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As stated above by Ben the pros and cons may differ for each person. While one may enjoy the independent study time giving to students another might prefer the face to face lectures giving by the professors so it will only really depend on your preferences. I'd suggest having a look at around at how both courses are offered by different universities and see which one you would enjoy more. Think about the type of modules you'd prefer, types of exams done and just what you would see yourself doing in the future.
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Yes, law tends to be a very independent degree in fact most universities making so that 20% of a term is lecturer/seminars whilst the leftover 80% is independent study. This will obviously vary between uni to uni but this seems to be the standards. Independent study will involve a lot of readings, going over lectures, group work and essays.
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There are now only 10 universities that require the LNAT - Uni of Nottingham don't require it anymore and SOAS don't necessarily require it but may look at it as a deciding factor if you have lower A levels. Every other university does not care about your LNAT and will not be able to see your results for it either ways. In the LNAT there are two sections:
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Section A: MCQs - the average score is around 22/42 showing how hard it is. To have a fairly good chance of being accepted onto all the LNAT universities 26 marks with high a levels is good. Even if you do get below this, then it's fine as students have been known to be accepted in their university with a 16 (with good a level or personal statement) though it's not common.
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Section B: This is the essay section and is marked differently by each university. Some universities place a higher importance in this than Section A. For example Oxford and UCL place a much higher emphasis on it and are know for accepting students scoring mostly higher than 60%. The average score on this section is 52%.
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As stated above by Ben the pros and cons may differ for each person. While one may enjoy the independent study time giving to students another might prefer the face to face lectures giving by the professors so it will only really depend on your preferences. I'd suggest having a look at around at how both courses are offered by different universities and see which one you would enjoy more. Think about the type of modules you'd prefer, types of exams done and just what you would see yourself doing in the future.
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Yes, law tends to be a very independent degree in fact most universities making so that 20% of a term is lecturer/seminars whilst the leftover 80% is independent study. This will obviously vary between uni to uni but this seems to be the standards. Independent study will involve a lot of readings, going over lectures, group work and essays.
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There are now only 10 universities that require the LNAT - Uni of Nottingham don't require it anymore and SOAS don't necessarily require it but may look at it as a deciding factor if you have lower A levels. Every other university does not care about your LNAT and will not be able to see your results for it either ways. In the LNAT there are two sections:
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Section A: MCQs - the average score is around 22/42 showing how hard it is. To have a fairly good chance of being accepted onto all the LNAT universities 26 marks with high a levels is good. Even if you do get below this, then it's fine as students have been known to be accepted in their university with a 16 (with good a level or personal statement) though it's not common.
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Section B: This is the essay section and is marked differently by each university. Some universities place a higher importance in this than Section A. For example Oxford and UCL place a much higher emphasis on it and are know for accepting students scoring mostly higher than 60%. The average score on this section is 52%.
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