Questions about applying to Oxford

<p>Hi. I'm a High School Junior and interested in applying to Oxford Law</p>

<p>I wanted to ask whether I'm in the right course for preparing for Oxford</p>

<p>These are the things I have been doing..</p>

<p>AP
Comparative Government and Politics 5
Human Geography 5
Macroeconomics 5
World History 5
Statistics 5</p>

<p>SAT I
2340</p>

<p>SATII
World History 750
Math Level II 780</p>

<p>Law Studies</p>

<p>analysis on major UK supreme court decisions
Recommended reading suggested by Oxford Law Website
Mock Trial Competition
theses on effectiveness of jury trial</p>

<p>( I'm planning to continue on my law studies )</p>

<p>( Plans on next year )</p>

<p>AP
US Gov. & Politics
US History
European History
English Language and Composition
Psychology</p>

<p>SATII
US History</p>

<p>and also I don't know how to do with my GPAs does oxford really does not want to receive any GPAs?
I've never saw the UCAS application form so I don't know how to included the records about my Law Studies</p>

<p>You look like you’re on the right track, although of course nothing is guaranteed. The UCAS website has advice for international applicants:</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/international/how-apply/how-complete-international-application”>http://www.ucas.com/how-it-all-works/international/how-apply/how-complete-international-application&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>But you do know you wouldn’t be studying US law, don’t you? And that you couldn’t guarantee on staying in the UK to qualify or practice as a lawyer?</p>

<p>there is a website called the “student room” in the UK, which has threads for Americans applying to Oxford and Oxford Applicants for 2015 entry (and there will likely be an Oxford Law Applicants 2015, but it doesn’t seem to have gotten off the ground yet), where you will find lots of fellow travelers. Your standardized tests are (as you obviously know) great, and as you surmised, GPA is not relevant for Oxford. The LNAT (obviously) is. “Law Studies” seems a rather grand title for what appear to be ECs (good ones, but not actual courses). These go in your Personal Statement, as evidence of your deep and sustained interest in the law beyond the classroom.</p>

<p>Oxford law deserves its global rep, but be sure that you have thought through Oxford (v Cambridge, say) and what you want to do with it, and what the path is beyond law school. You may already know this, but just in case you don’t Oxfords law degree (which is actually a BA in “jurisprudence”, not “law”) is more theoretical and has fewer course (class) choices than Cambridge’s degree. </p>

<p>As for after undergrad, if you are planning to practice law in the UK (and have the passport to do so), you get a 2 year “training contract” with a law firm and do a 1 (full time) or 2 (part time) year legal practice course (LPC) (plus a 3 week professional skills course).</p>

<p>An alternative that many UK students take is to do other undergrad courses and then do “conversion courses” (Common Professional Examination/Graduate Diploma in law course - See more at: <a href=“Becoming a solicitor | The Law Society”>Becoming a solicitor | The Law Society). The CPE and LPC are identical in status. The disadvantage to this path is that it adds a year (or 2, depending on ft/pt) to the process; the advantage is that you can take a course you find interesting. </p>

<p>Either way, Oxford graduates with a 2.1 or 1 have no trouble getting training contracts with law firms who will sponsor their CPE or LPC.</p>

<p>To qualify to practice law in the US the New York bar is reckoned to be one of the most accommodating for students with international qualifications, but there are hoops to jump through.</p>

<p>If you don’t have the passport to work in the UK, you might reconsider doing Law at Oxford- do something else & go to law school in the US. </p>