UCL KCL AND LSE Admission

[qandaseeker]

What are the specific course requirements to study law at UCL, KCL and LSE?
im planning to do teh following A levels

business
biology
ict

i got the following grades in gcse
maths D
English E
Science (double award) CC
RE C
ICT B

What is best way to get into ucl, kcl or lse?

thank you

[Pigletion]

KCL http://www.kcl.ac.uk/ugp10/entry_reqs/195

UCL http://www.ucl.ac.uk/laws/prospective/undergra duate/index.shtml?faq#2

LSE http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/undergraduate Admissions/AdmissionsCriteria/law.htm

So you need 3 A's at A-level in good subjects (as in English, Maths, Science, Languages) and high GCSE passes.

[Pigletion]

Try looking through the UCAS handbook as I seem to remember it gave an indication of the grades required for each course. You can then apply to one that will suit you.

[stonekicker]

why would you do those a levels if you want to do law? given the grades you have and the 'plan' you have outlined, you either need to pull your finger out and study a damn sight harder or pick a career path that is more suited to you...like a checkout dolly, cleaner or similar brain dead work. who on earth is advising you academically? if it is your school, you should sue them - i can't believe anyone would advise you to take those subjects in preparation for a law degree, particulalrly at such a reputable college. god, people go on about the youth of today and the state of education etc., but really...

[stonekicker]

btw - i meant add in your case that the best way to get into these schools for you will be to sleep with or bribe the admissions tutor. good luck...

[buildersmate]

Stonekicker is perhaps being a little insensitive.
The issue is that law is one of the most difficult subjects to get into at Uni, and you seem keen on the very best colleges, which are even more difficult to get into.
It's fine having ambitions and targets, however the odds are stacked against you as the majority of people you will be competing with will have got 8 or more straight As at GSCE.

[Pigletion]

Exactly. The requirement is 3A's as the course will be massively oversubscribed so they have the luxury to ask for that. It also means that everyone else will have 3A's so then you need something else to set you apart.

[Pigletion]

Just had a thought..

You can always do a law conversion course, as you don't need a law degree to be a lawyer/solicitor. You can do the conversion course(s) after your first degree.

I have friends who have done this and Law firms actively recruit non-law graduates. Ideally though you would want to study a good subject for a degree, if you really want to be a lawyer. English, History, Science etc. where you have to show reasoning,criticism etc.

Do a degree you enjoy though and work your hardest to get a first or a 2:1. A first will open doors to scholarships and stuff for your conversion course (not essential, but nice to have).

Also remember that there is no correlation between your A-level grades and degree result. Logically, there can't be. Most people in each class will have very similar grades, yet degrees are still awarded based on most people get a 2:1 or 2:2 and a few get a first, a few get a 3rd, according to a distribution. So as long as you go to a recognised uni and do a useful subject (I mean useful for you becoming a lawyer, the goal at the end of all this), then you can get a good degree, so your conversion and have a career in law.

It will still be hard as it's so popular, but there is hope if you want to work for it.