Applying for law - GCSE grades

Hi so I go to quite a competitive English school (top 10 London) If I got 10 9s but a 6 in eng lang is that an issue for applying to law at top unis eg oxbridge, UCL and LSE cause it’s an essay based subject?

Reply 1

McGinger

Check for any specific English GCSE requirements on the Law course page on each Uni website.
If it is higher than the grade that you have, remember that you can retake that GCSE to get a higher grade in Sixth Form (just ask your school). Unis will also use your overall GCSE profile as part of their assessment - as one example, Bristol scores applications as GCSEs 20% / A level grades 40% / LNAT 40%.

Reply 2

JE9

Original post

by Jeanie-a

I’d like to think 10 9s would surely override your one 6( particularly as most applicants only apply with 10 GCSE grades anyway, if they haven’t taken further maths)-
So from an alternative angle, you’re just applying with straight 9s, and an extra 6 that other people won’t have had( not that this will be an advantage in any way though).

Although, while it being an ‘essay subject’ isn’t an issue, perhaps it being such a core essay subject could be, but besides for Oxbridge, this seems very harsh-

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Either re- sit and just get an 8/9

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Get strongest application possible, and ask the unis/ check requirements, and hope your other grades will override it.