http://www.llm-guide.com/board/36741 en Cam/ LSE without a 1st - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:22:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/36741/last#36741 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 Tue, 20 Nov 2007 17:42:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/36741/last#36781 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. Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:10:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/36741/last#36827 But you have a 1st - ??? so what's the worry? Thu, 22 Nov 2007 09:14:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/36741/last#36829 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.