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Aberdeen vs Exeter Law

Is Aberdeen or Exeter a better university for law and which one gives me a better chance of getting into an oxbridge post grad course and top law firms?
Original post by InternetNerd1001
Is Aberdeen or Exeter a better university for law and which one gives me a better chance of getting into an oxbridge post grad course and top law firms?
Hi, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. Congratulations on both of your offers! To be honest I think your best course of action would be to get in contact with Oxford or Cambridge to see if there is any sort of prestige they're looking for for Postgraduate applicants. It's worth mentioning through that Oxbridge isn't necessarily the be-all-end-all, it's very fair if this is what you are wanting to strive for but I've provided some advice below that I hope will be helpful in making your choices.

I would recommend having a look around this site for students of each of the unis you have offers from to see what the general consensus is.
It's also worth thinking about the cities and what appeals to you. Do you want to be close to or far away from home, do you want to be in a big or small city, are there things/places in that city that you're interested in or will be good for any hobbies you have; those sorts of factors should definitely be on your mind as well as the actual courses of each of the universities.
Then it would be worth having a look on each of our websites to see what appeals to you about the courses eg. course content, projects you will get to do through your degree, prospects upon graduation, that sort of thing.

I hope this information has been useful and all the best with coming to a decision!

- Matthew, Enquiry Team
Original post by UoA Enquiry Team
Hi, this is the University of Aberdeen rep account. Congratulations on both of your offers! To be honest I think your best course of action would be to get in contact with Oxford or Cambridge to see if there is any sort of prestige they're looking for for Postgraduate applicants. It's worth mentioning through that Oxbridge isn't necessarily the be-all-end-all, it's very fair if this is what you are wanting to strive for but I've provided some advice below that I hope will be helpful in making your choices.
I would recommend having a look around this site for students of each of the unis you have offers from to see what the general consensus is.
It's also worth thinking about the cities and what appeals to you. Do you want to be close to or far away from home, do you want to be in a big or small city, are there things/places in that city that you're interested in or will be good for any hobbies you have; those sorts of factors should definitely be on your mind as well as the actual courses of each of the universities.
Then it would be worth having a look on each of our websites to see what appeals to you about the courses eg. course content, projects you will get to do through your degree, prospects upon graduation, that sort of thing.
I hope this information has been useful and all the best with coming to a decision!
- Matthew, Enquiry Team

Thank you Matthew

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