Chances for Oxford/LSE law

Hoping to study law but i know how competitive it is. Just hoping someone could rate me on my chances for law at Oxford or LSE or UCL even.

GCSE’s: 99999988887
A levels: Hoping for A*A*A minimum but depends on mocks after easter

Super curriculars: Peter Cane legal reasoning competition, Robert Walker essay competition, Plan on doing John Locke essay competition in May/June. Online course on contract law and legal philosophy. Cambridge law open day. And read a couple books and articles/journals!

Extra curricular: Law work experience at commercial property firm, LAMDA public speaking awards.

I know its all about reflection which i have done and written down in detail for each activity and LNAT is a huge part but i will hopefully grind that in summer holidays

Reply 1

Frog5

This is a very well rounded application, the kind that would be enough to at least get to the interview stage in Oxbridge, dependent upon the LNAT, and your personal statement. The one thing they might ask about is the 7 you got at GCSE, but given your exemplary grades in all other subjects that shouldn't be an issue. In terms of building more experience, there are some online programs that are really great. Cambridge offers a free online course that is amazing for exploring the 3 main aspects of law (Criminal, Civil, Administrative). If you want to experience a bit of contract law, Womble Bond Dickinson has a free online course on its website (it's a challenge, but enlightening).
Put simply, this is an academic record worth applying with - if you want to study law at Oxford and / or UCL / LSE, go for it!
P.S. my tip for LNAT is just practice - there are no tricks for the multiple choice, you just have to get used to the different way of thinking, for the essay section, the key thing to do is form an opinion on everything, and have a logical, reasoned way of arguing it.

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steaIth

Original post by omkaard

Hoping to study law but i know how competitive it is. Just hoping someone could rate me on my chances for law at Oxford or LSE or UCL even.
GCSE’s: 99999988887
A levels: Hoping for A*A*A minimum but depends on mocks after easter
Super curriculars: Peter Cane legal reasoning competition, Robert Walker essay competition, Plan on doing John Locke essay competition in May/June. Online course on contract law and legal philosophy. Cambridge law open day. And read a couple books and articles/journals!
Extra curricular: Law work experience at commercial property firm, LAMDA public speaking awards.
I know its all about reflection which i have done and written down in detail for each activity and LNAT is a huge part but i will hopefully grind that in summer holidays

i’ve firmed an lse offer and for LSE you need to have an amazing personal statement. people with low LNATs have been given an offer on the basis of their ps. similarly a high lnat won’t compensate for a weak personal statements. ps should be academic in nature and not just a list of activities. it would be nice to add a social science perspective for lse. for oxford the essay is very important as they assign a percentage mark that will determine if you are invited to interview. as such don’t worry about getting a super high lnat score, just focus on the written parts of your application and you should be very competitive.

Reply 3

omkaard

Original post by steaIth

Thanks for this. Well done on your LSE offer btw!! Could i ask how many super curriculars you named on your ps?

Reply 4

steaIth

Original post by omkaard

Thanks for this. Well done on your LSE offer btw!! Could i ask how many super curriculars you named on your ps?

i think i mentioned 3 books but really talked critically about them. i also mentioned a couple websites to accompany my discussion about that topic. wrote a legal blog and participated in a competition. wrote one small point on work experience within a firm. in total i only mentioned like around 4-5 in detail and most were books. i also made sure the ps had an overarching focus so each point leads onto the next and it has good structure.

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nwar

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Original post by omkaard

Hoping to study law but i know how competitive it is. Just hoping someone could rate me on my chances for law at Oxford or LSE or UCL even.
GCSE’s: 99999988887
A levels: Hoping for A*A*A minimum but depends on mocks after easter
Super curriculars: Peter Cane legal reasoning competition, Robert Walker essay competition, Plan on doing John Locke essay competition in May/June. Online course on contract law and legal philosophy. Cambridge law open day. And read a couple books and articles/journals!
Extra curricular: Law work experience at commercial property firm, LAMDA public speaking awards.
I know its all about reflection which i have done and written down in detail for each activity and LNAT is a huge part but i will hopefully grind that in summer holidays

The best way to find out whether you're a competitive applicant is to apply and see what the outcome is. Trying to sus out or analyse your chances will only stress you out in the long run (especially for competitive courses), so don't do it! Wishing you the very best of luck : )

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cksiu

Universities Forum Helper

Original post by omkaard

Hoping to study law but i know how competitive it is. Just hoping someone could rate me on my chances for law at Oxford or LSE or UCL even.
GCSE’s: 99999988887
A levels: Hoping for A*A*A minimum but depends on mocks after easter
Super curriculars: Peter Cane legal reasoning competition, Robert Walker essay competition, Plan on doing John Locke essay competition in May/June. Online course on contract law and legal philosophy. Cambridge law open day. And read a couple books and articles/journals!
Extra curricular: Law work experience at commercial property firm, LAMDA public speaking awards.
I know its all about reflection which i have done and written down in detail for each activity and LNAT is a huge part but i will hopefully grind that in summer holidays

Oxbridge and the London law schools are super competitive and lots of students with very good stats got rejected every year. You need a bit of luck to get an offer from them. Rejection is not a shame, just do your bests and get prepared for rejection.

LNAT is highly unpredictable, don't choose more than 3 LNAT unis. So that you could have 1 stand-by non-LNAT for firm in case something unexpected happened.

Reply 7

rewarding-capsul

I have an offer from oxford non contextual with less competitive grades so i’d say definitely go for it and you have a strong chance! the most important thing i’d say is the personal statement (and lnat) so start on that now and perfect it before october and then it’s all down to the interview. good luck!

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