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Another path to greatness - part III

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chopc · 23/03/2021 17:59

Here is the new thread

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chopc · 26/03/2021 12:48

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321zyx · 26/03/2021 13:11

@OnTheBenchOfDoom
Still waiting for St A and Edinburgh (History)

PresentingPercy · 26/03/2021 13:17

@chopc
The Cambridge MLaw certainly isn’t a remote possibility for non law grads. My DDs boyfriend did it. History grad from Durham. However you do it later on in your law career when you have law qualifications. DDs boyfriend is a barrister and I think he did it after GDL and BPTC but before pupillage. I’m not sure when solicitors might do it. Other posters will surely know!

PresentingPercy · 26/03/2021 13:21

Boyfriend did the Commercial Law Masters. Don’t lose hope!

chopc · 26/03/2021 13:36

@bendmeoverbackwards thank you for your kindness

At the moment Durham remains tops but he want to assess all his options

@PresentingPercy there right. I remember. Tbh by the time he has started doing the law path, the desire to go to Cambridge will probably wane.

Another path is meant for him. Let's see. I am excited for his future

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Meery · 26/03/2021 14:14

@OnTheBenchOfDoom awaiting Edinburgh Chemical Physics

LoonvanBoon · 26/03/2021 14:18

Thanks to whoever posted the link to the Study Skills Q&A with Margaret Coombe the other day, btw - just watched and thought it was so good; will definitely be recommending to my two. Wish I'd heard some of those ideas 30 years ago when I was an undergraduate!

quest1on · 26/03/2021 14:41

Don’t concern yourself about the C feedback chopc. It’s hardly a standardised admissions process there. When DS told me his interview score had a decimal point in it, we just laughed.

I read your post about how C gets built up to seem like the “ultimate pinnacle” and it got me thinking... When DS did the entrance exam for his school, there were 1,400 kids for about 140 places. They all sat the same exams in various sittings over one or two days. Then they interviewed the 450 with the highest scores (contextualised). But unlike at C, it wasn’t 30-odd colleges, making up their own questions and doing their own thing in terms of selection formats. It was a standardised interview in which they all had to respond to the same material and the same questions were asked. Even then, they don’t claim it’s an exact science by any means and they know full well that the sheer numbers mean that it’s not far off a lottery.

Also, the palaver of 11 plus in parts of London, in our experience at least, was, in some ways, a case of “when you get what you want but not what you need” if that makes sense? DS had failed to get into this school at the prep age, but was convinced (as was I) it was the perfect school for him. So when he came back and got in 3 years later, it kind of felt like the “ultimate pinnacle” of effort. Well, it was not, to be perfectly honest. The first two years were very rough, socially-speaking. I have to say, it did get much better and I can’t fault the school academically. He has brilliant friends now so all good. But the reason I’m waffling about all this is that you can think something is the perfect school / uni, but then so often, the experience doesn’t live up to the reality. It will mainly depend on the people they meet there and this is totally unpredictable.

Anyway, still nothing from LSE as far as I know...

quest1on · 26/03/2021 14:47

sorry, I meant “the experience doesn’t live up to the idea.”

Also, LSE now saying they will not be releasing offers between 2-12 April, even though their new deadline is the 16th April Confused

goodbyestranger · 26/03/2021 14:48

Postgrad law at Oxford or Cambridge is much more relevant for those going to the Bar rather than to City law firms. For those without law as their undergraduate degree the only possibility would be to do it after the conversion course, and you would almost certainly be looking at a first at undergrad followed by a Distinction in the GDL.

PresentingPercy · 26/03/2021 15:02

Yup! That’s the boyfriend!

PresentingPercy · 26/03/2021 15:03

However he’s not unique and DC on here may well be similar.

LaundryFairy · 26/03/2021 15:48

@LoonvanBoon

Thanks to whoever posted the link to the Study Skills Q&A with Margaret Coombe the other day, btw - just watched and thought it was so good; will definitely be recommending to my two. Wish I'd heard some of those ideas 30 years ago when I was an undergraduate!
That was me - very helpful isn’t it - my DS really appreciated it.

Here is the link again for any who missed it:

SeasonFinale · 26/03/2021 17:39

Durham - Economics and English coming through

jano69 · 26/03/2021 18:15

Catching up on everyone's news.

Well done @chopc on positive C feedback!

@quest1on The LSE wait goes on and on... I like your story about sometimes experiences often not living up to expectations, so very true.

I've just seen that an Oxbridge Aspirants 2022 thread has started today - a poignant moment....

chopc · 26/03/2021 18:39

I am sorry to say I hide all Oxbridge threads as I don't want to be reminded of the emotions

Thanks @jano69

I wonder if no news is good news with this long LSE wait . Have you had much news @SeasonFinale ?

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SeasonFinale · 26/03/2021 18:48

Other than sociology/social anthroplogy I don't LSE have made offers yet.

SeasonFinale · 26/03/2021 18:49

Edinburgh announced today that they were waiting from an announcement from Scottish Funding which came out on 24/3 and their offers will be through by ... end of April!

Meery · 26/03/2021 19:24

Thank you @SeasonFinale for the update on Ed.

chopc · 26/03/2021 20:39

Thanks for that season

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fiveoldteddies · 26/03/2021 21:26

We were hoping to visit in the Easter holidays wherein DC would get an offer, but not likely to know in time...Well could still have a look around

bendmeoverbackwards · 26/03/2021 23:47

When are we allowed to travel to other cities? Are hotels or airbandbs even open?

LoonvanBoon · 26/03/2021 23:59

bend, people will be allowed to stay overnight in self-catering accommodation from April 12th (pretty much the end of the Easter holiday for us).

The 'stay at home' rule ends on Monday, though, and is replaced with guidance to 'stay local' and 'minimize travel'. As far as I can understand this is guidance, not law, and day trips are possible, within reason.

Vargas · 27/03/2021 14:28

I think we'll go have a look at Durham, maybe during May half-term. It's a bit of a slog so we'll try to stay over, if anyone has any recommendations for where to stay or other interesting places nearby to visit I'm all ears!

chopc · 27/03/2021 14:38

I have heard the possibility of a live tour being mentioned somewhere?

I asked DS if he would like to visit and apparently not as it won't influence his decision

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