We'd just be wasting their time. The decisions will be made eventually. Better to keep our mind off it.

We'd just be wasting their time. The decisions will be made eventually. Better to keep our mind off it.

Definitely. It is just that my nerves are shot ;-)

[Edited by entangledmusings on Feb 16, 2017]

We'd just be wasting their time. The decisions will be made eventually. Better to keep our mind off it.

Definitely. It is just that my nerves are shot ;-)

Yeah we should probably just sit tight for another week. Sending loads of positive and happy thoughts to everyone! :)

Just a tiny question: what does it mean if you're being considered by the DC? Does that mean you've met the minimum requirements?

and BOGS!!!

Just kidding. But your heart did jump slightly.

On the bright side we're closer than we were two months ago.

I wonder if they start notifying the people who have been offered admission towards the end of February and wait until they have heard back from them to commence sending out the rejections in March? I'm getting antsy over the wait.

I wonder if they start notifying the people who have been offered admission towards the end of February and wait until they have heard back from them to commence sending out the rejections in March? I'm getting antsy over the wait.

[Edited by Vari57 on Feb 17, 2017]

I just checked previous threads from last year, and, it appears that a few people got BoGS'd that last week of February and people started getting rejected on the morning of March 1st. The people who were still anxiously awaiting a change in their DC status after March 1st got BoGS'd. Sigh...

any updates???

If you want to know how competitive the LLM is, you just have to look at the Grad Admissions statistics.

In 2015/2016 alone, the LLM/MCL attracted 1,114 applications. 375 offers were made. At the end of it, 176 students confirmed attendance. 155 of those were for the LLM and 21 for the MCL.

So it seems that we all have good chances

So it seems that we all have good chances

So it seems that we all have good chances

Do we? (I apologise if I'm being overly pessimistic here!)

So it seems that we all have good chances

Do we? (I apologise if I'm being overly pessimistic here!)

Dunno but 1 in 3 is much better than my LLB was. That was roughly 1 in 6 or 7 (for offers, assuming 2 are made per 1 place).

[Edited by Vari57 on Feb 20, 2017]

Do we? (I apologise if I'm being overly pessimistic here!)

Dunno but 1 in 3 is much better than my LLB was. That was roughly 1 in 6 or 7 (for offers, assuming 2 are made per 1 place).

Not to dampen the mood but there are still more people without offers than there are those with offers, however.

735 people didn't receive an offer last year, 375 did.

So the odds might be decent but we still need to keep it in perspective imho.

And since the basic requirement to apply for the course is a first-class undergraduate degree...well, that narrows the pool of potential applicants from the offing.

Vari57: yeah, we need to be realistic. But the chances are relatively good even though I am sure the competition is stiff.

entangled: I don't think it is. I, for example, am applying in my final year (LLB). There are bound to be differences between the relevant grades I have and others in my position have. Some might be further along towads a first than others (UCL, for example, requires us to have 4 firsts in Second and Third Years and an overall average above 67; First Year does not count at all). If you have 1 first and three decent 2.2s you might well apply with a projected first. But you are obviously less likely to get a first than someone who has all 4 firsts and just needs not to screw it all up in Final Year. Plus you have all the people who apply after working for a time who have experience and other things to weigh against a 2.2 degree.

But generally we should not get our hopes up :-). The most important thing will be how high your first is and where you got it.

Vari57: yeah, we need to be realistic. But the chances are relatively good even though I am sure the competition is stiff.

entangled: I don't think it is. I, for example, am applying in my final year (LLB). There are bound to be differences between the relevant grades I have and others in my position have. Some might be further along towads a first than others (UCL, for example, requires us to have 4 firsts in Second and Third Years and an overall average above 67; First Year does not count at all). If you have 1 first and three decent 2.2s you might well apply with a projected first. But you are obviously less likely to get a first than someone who has all 4 firsts and just needs not to screw it all up in Final Year. Plus you have all the people who apply after working for a time who have experience and other things to weigh against a 2.2 degree.

But generally we should not get our hopes up :-). The most important thing will be how high your first is and where you got it.

By the way, I knew quite a number of LLMs at Cambridge during my year who actually had 2.1 and not 1st and were still admitted, over those with a 1st.

Having a 1st does not guarantee you admission. Your application is assessed as a whole. Some LLMs are definately going to be people with impressive credentials outside academics and no university is going to turn down an impressive CV because you did not get a 1st at undergraduate.

So yes, those with 2.1 applied and yes, some of them will be admitted.

Thanks for the info LegalLife, that's reassuring to know that they look at your application as a whole.

In this regard, do you know if it goes the same way with the language score requirement ? I mean can they possibly accept someone who only get a 108 TOEFL score an not the required 110 or do you think that an application which does not meet the language requirement will be automatically rejected ?

Thanks for the info LegalLife, that's reassuring to know that they look at your application as a whole.

In this regard, do you know if it goes the same way with the language score requirement ? I mean can they possibly accept someone who only get a 108 TOEFL score an not the required 110 or do you think that an application which does not meet the language requirement will be automatically rejected ?

You are required to pass your English language test, if it is a condition of your admission. This requirement extends all the way to Home Office which requires universities to ensure that their students have sufficient English knowledge.

However, how that requirement is applied and waived is really at the discretion of the university. You may be required to be assessed by the Language Center or attend pre-session classes. The ones who are strict with the English language requirement are the scholarships especially the Trusts. I know someone from my year at Cambridge whose scholarship was withdrawn because he failed his English test (he did not get the required marks that the Trust wanted) so he had to self fund his education.