offers to all candidates who met the minimum entry requirements (in terms of A levels, Higher), and then use the LNAT cut-off to get that down to an appropriate number, then if they had more applicants, or more applicants with better grades, then this would impact the LNAT cut-off they'd been obliged to use.
That way Glasgow make offers for their Law degrees makes no sense at all to me. What every other university does is to state clear and unambiguous requirements in their offer. Glasgow don't. They effectively say, "You need to have done as well in your LNAT as we'll decide you need to have done at some later stage". For me, that utterly pointless. It'd be much better if they only made offers after they'd decided what the LNAT cut-off was going to be. That way, everyone who received an offer would know where they stood.
As a result, I'm reluctant to try and guess the meaning behind the timing of any offers they make.