Does anyone know if its okay to send Letters of Recommendation by post ... although submitting the rest of the aplpication online?

It really is.

Sending the letter of reference by post is ideal as it would contain the actual signature of your referee. That would be the best evidence of your reference letter. All other application materials may be submitted online.

The procedure elaborated by OJ will be good for all colleges except the UCL.
If u submit an online application at UCL, the references have to be submitted online too (not scanned copies) but by the referees.
If u want to send written/printed references, u may submit a hard copy of the form by normal post.
I had the same issue and was advice accordingly by the UCL through e-mail.
I hope this helps.

Thanks for the added info.

U R always welcome!!

As discussed on the Oxbridge thread, British universities generally make earlier decisions on offers of admission than their American counterparts. As a rule, they tend to base their decision on your degree qualification or class of honours: for Oxbridge, LSE, UCL and King's, that roughly translates into a minimum of 2:1 (upper second class honours). In other words, they are more academically-oriented and decide based on law school performance. If and when you are offered admission into these institutions, you will notice that a number of admitted students graduated with either a first class or upper second class honours law degree.

American universities, on the other hand, tend to look at other qualitative factors such as quality of professional/academic experience or membership in the law review, among others.

I have finally couriered my application form to UCL and LSE today, I am definitely very late in the day as most of the people i guess had already submitted their application quite early.....makes me very nervous now! I need to just keep my fingers crossed now..:)

The procedure elaborated by OJ will be good for all colleges except the UCL.
If u submit an online application at UCL, the references have to be submitted online too (not scanned copies) but by the referees.
If u want to send written/printed references, u may submit a hard copy of the form by normal post.
I had the same issue and was advice accordingly by the UCL through e-mail.
I hope this helps.

Hey,

I'm current at UCL studying for my LLM in Public International Law.

So far it has been a blast, the lecturers are friendly, helpful and always engage in lively debate during lectures.

Of course being based in Central London is an added bonus, as there is always something fun to do. Meeting new people has also been great, I swear the UCL LLM is international, I've met people from all over the globe. There is also the chance to mix with other University of London LLM students via social events, and other interesting side activities.

As far as admissions go I say its nothing you can predict. I graduated from a UK University which ranked in the lower half of the league tables. I achieved a 2.1(Hons) Overall, with my best grades coming in my last year, by no means was I an example of a consistent student.

I applied to UCL, and to be fair I know of far more academically consistent people than myself who were rejected. UCL has a total LLM intake of 350 Students per year, and I heard their were over 800 applicants.

What I think got me in was first off, I met the grade requirements. But what was most important was my work experience. For example i'm studying the Public Int. Law LLM.

After graduating from my LLB, I worked for one year as an intern in West Africa in the Human Rights Field.

Now when it came to writing my personal statement I relied heavily on this, as well as ensuring my references were impeccable.

That its so great! i applied for for Public Int. Law LLM. They told I should i receive a letter within next week or so with a decision. Lets see what happens.

PUCCA you know what to do as soon as you receive (I am sure) Admission from UCL? :) Inform us immediately.

wow I was delighted with previous post. So if admissions office chooses ppl according to work experience and grades, I have good grades and about 5 years work experience. I hope I receive admission and if yes then goodbye Nottingham and Leiden lol

wow I was delighted with previous post. So if admissions office chooses ppl according to work experience and grades, I have good grades and about 5 years work experience. I hope I receive admission and if yes then goodbye Nottingham and Leiden lol

Wat has been the experience of ppl who have submitted paper application to UCL? Does the college communicates the receipt of the same by an email confirmation or there is complete silence by UCL till the result is delared?

I had submitted mine on January 14th and I havent received any acknowledgment from them.......am very clueless at this point!

Same here.. I had submitted my online application on 3ed of Jan... So far, no confirmation..

Wat has been the experience of ppl who have submitted paper application to UCL? Does the college communicates the receipt of the same by an email confirmation or there is complete silence by UCL till the result is delared?

The issue of whether i will get a offer early (approx mid of March) is ,in my case, a most crucial thing.i have no option except to accept the offers from US law schools.
If it is made in June than it will be certainly late.. lets pray for an early offer..

Hi everybody! I wish you all good luck!
I received an admission offer from UCL about ten days ago...
I believe I submitted my application on late November.
Once again, good luck

Hey is there anybody there who applied to UCL in December and already received a decision- acceptance or rejection.
I applied in mid December. So Im getting a bit anxious now as to what are my chances.

hey, i hv got a conditional offer from UCL. i hav also got an offer from KCL. my subjct is international commercial law.m confused regarding the college i should go for.. can ny1 temme which one's better 4 dis course?