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Are my GCSE grades good enough for law at UCL, KCL, QMUL and Cambridge?
I got 998888866

My two 6's were in maths (honestly my whole school didn't do very good in maths) and in drama (my school didn't do very good in this too)

I am aware that Law is an extremely competitive degree and I don't know whether I should apply for Cambridge even though my teachers want me too. I feel like these aren't good enough grades.

Any advice???

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by els_12
Are my GCSE grades good enough for law at UCL, KCL, QMUL and Cambridge?
I got 998888866
My two 6's were in maths (honestly my whole school didn't do very good in maths) and in drama (my school didn't do very good in this too)
I am aware that Law is an extremely competitive degree and I don't know whether I should apply for Cambridge even though my teachers want me too. I feel like these aren't good enough grades.
Any advice???

Your teacher asked to applying Cambridge for a reason - he/she knew you could. It just costs you 1 of the 5 UCAS choices. The process (interview, open days etc) will definitely enrich you even if Cambridge eventually rejects you.

UCL is extremely competitive and leaning towards overseas students, more than half of UCL undergraduates are overseas. Unlikely Cambridge, UCL doesn't have interviews so they so only do "paper assessments". In my opion (don't take it seriously) you might have higher chance from Cambridge than UCL because of the "dynamic/interactive" interview for you to supplement the "papers".

There are good law schools outside London, say Bristol, Durham, Nottingham and Warwick. It's perfectly OK applying to 1 or 2 aspirational unis, be sure to include unis within reach and insurances as well. Good luck.

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