Hi everyone!

I' m actually going to apply to Oxford and Cambridge but they were very vague about their entrance requirements. I come from France and am actually studying this year on an exchange program in Sweden.
Does anyone know what are the french entrance requirements or anything to do with the number of applicants...

I hope this is not too late. Oxford and Cambridge usually require a First Class Pass as their minimum entry requirements. I think that equates to bien or tres bien in France (please correct me if I am wrong).

The Cambridge LLM requires (from its English applicants) a first class degree from a good university or an average points score of 67% so their entrance requirements for non-English students will be similar I guess.

Hope this helps

I hope this is not too late. Oxford and Cambridge usually require a First Class Pass as their minimum entry requirements. I think that equates to bien or tres bien in France (please correct me if I am wrong).

In the UK, about 10% of students get a First Class degree. The vast majority of students fall into the second class category, divided approximately equal between upper and lower second.

From my law school, I think about 70-80% of students were in the second class category, with roughly 40-50% of all students getting a 2:1.

Hi, does anyone know whether having obtained a Ph.D (and having been awarded a full grant for it, following a competition) would be of any help to be admitted at Oxbridge?
I am a Ph.D candidate in Italy, and am currently working on several publications as part of my research programme. I am also a training to qualify for the bar exam in my country.
I am considering doing an LL.M/M.Jur at Oxbridge after completing the Ph.D, in case I am unable to find any suitable job (as a lawyer or in academia).
The fact is that my GPA as an undergraduate was rather good, yet it could have been better -could the Ph.D+publications make up for it?

Thanks

Stefano: I sent you a P.M.

Oxford:
"So far as formal academic qualifications are concerned, we are looking for a first class (or equivalent) undergraduate law degree"

http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/postgraduate/admitfaqs.shtml

Cambridge:

"at least a 2i honours degree from a UK university" (presumably "2i" is a 2:1)
http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/applying/entry.html


Undergraduate classifications of this nature are, to the best of my knowledge only available to students who successfully complete their Honours year (3 to 4 years of undergraduate study). This year's classification is usually calculated using some or all of the following, and not an average, but taking in to account varying weightings for each component:

1) Continual Assessment - that is, including a percentage of previous years' performance in your final score
2) Final assessments by exams
3) Final assessments by essay
4) Final year aggregate course/module score to include small assessments
5) Dissertation - a piece of independent research

Once you've taken the various weightings of each component in to account, and you end up with 70% or over, you're likely on par with a "1st" also known as "First Class Honours" and broadly equivalent to "Excellent".

With the same calculation, you have 60% to 69% you have a "2:1" also known as "Second Class, Upper Division" and broadly equivalent to "Very Good".

Between 50% to 59% is A "2:2" also known as a "Second Class, Lower Division" and broadly equivalent to "Good".

Hopefully this helps you to measure your current academic achievements against the entrance requirements of both Oxford and Cambridge? At least, it may give you enough to know if you're close enough to make the effort of applying.

Good luck!

Colin
http://www.law.ed.ac.uk/distancelearning/
LL.M (Distance Learning)
The University of Edinburgh