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I got 866555544 in my GCSE, can I still apply to law at a good uni with those???? x
Reply 1
Original post by Riri_lolsss
I got 866555544 in my GCSE, can I still apply to law at a good uni with those???? x

so i also had 1 8 and the rest were 7s and 6s i do think the 2 4's would potentially hold you back universities like bristol and manchester do look at GCSES
im also applying for law going into y13 now i would advise you that you have now limited your options in terms of universities such as Oxbridge and definitely Ldn ones that look at GCSES
i'd say you now need to do well in your a levels and you have to make sure they are as academically rigorous as possible
best advice for this since law doesnt have any a level requirements
do 1 STEM subject as they are geniunely liked by unis as unis know getting an A at biology is more harder than getting an A in business for example
do 1 written subject best would be english or history
do 1 subject that will help you with law best advice is do politics a level or another subject you could apply in your personal statement so i had a friend who did business and spoke about commercial law
Reply 2
Original post by Riri_lolsss
I got 866555544 in my GCSE, can I still apply to law at a good uni with those???? x

i do politics biology and eng lit and i think this is a really good combo for law you dont have to make it as difficult with the standard history politics eng lit but given your GCSES this might be better as you effectively want to make up for your GCSES
Reply 3
Original post by Riri_lolsss
I got 866555544 in my GCSE, can I still apply to law at a good uni with those???? x

best method for working out whether GCSES are average add them together and divide by how many you did

if answer is below than 6.1 then it is average
Reply 4
Original post by IMABUFF
i do politics biology and eng lit and i think this is a really good combo for law you dont have to make it as difficult with the standard history politics eng lit but given your GCSES this might be better as you effectively want to make up for your GCSES


I picked to do a level sociology psychology and French do u think it’s worth swapping some for a biology and history? x
Reply 5
Original post by Riri_lolsss
I got 866555544 in my GCSE, can I still apply to law at a good uni with those???? x

you can still apply at a good uni but u need to have evidence you are as academic enough to study law and that only comes with doing academically rigorous subjects
Reply 6
Original post by IMABUFF
so i also had 1 8 and the rest were 7s and 6s i do think the 2 4's would potentially hold you back universities like bristol and manchester do look at GCSES
im also applying for law going into y13 now i would advise you that you have now limited your options in terms of universities such as Oxbridge and definitely Ldn ones that look at GCSES
i'd say you now need to do well in your a levels and you have to make sure they are as academically rigorous as possible
best advice for this since law doesnt have any a level requirements
do 1 STEM subject as they are geniunely liked by unis as unis know getting an A at biology is more harder than getting an A in business for example
do 1 written subject best would be english or history
do 1 subject that will help you with law best advice is do politics a level or another subject you could apply in your personal statement so i had a friend who did business and spoke about commercial law


Heard that kcl don’t look at GCSE is that true?? x
Reply 7
Original post by Riri_lolsss
I picked to do a level sociology psychology and French do u think it’s worth swapping some for a biology and history? x

yes i think thats good also
bio is perfect
sociology is a bit useless and isnt as helpful for law i would advise changing it for politics as politics covers UK government and UK politics then also global politics and since you want to do law at uni then every law student has to know about the UK Constituition so its a good a level
a level history is just too hard and i know a lot of my friends who do maths fm and they struggle sm with history its not worth it
Reply 8
Original post by Riri_lolsss
Heard that kcl don’t look at GCSE is that true?? x

well i think you cant say a uni wont look at GCSES bc you know all of them do when u make the UCAS application and i would disagree as KCL is very competitive so they do look at GCSES

also for a majority of Ldn unis you have to sit the LNAT which is incredibly hard

best advice would be work on a levels for now and then see how u get on and then think abt unis

personally for law any russell group is good youll find the same level of teaching in york as you'd find at UCL
however since your gcses are average you'll need to make the most out of your a levels and i think your options are good but a level history is A LOT and ik i said to have more academic subjects but i think politics would be better if your school doesnt do politics then i would stick with history

but now you have to be on your grind every day as please do aim for 3 A stars
Reply 9
Original post by IMABUFF
yes i think thats good also
bio is perfect
sociology is a bit useless and isnt as helpful for law i would advise changing it for politics as politics covers UK government and UK politics then also global politics and since you want to do law at uni then every law student has to know about the UK Constituition so its a good a level
a level history is just too hard and i know a lot of my friends who do maths fm and they struggle sm with history its not worth it


So if I do biology psychology and politics that’ll be good enough?
Original post by Riri_lolsss
So if I do biology psychology and politics that’ll be good enough?

yes it would be good enough and also try and do an EPQ!!!

i think your options are good and you have a lot of time but please do aim for As
Original post by IMABUFF
well i think you cant say a uni wont look at GCSES bc you know all of them do when u make the UCAS application and i would disagree as KCL is very competitive so they do look at GCSES
also for a majority of Ldn unis you have to sit the LNAT which is incredibly hard
best advice would be work on a levels for now and then see how u get on and then think abt unis
personally for law any russell group is good youll find the same level of teaching in york as you'd find at UCL
however since your gcses are average you'll need to make the most out of your a levels and i think your options are good but a level history is A LOT and ik i said to have more academic subjects but i think politics would be better if your school doesnt do politics then i would stick with history
but now you have to be on your grind every day as please do aim for 3 A stars


Okay thank you smmm!! xxx
Original post by Riri_lolsss
Okay thank you smmm!! xxx

your welcomeeee and GCSES arent the end all honestly no one cares about them apart from fancy unis but do make the most out of ur a levels
if you need any help with politics or biology then i am here for you just leave me a message:smile:
i do EDEXCEL politics and AQA biology
Original post by IMABUFF
your welcomeeee and GCSES arent the end all honestly no one cares about them apart from fancy unis but do make the most out of ur a levels
if you need any help with politics or biology then i am here for you just leave me a message:smile:
i do EDEXCEL politics and AQA biology


Will defo do x

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