Hello all,
I am curious as to the selectivity of Oxford's Law & Finance program, and I was wondering about my chances for admissions. To give you some idea of what my application would look like:
I am currently pursuing a JD at a US top-10 law school and will be working this summer at a white shoe firm in NYC. I have 1 year of work experience prior to coming to law school, and would be hoping to do the MSc as part of a dual degree with my law school (since our school allows us to design ad hoc programs if we are able to gain admissions). I have about a 3.5 degree in English/History from my undergraduate school in the states, and am hoping to be on track to graduate cum laude from my law school.
If anybody has any idea whether I would be remotely competitive/out of my league/a possible contender, please let me know. I understand that the program is fairly new and it is difficult to ascertain whether I may be competitive, but do you think I have a shot? As an aside, I'm also taking a course through my law school with a member of the Oxford law faculty (as he is an adjunct professor at my school), and would possibly be looking to use him as a letter of recommendation.
Thank you very much for your answers!
Another US to UK - Oxford MSc Law & Finance
Posted Oct 14, 2010 22:31
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Hello all,
I am curious as to the selectivity of Oxford's Law & Finance program, and I was wondering about my chances for admissions. To give you some idea of what my application would look like:
I am currently pursuing a JD at a US top-10 law school and will be working this summer at a white shoe firm in NYC. I have 1 year of work experience prior to coming to law school, and would be hoping to do the MSc as part of a dual degree with my law school (since our school allows us to design ad hoc programs if we are able to gain admissions). I have about a 3.5 degree in English/History from my undergraduate school in the states, and am hoping to be on track to graduate cum laude from my law school.
If anybody has any idea whether I would be remotely competitive/out of my league/a possible contender, please let me know. I understand that the program is fairly new and it is difficult to ascertain whether I may be competitive, but do you think I have a shot? As an aside, I'm also taking a course through my law school with a member of the Oxford law faculty (as he is an adjunct professor at my school), and would possibly be looking to use him as a letter of recommendation.
Thank you very much for your answers!
I am curious as to the selectivity of Oxford's Law & Finance program, and I was wondering about my chances for admissions. To give you some idea of what my application would look like:
I am currently pursuing a JD at a US top-10 law school and will be working this summer at a white shoe firm in NYC. I have 1 year of work experience prior to coming to law school, and would be hoping to do the MSc as part of a dual degree with my law school (since our school allows us to design ad hoc programs if we are able to gain admissions). I have about a 3.5 degree in English/History from my undergraduate school in the states, and am hoping to be on track to graduate cum laude from my law school.
If anybody has any idea whether I would be remotely competitive/out of my league/a possible contender, please let me know. I understand that the program is fairly new and it is difficult to ascertain whether I may be competitive, but do you think I have a shot? As an aside, I'm also taking a course through my law school with a member of the Oxford law faculty (as he is an adjunct professor at my school), and would possibly be looking to use him as a letter of recommendation.
Thank you very much for your answers!
Posted Oct 19, 2010 22:45
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Shameless bump. Does anybody have any idea whether I might have a worthwhile shot at this program?
Shameless bump. Does anybody have any idea whether I might have a worthwhile shot at this program?
Posted Oct 20, 2010 02:38
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Worthwhile shot, of course. I assume you'd be admitted, frankly, as your credentials and contacts sound outstanding. The question that remains is, why do it?
Worthwhile shot, of course. I assume you'd be admitted, frankly, as your credentials and contacts sound outstanding. The question that remains is, why do it?
Posted Oct 20, 2010 05:03
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The combination of quant finance training and BCL law courses seems like a pretty cool - and unique - combination to me. Not sure that question really 'remains' anywhere...
Paddy
The combination of quant finance training and BCL law courses seems like a pretty cool - and unique - combination to me. Not sure that question really 'remains' anywhere...
Paddy
Paddy
Posted Oct 20, 2010 05:22
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Worthwhile shot, of course. I assume you'd be admitted, frankly, as your credentials and contacts sound outstanding. The question that remains is, why do it?
