<p>I am currently a Texas A&M student and am looking at possibilities for law school. I want to apply to Cambridge but need to attain some knowledge first. Thus, here are some questions:</p>
<p>Does Cambridge accept US students who already have undergraduate degrees?
If so, what do they look for (grade-wise, course-wise, etc.)?
Would it be more or less expensive than coming straight from high-school?</p>
<p>I appreciate the info. However, please only post if you KNOW answers to the questions (no guesses please). Also if you know someone who did this, please explain the extent of their experience. Thanks!</p>
<p>Guessing you aren’t very familiar with the UK system, but essentially the usual system is to do law as an undergraduate: graduate programs are for people who have already done law as undergraduates. Because you already have an undergraduate degree you could apply to do law through Cambridge’s ‘affiliated’ program, which is 2 years instead of the usual 3. You would end up with a Cambridge BA in law. You could then do the LLM. </p>
<p>Obvious knock-on question 1: do you want to practice law in the UK, and if so are you entitled to work there?
Obvious knock-on question 2: if you want to practice law in the US have you looked into getting admitted to the bar in the US (hint: New York is a good place to start).</p>
<p>Thanks for the info. Am I correct in assuming that if someone is fortunate enough to get to the interview stage, it will be at that time that they get offers from various colleges within the University? </p>
<p>Also, from research, it seems that there are few affiliated students who get into Cambridge. From your knowledge, would you say it is harder to get in as an affiliated student?</p>
<p>New York is, in fact, where I want to start. New York is friendly in that regard, in that I can get a law degree from Cambridge (or Oxford) and New York will “recognize with regularity the sufficiency of a legal education received”. </p>
<p>You choose a college when you apply. For undergraduate courses you are interviewed by, and your admission depends on, the college. For graduate courses admission is most likely determined by a department interview (I’m not actually aware of any exceptions but they might well exist). You won’t get any offers of admission before interview.</p>
<p>Not quite. You apply directly to a college. If you get pooled a different college can pick you. About 10% of Cambridge’s students are international, but that is both undergrad and grad, and there is a higher % at graduate level. The acceptance rate for law is about 23%. I have heard anecdotally that about 6 American students go to Cambridge as undergrads each year. So, affiliated or not, the numbers are small. </p>
<p>BTW, New York will accept other unis besides Cambridge or Oxford. Durham, for example, is also a collegiate college or you might enjoy one of the London universities.</p>