Are A-levels good enough for law?
I'm 16, in my last year of school and considering a career as a family lawyer. The gcse's i am taking are english lit and lang, maths, double science, religious studies, history, drama and french and i am predicted A's and A*'s in 5 of them. My chosen A levels are English Literature, History, Govermant and Politics and Drama. Are these A levels ones that are respected??? What do lawyers usually have? I know drama isn't great for law but i love it so much that i really want to take it but i'll probably drop it later as it's the least academic. Anyway i was wondering if these A levels are good enough for law especially as i want to get into to a russel group university? I'm pretty sure i could get A's in these subjects but i don't want to bother if they are not respected. Also any advice for a career in law would be really helpful! Thank you xxx
Are these A-levels good for a Law Degree?
There's really no need to do 5 A Levels. It'll be an insane amount of work, and won't benefit your application to the top universities. (Even Oxford and Cambridge explicitly state that having more than 3 A Levels is not an advantage to an application). Most people do 4 AS Levels then 3 A2 Levels. If there is a 5th A Level it's normally in Critical Thinking or General Studies, which are both only 1-2 hours a week. That said, if you really want to do 5 AS levels, some people do do that. You're unlikely to be able to cope with 5 full A2 Levels, so if you're doing the five you'll probably drop one or two after AS. In terms of subjects, those are all excellent subjects, solidly academic and well respected, and a good combination of Sciences and Essay-Based subjects is always useful. If you were to drop one in order to not be doing 5 (Which I actually would advise) I'd say Economics or Physics.
Are these A-levels good enough to study Law at Oxbridge or other top universities?
I took 5 AS levels this year: Latin, Classical Civilisation, French, German and English Literature and I'm currently applying to Oxford to study Classics and Oriental Studies. I'm a good student, however I found 5 subjects a hell of a lot to handle and it was a lot of work. Somehow I came out with 5 A's but it was really difficult and since have told people not to bother taking 5 because even the university says that you only have to take 4 subjects in the first year and 3 in the second. I went to a conference at Oxford in March and the professor said that they would never take someone just because they have one extra A-Level. Also you can only gain A* grades in the 2nd year rather than the first. Good luck with your GCSE results and I hope this helps! Remember that Oxbridge take into account your grades the most, however, you need to do other activities in order to discuss them on your personal statement and in the interview so taking 6 A-levels will leave you with no free time to do these activities x
Are my A-levels good enough for law?
I'm 16, in my last year of school and considering a career as a family lawyer. The gcse's i am taking are english lit and lang, maths, double science, religious studies, history, drama and french and i am predicted A's and A*'s in 5 of them. My chosen A levels are English Literature, History, Govermant and Politics and Drama. Are these A levels ones that are respected??? What do lawyers usually have? I know drama isn't great for law but i love it so much that i really want to take it but i'll probably drop it later as it's the least academic. Anyway i was wondering if these A levels are good enough for law especially as i want to get into to a russel group university? I'm pretty sure i could get A's in these subjects but i don't want to bother if they are not respected. Also any advice for a career in law would be really helpful! Thank you xxx
Good A-Levels for studying law at Oxbridge..?!?
All of your subjects are among the hardest to study at A-level and you've picked a broad range to show you have wider interests, and for a course as competitive as law, getting good grades in them will stand out and look attractive. Just bear in mind that Oxford look for 7 A*s+ at GCSE and Cambridge I believe are more lenient concerning GCSE results. History, along with English literature, is the most appropriate subject to take for law (not required, but highly recommended) and most law applicants take history or English at A-level, so that's a good choice. Economics is again another rigorous subject to study and it's enjoyable too, if quite hard (I take economics now). Languages are sought after subjects to take and they'll help in your interactions with people/other aspects of law and you've picked chemistry which is different - most unis like their applicants to have a science as well and you've done that. Providing you get good grades (A*AA-AAA for law at Oxbridge and many other unis) you'll be in with a good chance based on your results. Obviously you'll need to consider things like work experience and extra-curricular, but subject wise you've got a great set.
Is my a level choices good enough for doing law at university?
The choices are okay, but some uni's really don't accepct A-Level Law becasue it is completely different to the way they teach in sixth form and college compared to uni's The Manchester Univeristy am nto really sure if they do take students who have done A-Level Law-it' best if you ring them up and ask about this The top uni's like Oxford and Cambridge no way accepct A-Law- they have a different way of teaching, so if you are considering to go to these two top uni's then i think you should drop A-level asap if you can't then wait till AS-Level where you can drop one A-Level. I think you should have done tis research before taking the a-levels they are okay there are other uni's that take students in who have done A-Level Law but are not really well known and the quailty of education at some uni's are not so good as others Another alternative is you could have choosen these A-Levels: Maths, English Lit, Econmics, Physciology. (Enconmcis is really regared well at uni's) it really depends on which university you are going but they do look at your grades and subjects however some don't look at your subjects and just look at you grades
Are these results good enough for LAW?
English higher - B History higher - A Biology higher - B P.E higher - A RMPS higher - A Advanced higher history - A Higher modern studies- A Higher Drama - A Inetrmediate 2 English - A Intermediate 2 maths - B Higher maths - fail (uni entry requirements states maths is needed at least as a C in intermediate 2 I have a B)
It's good enough to apply, but not good enough to guarantee a place.The problem is that pretty much every UK student who applies will have such GCSE grades...... and each summer, the newspapers are full of stories about students with all A* grades at A-level who haven't got in.With only about 60 people admitted across CS per year (and that includes Maths/CS and Phil/CS joint degrees), there's a huge amount of competition.So, apply, but don't think that your GCSE grades are "enough" to get in.
Are these A-levels good choices for law at university?
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As someone who has found himself in the same predicament more times than he can remember and yet managed decent grades, I do believe you can grind your way to B's and C's with just one month of study. Although this is not healthy habit, I'd spare you the lecture since you're already too short on time and focus on what you need to do:1. Go over the syllabus and past examination papers thoroughly. Figure out a pattern of the type of questions asked and the topics mostly assessed. I say mostly since you would obviously not have enough time to go over the entire syllabus so what you should do is study the most important things - the topics that cover the most number of questions - and prepare for them to a good extent. If and only if you have time left after going over the important topics first should you go over the other topics.2. Another very important thing to consider while preparing is how much a specific paper contributes to the final grade. For example, in the image below, Economics Paper 4 counts for 35% of the total grade whereas Paper 3 counts for a mere 15%. It is therefore wise to study for Paper 4 first and to study it well. As I said before, if you have time left, only then go over the other papers.3. Buy a topical exam paper book so as you finish studying a topic, go over the questions addressed on it. This will give you a certain clue of how this particular topic would likely be asked in your paper and as such you can mould your revision of it accordingly. Your past examination papers are more likely to come in handy than any textbook at this point!4. Instead of textbooks, focus more on abridged notes and videos. KhanAcadmey is a tremendous resource and I can personally vouch for the fact that it's Economics and Math lessons are simply amazing. This will save you time and you would only have to focus on the most important of things. YouTube, contrary to popular belief, is also of great help.This goes without saying but this one month will probably be hell for you. You will be sleep deprived and you will be stressed out. But when the going gets tough, the tough get going, so if you can grind incessantly over this month and work your ass off, you will get decent grades and I do hope that is the case!All the best!