Are my gcse grades hood enough for Ucl/Kcl/Lse/Durham/Oxbridge
I’m currently in year 12 studying: economics,politics and English literature.
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
Original post by Soontobelaw
I’m currently in year 12 studying: economics,politics and English literature.
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
It really depends on what your predicted grades end up being. As per the usual advice, you should apply to only 1 that is above your predicted grade, and probably 2 at, and 2 below. For Law, especially at top Unis, the competition is so high, that it is not worth applying to more than 1 above your grades as you will very likely not get in I'm afraid.
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Original post by lalexm
It really depends on what your predicted grades end up being. As per the usual advice, you should apply to only 1 that is above your predicted grade, and probably 2 at, and 2 below. For Law, especially at top Unis, the competition is so high, that it is not worth applying to more than 1 above your grades as you will very likely not get in I'm afraid.
I haven’t done my end of year 12 exams yet, the AAB are for the mocks we just did, and I’m currently the highest grade for my economic cohort and 2nd for politics. So if my end of year results happen to be A*aa or so and my expected is A*A*A* are my chances high or still terrible?
Reply 3
Original post by Soontobelaw
I’m currently in year 12 studying: economics,politics and English literature.
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
For Cambridge and Oxford, it depends wholly on your context. You mentioned that you go to a state school - is it a school where most people fail their GCSEs or a high performing grammar school where most people get 8s and 9s or (presumably) somewhere in between?
Cambridge and Oxford look at GCSEs holistically (so taking others things like LNAT scores, personal statement, etc. into account too) and also in the context of your school. They are less bothered about the number of 7s and more about how you performed in comparison to the rest of your cohort. Were you among the top-performing students or below average? That kind of thing is more important.
With LNAT - be vary of putting too much weight into scores at the moment. Getting 25-26 on a book like the Ultimate LNAT Guide is very different to getting that score on something like Arbitio. The best resource is the offficial LNAT website.
Lastly, your work experience is impressive and you should be proud of it! But it’s not something that Oxford or Cambridge take into consideration. Law is an academic degree and as such, it’s more helpful to focus on reading, essay competitions, analysing statutes and judgements, etc. Enjoying those things are more likely to make you a competitive candidate as it answers the question of why you want to STUDY law as opposed to why you want to become a lawyer (which you can do without a law degree).
There is no harm in applying (as long as you have safeties). No one can tell you whether your grades are “good enough” except the universities themselves. Best of luck!
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Original post by Soontobelaw
I’m currently in year 12 studying: economics,politics and English literature.
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
Uh.. tbh, for Oxbridge, definitely no, my reasoning is because I saw an example of someone with even higher grades get rejected right this year in front of my eyes. My mate had all 9s for his GCSEs 11 subjects, four A* predictions, and 37 in LNAT and got rejected. Another with exact same spec with 35 in LNAT got rejected, so it is very unlikely that you will have a chance with non all 9s in GCSE and even with all A* predictions(3 A* is a default for cambridge law applicants usually), oh btw they had(I cant tell where specifically) an amazing ps for doing internship(not work experience) in one of the leading law firms as well. But, for KCL, I think you definitely have a chance with all A* prediction and amazing ps, as well as maybe UCL and Durham if lucky. Anyways, good luck in you mock and I hope you get into the uni you are aiming for!
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Original post by functioning-elec
Uh.. tbh, for Oxbridge, definitely no, my reasoning is because I saw an example of someone with even higher grades get rejected right this year in front of my eyes. My mate had all 9s for his GCSEs 11 subjects, four A* predictions, and 37 in LNAT and got rejected. Another with exact same spec with 35 in LNAT got rejected, so it is very unlikely that you will have a chance with non all 9s in GCSE and even with all A* predictions(3 A* is a default for cambridge law applicants usually), oh btw they had(I cant tell where specifically) an amazing ps for doing internship(not work experience) in one of the leading law firms as well. But, for KCL, I think you definitely have a chance with all A* prediction and amazing ps, as well as maybe UCL and Durham if lucky. Anyways, good luck in you mock and I hope you get into the uni you are aiming for!
Oxford accepts many candidates who do not have grade 9 in all of their GCSES, and accepts candidates with a wide range of LNAT scores. Each application is considered individually. A candidate with strong grades may not do well in interview. The ability to score highly in tests is not always an indicator of the particular attributes which Oxford academics prefer students to display.
Reply 6
Original post by Soontobelaw
I’m currently in year 12 studying: economics,politics and English literature.
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
My GCSEs were, 77777766 with notable grades being 7-7 in combined sci 7 in English lit and land and 6 in mathematics.
Started revising for the Lnat, my base scores have been 25-26 after the first 3 and I’m aiming for high 30s.
Gotten work experience programmes in silver circle law firms such as macfarlanes and ashurst and I’m going to apply to a&o Sherman shortly.
My obvious goals are 3 A* and despite my average grades ive been putting in work. Currently predicted AAB after my first batch of exam. My end of year 12 exams should be around may.
Just wondering if I should even bother applying to these unis or should I take a gap year? (Side note location I live in makes me eligible for contextual offers and I’m at a state school).
If at the beginning of year 13 your predicted grades are AAA then you could try for Oxford. Take a gap year if that is what you prefer to do. You could defer applying to university until the autumn of 2026.
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