<p>Is the College of Law in London a good school?</p>
<p>Looks good, sounds good, but anyone know anything about it? How difficult is it to get into?
I'm thinking Harvard is a bit too snobby for me, and kind of outlandish if you know what I mean (although I would certainly consider going there if I was admitted), and besides I want to study British law since you seem to have an overload of lawyers in the US.
So, is it good?</p>
<p>I believe the College of Law does not offer BA Jurisprudence/LLB degrees. I think it is primarily for graduates of non-Law disciplines, who wish to undertake a conversion course to become qualified as solicitors or barristers. </p>
<p>If you want to go into Law you will need top GCSEs/A levels, work experience during the holidays, and alot of determination. There are a great many aspiring lawyers, and not enough law schools.</p>
<p>And the law system in the UK and the US are quite different. You'll still need to complete law school in the United States even if you got a BA in Jurisprudence.</p>
<p>Thanks 4 the answers, however I want to practice in Britain and not the US, because,as I said before, well, there are like 2 lawyers to every citizen in the United States, and I don't want to be one of those desperate ones who chase after ambulances.
That said I am also more familiar with Britain as I have lived there all my life, London in particular, so it would be nice to work there as well, and earn some serious dough (lawyers are more in demand in the UK I hear, and so more money there is to be made, with less competition compared to the US).</p>
<p>This probably makes me sound like a lazy bum, eh? Well I assure you if I was that lazy I wouldn't have chosen a career in law in the first place. Although I admit I do laze around a lot when I should be working or studying...</p>
<p>nick: I would also suggest you consider doing a double honours degree (i.e. Law and/with maths, economics, politics, languages etc.) simply because ALOT of people have straight Law degrees, and having something a little different will set you apart, and because the conditional offers given tend to be lower than for straight Law. Particularly if you decide to study a Middle Eastern/Asian language - Mandarin Chinese (OK I'm biased, I'm studying Mandarin ;)), Japanese, Arabic... law firms will LOVE you if you have a law degree with fluency in an important global language. </p>
<p>Some unis to look at: The School of Oriental and African Studies in London. I cannot rave enough about this place (and no, I'm not studying there ;)) - it is one of the best places in the world to study Law in a global context. It is also where the FCO sends its diplomatic staff to learn Asian and African languages. </p>
<p>Ox and Cam do decent Law with Law Studies in Europe courses, but these are very competitive, and they only focus on Europe anyway. </p>
<p>Nottingham, Manchester, Durham, Leeds, Cardiff, UCL, KCL... these are all top places to study Law, and I believe they all do joint programmes as well.</p>
<p>Cool. Cheers.</p>
<p>I am thinking about Cambridge and Oxford but I have to be a flawless student just to even think about sending an application there.</p>
<p>And I already speak Russian, French and English, all without foreign or awkward accents, however I need to brush up on my Russian writing.</p>
<p>For my undergarduate years I want to study psychology or history or politics as well though. Don't know if that has any impact, or if it's a good thing..?</p>
<p>I'm doing economics in 11th grade (in French) right now and it's not really my thing (too many graphs), although it is fascinating, and maths is definitely not my cuppatea.</p>
<p>Laylah: for the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, you said it was a great place to study law in a global context, does that mean you can practice law in other countries or just in the UK? Also what kind of stats do you need to be accepted?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>nick3333: As you intend to practice law in the UK, I presume that you've done your research. Can you elaborate on the Inn of Courts?</p>
<p>young_one: no, graduating from SOAS does not mean you are qualified to practice law in other countries. When I talked about studying law in a global context, I meant that you have the option to study the evolution and practice of law in other countries, not that you are qualified to pratice them. Sorry, I should have elaborated on that in my previous post. </p>
<p>As for stats, here is an excerpt from the SOAS website (I presume you are taking the SAT, so that is the info I am including):</p>
<p>USA SAT score of 1250 OR three subjects in Advanced Placement Test with 4 in each OR completion of one year in US university with a GPA of at least 3.0</p>
<p>Here is the website if you would like to check more details: <a href="http://www.soas.ac.uk/studying/index.cfm?navid=498%5B/url%5D">http://www.soas.ac.uk/studying/index.cfm?navid=498</a></p>
<p>nick: forgot to put this in my post to young_one, so I'll throw it in here - have you thought about doing a combined arts degree? If you're undecided about what you want to study, it might be the best way forward. You can do a law conversion course afterwards. </p>
<p>I know Durham has a good combined arts degree, but I'm not sure about other places (apart from the University of Melbourne, but that's probably the wrong side of the world!).</p>
<p>Here's something I copied from the Durham website:
"With Combined Honours, you can combine two, three or four subjects from different departments. Options include: Art History, Classics and Ancient History, English, German, French, History, Italian, Music, Philosophy, Russian, Spanish and Theology.</p>
<p>You may also take subjects outside the Arts Faculty. Popular choices include Business and Management, Mathematics, and Psychology, but this list is not exclusive."</p>
<p>Not sure if that's helpful at all, but you may find it an interesting path to consider.</p>
<p>effeilguy:yes i do: there are four inn of courts in the UK, and they are non-academical societies which provide support for barristers and student barristers and also provide educational activities.
Ha!
ok i just googled it. but now i know what it means, so thanks for teaching me something new today.</p>
<p>Is that equivalent to the bar association?</p>
<p>Yeah by the looks of it it probably is the UK equivalent.</p>