Thank you both for the response. The motivation stems from wanting to have a more intimate knowledge of corporate finance than I might coming straight from law school. While I considered the JD/MBA route, there's a (perhaps not so inaccurate) perception that individuals pursuing both degrees are a flight risk to law firms. This degree might not have that stigma, and I was hoping that it would accelerate my familiarity with the transactional areas I'm interested in more quickly than doing an extra year of due diligence at a firm might.
That said, I'm rather unfamiliar with the program - although I'll have some basic courses in corporate law through my JD, do you think this program will be unnecessarily repetitive? From the description it all sounds incredibly interesting, but I'm not sure if this is the type of degree one would hope to obtain pre-law school versus what might be useful as a dual degree with my JD.
Thank you again for your responses - it's much appreciated.
<blockquote>Worthwhile shot, of course. I assume you'd be admitted, frankly, as your credentials and contacts sound outstanding. The question that remains is, why do it?</blockquote>
Thank you both for the response. The motivation stems from wanting to have a more intimate knowledge of corporate finance than I might coming straight from law school. While I considered the JD/MBA route, there's a (perhaps not so inaccurate) perception that individuals pursuing both degrees are a flight risk to law firms. This degree might not have that stigma, and I was hoping that it would accelerate my familiarity with the transactional areas I'm interested in more quickly than doing an extra year of due diligence at a firm might.
That said, I'm rather unfamiliar with the program - although I'll have some basic courses in corporate law through my JD, do you think this program will be unnecessarily repetitive? From the description it all sounds incredibly interesting, but I'm not sure if this is the type of degree one would hope to obtain pre-law school versus what might be useful as a dual degree with my JD.
Thank you again for your responses - it's much appreciated.
Thank you both for the response. The motivation stems from wanting to have a more intimate knowledge of corporate finance than I might coming straight from law school. While I considered the JD/MBA route, there's a (perhaps not so inaccurate) perception that individuals pursuing both degrees are a flight risk to law firms. This degree might not have that stigma, and I was hoping that it would accelerate my familiarity with the transactional areas I'm interested in more quickly than doing an extra year of due diligence at a firm might.
That said, I'm rather unfamiliar with the program - although I'll have some basic courses in corporate law through my JD, do you think this program will be unnecessarily repetitive? From the description it all sounds incredibly interesting, but I'm not sure if this is the type of degree one would hope to obtain pre-law school versus what might be useful as a dual degree with my JD.
Thank you again for your responses - it's much appreciated.
Posted Oct 21, 2010 02:42
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Hi flightum,
I went to Oxford and am familiar with most of the law courses and instructors that are part of the MLF programme. None of the mandatory courses will look anything like what you took in law school - they're focused on finance, economics and/or transactional theory/practice. Also, in terms of the electives, it seems to me that there is enough of a selection to avoid significant repetition. Lastly, don't under-estimate how different Oxford's approach to substantive law/teaching/learning is from other (particularly U.S.) schools. These differences in themselves can open you up to whole new perspectives on the law.
Best of luck,
Paddy
Hi flightum,
I went to Oxford and am familiar with most of the law courses and instructors that are part of the MLF programme. None of the mandatory courses will look anything like what you took in law school - they're focused on finance, economics and/or transactional theory/practice. Also, in terms of the electives, it seems to me that there is enough of a selection to avoid significant repetition. Lastly, don't under-estimate how different Oxford's approach to substantive law/teaching/learning is from other (particularly U.S.) schools. These differences in themselves can open you up to whole new perspectives on the law.
Best of luck,
Paddy
I went to Oxford and am familiar with most of the law courses and instructors that are part of the MLF programme. None of the mandatory courses will look anything like what you took in law school - they're focused on finance, economics and/or transactional theory/practice. Also, in terms of the electives, it seems to me that there is enough of a selection to avoid significant repetition. Lastly, don't under-estimate how different Oxford's approach to substantive law/teaching/learning is from other (particularly U.S.) schools. These differences in themselves can open you up to whole new perspectives on the law.
Best of luck,
Paddy
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