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Help me narrow down my uni choices

I live in Birmingham and am predicted A*A*A in my a-levels with an epq. I'm looking to study law at uni and am struggling to narrow down my choices

I'm definitely going to apply to Oxford with Keele being a safe choice

The other 3 are what I am struggling between with LSE, Manchester, Warwick and Bristol meaning I need to cut one of those. I go to school in a very deprived area so I think I'm eligible for contextual offers. This also means that student finance and cost of living is a consideration, although I am more attracted to living in a city. I know that Manchester is the lowest ranked but ive always loved the city and would love to live there.

Can help me narrow this down to 5 choices?
(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 1

Ignore rankings. Manchester is a great university in a great city.
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by Xrffyuhstyhbf
I live in Birmingham and am predicted A*A*A in my a-levels with an epq. I'm looking to study law at uni and am struggling to narrow down my choices
I'm definitely going to apply to Oxford with Keele being a safe choice
The other 3 are what I am struggling between with LSE, Manchester, Warwick and Bristol meaning I need to cut one of those. I go to school in a very deprived area so I think I'm eligible for contextual offers. This also means that student finance and cost of living is a consideration, although I am more attracted to living in a city. I know that Manchester is the lowest ranked but ive always loved the city and would love to live there.
Can help me narrow this down to 5 choices?
MHO Keele maybe overly safe, you could get in during clearing, just in case. You may substitute it with a lower ranked Russel Group uni.

If so you would have 3 groups of choices, being the LNAT uni (Oxford, LSE and Bristol), Manchester and Warwick, and the lower ranked RG uni.

The LNAT uni are extremely competitive and you might need a bit of luck + good LNAT for an offer. I think your predicted grades could secure offers from all the others.

If you got offer from LNAT uni you will certainly firm it, it quite unlikely that you would make an LNAT uni your insurance, given their very close conditions (say if you firm Oxford, LSE as insurance would be unlikely). Your insurance would be Manchester or Warwick.

If you are so unlucky and couldn't get offer from LNAT uni, your firm would be Manchester/Warwick and the lower ranked RG uni your insurance.

Reply 3

Original post
by Xrffyuhstyhbf
I live in Birmingham and am predicted A*A*A in my a-levels with an epq. I'm looking to study law at uni and am struggling to narrow down my choices
I'm definitely going to apply to Oxford with Keele being a safe choice
The other 3 are what I am struggling between with LSE, Manchester, Warwick and Bristol meaning I need to cut one of those. I go to school in a very deprived area so I think I'm eligible for contextual offers. This also means that student finance and cost of living is a consideration, although I am more attracted to living in a city. I know that Manchester is the lowest ranked but ive always loved the city and would love to live there.
Can help me narrow this down to 5 choices?

definetly pick manchester as an option, I recently attended an open day for uom and considering the fact that its in a city, its so beautiful to look at etc there's a variety of shops near the campus etc etc and they do hva e a decent reputation for law.

Reply 4

Original post
by Xrffyuhstyhbf
I live in Birmingham and am predicted A*A*A in my a-levels with an epq. I'm looking to study law at uni and am struggling to narrow down my choices
I'm definitely going to apply to Oxford with Keele being a safe choice
The other 3 are what I am struggling between with LSE, Manchester, Warwick and Bristol meaning I need to cut one of those. I go to school in a very deprived area so I think I'm eligible for contextual offers. This also means that student finance and cost of living is a consideration, although I am more attracted to living in a city. I know that Manchester is the lowest ranked but ive always loved the city and would love to live there.
Can help me narrow this down to 5 choices?

My suggestion:

Oxford, LSE, Manchester, Surrey and Southampton.

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