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nate

Joined: 13 Feb 2007
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oxbridge- what does it take?
Tue May 15, 2007 06:02 AM
i'm currently attending a top 20 law school in the US. any idea what i might need for an acceptance to either oxford or cambridge's LLM program?
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ashpavi


Joined: 26 Apr 2007
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Tue May 15, 2007 06:39 AM
I would like to knw the same..
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sarahb

Joined: 14 May 2007
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Tue May 15, 2007 12:29 PM
I presume of course that you are fully versed with pages such as:

www.law.cam.ac.uk/courses/llm/academic_and_languag…

What else do you need to know?
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benny

Joined: 25 Mar 2007
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Sat May 19, 2007 12:42 AM
HI,
I got accepted to Cambridge and the London School of Economics but not Oxford. I just graduated from a 4th tier law school in the US. Although my school isn't ranked high, I stood top of my class and had interesting jobs and volunteer experiences along the way. For example, I worked for a Judge and at the Attorney General's office. I also worked for a professor of mine who was updating his treatise. So basically, going to a top 20 school will help you...but as you can see, it's not everything. Good luck!
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Chief Wiggum


Joined: 23 Apr 2006
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Sat May 19, 2007 11:56 AM
You write you "stood top of your class". Do you mean you were the best of your class (of how many?) or you were e.g. top 5% or so? Anyway, congratulations for your achievements and your admission to cantab and lse!!
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benny

Joined: 25 Mar 2007
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Sun May 20, 2007 02:12 PM
Hi Chief,
I stood within the top 5% of my class. My class consisted of approximately 150 students.
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nate

Joined: 13 Feb 2007
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Mon May 21, 2007 03:04 AM
"What else do you need to know?"

that page contains the sort of general guidelines that i'm trying to avoid. i was hoping to hear more first-hand stories like benny's. i understand what the schools require; i'm wondering what the schools actually accept.

btw, benny, thanks for providing your stats and other information.

[Edited 21 May 2007 by nate]
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