Dear all,

I graduated with a 2:2 but I did excellent in Intellectual Property Law (which is the field I want to specialize in). My grades are not impressive due to mental illness, not that I would use it as an excuse. I wonder, would the fact that I ranked top 10 in my entire country's bar exam help me secure a place there at Cambridge or Oxford, if I may kindly ask for your opinions?

Any suggestion or opinion would be much appreciated.

Best regards.

Hi,

Oxbridge places a big emphasis on grades (especially LLB grades) and usually even candidates with firsts end up rejected (the minimum for most courses is a high 2:1, but the majority of applicants are usually first-class degree holders). In addition, professional courses/professional experience are normally not really taken into consideration. I am not sure how they would view mitigating circumstances, but there would be special rules applicable to you; I think it would be worth sending them an email!



Regarding your IP grade, I think it is worth a shot if you'd like to do a course on that specifically (I think Oxford has a PG IP course which I think could be interesting for you). Try to have a look at these and maybe they would be of interest to you, especially because such courses would take your professional qualifications into consideration as well. 

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/pgdip-intellectual-property-law-and-practice?wssl=1

[Edited by miki3999 on Oct 20, 2022]

Hi,

Oxbridge places a big emphasis on grades (especially LLB grades) and usually even candidates with firsts end up rejected (the minimum for most courses is a high 2:1, but the majority of applicants are usually first-class degree holders). In addition, professional courses/professional experience are normally not really taken into consideration. I am not sure how they would view mitigating circumstances, but there would be special rules applicable to you; I think it would be worth sending them an email!



Regarding your IP grade, I think it is worth a shot if you'd like to do a course on that specifically (I think Oxford has a PG IP course which I think could be interesting for you). Try to have a look at these and maybe they would be of interest to you, especially because such courses would take your professional qualifications into consideration as well. 

https://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/graduate/courses/pgdip-intellectual-property-law-and-practice?wssl=1

yes it is a certificate, not an LLM

One simple quesiton ,I am very sure I was 5% of my LLB university fo all cohort  ,but is there any official document from LLB university to prove that ?or how did you prove that?thanks