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Cam/ LSE without a 1st

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New Boy

Joined: 18 Nov 2007
Posts: 1
Cam/ LSE without a 1st
Mon Nov 19, 2007 04:22 AM
Hi there,

Am curious to hear from LLM students at Cambridge, LSE and UCL. I have a 1st in Eng Lit from a top UK uni, an MPhil from Oxford in a social sciences degree and a GDL (pass). I am now doing the BVC. I also have significant experience working in govt and legal NGOs. Do I have any chance of getting an offer from Cambridge or LSE despite my disappointing GDL result?

Thanks,

New Boy
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Callum

Joined: 19 Nov 2007
Posts: 3
Cam/ LSE without a 1st
Tue Nov 20, 2007 04:42 PM
Should be perfectly doable.

If you're not offering a strong 2:1 LLB then the LSE would be looking for 1st+CPE, or similar

1st+MPhil+GDL+BVC should be fine.

As always the key is distinguishing yourself from the pack -- admission ratio at the LSE is about 5:1 so you need to stand out from the rest.

Cambridge could be tougher -- they really look for a 1st or very strong alternatives. The MPhil+experience may get you through, and certainly give it a go, but it'll likely be rockier than LSE.
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UnderemployedLawyer

Joined: 19 Nov 2005
Posts: 94
Cam/ LSE without a 1st
Thu Nov 22, 2007 07:10 AM
But you have a 1st - ??? so what's the worry?
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Lit

Joined: 24 Jul 2006
Posts: 66
Cam/ LSE without a 1st
Thu Nov 22, 2007 08:14 AM
I think he only has a 1st in Literature, not for an LLB or the MPhil, which would probably be more relevant for legal studies. The real legal area is only passed, hence the worry.
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