Should I reapply for law or nah ?

If you’d not want to study law at university for 3 years how can you be sure you’d want a legal career? Its best to try and see what a day in life and career in law entails and make your decision now before it’s too late 👍

From what I understand, there is a rather large difference between the academic study of law and practising as a lawyer. I have no issue with the intensity of studying a degree like law and I am also aware of what a career in law entails. It's just that if I am going to be spending over 40 grand on a degree, I really want to make sure it's something I will enjoy - especially if it will ultimately have a minor difference in my career prospects.

Hello everyone, I am in year 13 taking my A-levels right now. Whilst in the midst of my revision, I have always faced the recurring thought: "Do I want to do law as a degree?". Despite wanting to pursue a career in the legal field, I have learnt that a large amount of lawyers did not even study law at university and instead took a conversion course, or something along those lines. I applied for law this year and I have firmed Exeter University, however, I am thinking of reapplying next academic year for something new and more enjoyable. I would love some recommendations on alternative courses (that don't require maths) or should i just stick with law instead? Thanks very much in advance

Hi @Dele2412
If you are already having doubts then perhaps it would be better to pursue an alternative course as you are unlikely to do well in something you don't enjoy which may cause issues later on in your career. You may not need to apply next year and might be able to switch to a different course this year (I would contact your uni to check either way before making any firm decisions). Although the conversion course is an equally valid way of qualifying as a lawyer and, as you said, academic and practicing law are different, if you don't think that you would enjoy the degree at all then the career may not be something you will enjoy either. Therefore, I would look into getting some work experience to find out if you really will enjoy the career as even with the conversion course you will have to do academic law at some point if you want to qualify!
I hope this helps and good luck🙂

Listen to some of these Law Show podcasts - are they actually interesting, or not really - BBC Sounds - The Law Show - Available Episodes

Most humanities subjects wont involve Maths and you can look at things like English Lit, History, Politics, Sociology etc. Use the link below to see your options. If you dont want to take Law why not ask Exeter if you can change course and start in September.
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