I understand the anger and disappointment but its important to understand that aside from the marks its highly subjective, it is very difficult for us to understand the decisions without having the full application before us to compare and even then we can't be sure. 

If this is how you reason, then not only am I not surprised you didn’t get into Oxford. I’m surprised you went to any law school at all

Coming from someone who apparently doesn’t reason at all, I see your comment as a compliment.

*Cough* only one of us couldn’t get into Oxford mate. Stay well :)

Rejected, so Cambridge it is.

The button theory seems to have held true this year but in reverse - Tuesday/Wednesday rejections, Thursday/Friday acceptances.

Best wishes to you all, whether successful or otherwise! 

I perfectly get your point.

And they can do that. It’s their Uni, they decide.

But they just shouldn’t claim to have an admissions sustém based on academic merit if that’s how admissions unfold. If you’re gonna cut some slack for applicants because they didn’t go into top law schools, that’s alright, just not meritocratic.

What bothers me is the lying. The falsehood about the selection criteria. The lack of intellectual honesty on their website and the whole pretending to be serious and decent act they play.

I suggest that your view of 'merit' is rather narrow if you define 'merit' as 'going to a top law school'.

I go to Cambridge. I've met Cambridge (and Oxford) students who wouldn't be able to reason their way out of a paper bag even if their life depended on it. Likewise, I've met and interacted with many students from many other universities around the world — some of which I daresay are quite a bit less 'prestigious', if you will — who are amazingly competent and would absolutely put me to shame.

Going to a 'top university' isn't everything, and viewing someone's application more favourably on the basis that they went to a top university (or vice versa, as you propose) sure as hell isn't meritocratic either.

Rejected, so Cambridge it is.

The button theory seems to have held true this year but in reverse - Tuesday/Wednesday rejections, Thursday/Friday acceptances.

Best wishes to you all, whether successful or otherwise! 

Yep, would have been 15.08 UK time. Australian applicant, so I was sleeping.

Rejected, so Cambridge it is.

The button theory seems to have held true this year but in reverse - Tuesday/Wednesday rejections, Thursday/Friday acceptances.

Best wishes to you all, whether successful or otherwise! 

im sorry to hear this. I’m assuming you got the email earlier in the day?

Mate, even if we take your purported case at its very highest, your responses and (lack of) reasoning to people here very strongly suggests that the weakest link of your application is your written work...

Have you read that person's submitted writing sample?

I perfectly get your point.

And they can do that. It’s their Uni, they decide.

But they just shouldn’t claim to have an admissions sustém based on academic merit if that’s how admissions unfold. If you’re gonna cut some slack for applicants because they didn’t go into top law schools, that’s alright, just not meritocratic.

What bothers me is the lying. The falsehood about the selection criteria. The lack of intellectual honesty on their website and the whole pretending to be serious and decent act they play.

I suggest that your view of 'merit' is rather narrow if you define 'merit' as 'going to a top law school'.

I go to Cambridge. I've met Cambridge (and Oxford) students who wouldn't be able to reason their way out of a paper bag even if their life depended on it. Likewise, I've met and interacted with many students from many other universities around the world — some of which I daresay are quite a bit less 'prestigious', if you will — who are amazingly competent and would absolutely put me to shame.

Going to a 'top university' isn't everything, and viewing someone's application more favourably on the basis that they went to a top university (or vice versa, as you propose) sure as hell isn't meritocratic either.

Listen, I don’t wanna go into detail here, but of course it’s not just the law school. There is class rank, recommendations, extracurriculars, and many other factors that I know that all point to same conclusion, and even reinforce it.

Congratulations to everyone with offers and to everyone who applied!!! Particularly to those from ex-poly universities like myself, it's an amazing achievement. 

My 'magic button' disappeared Wednesday morning and I still haven't heard anything, so I presume a rejection is coming my way.  

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Hi Bandicoot, fellow Australian here, do you happen to know when your button disappeared? Thanks! 

Yep, would have been 15.08 UK time. Australian applicant, so I was sleeping.

Rejected, so Cambridge it is.

The button theory seems to have held true this year but in reverse - Tuesday/Wednesday rejections, Thursday/Friday acceptances.

Best wishes to you all, whether successful or otherwise! 

im sorry to hear this. I’m assuming you got the email earlier in the day?

Tuesday.

Hi Bandicoot, fellow Australian here, do you happen to know when your button disappeared? Thanks! 

Yep, would have been 15.08 UK time. Australian applicant, so I was sleeping.

im sorry to hear this. I’m assuming you got the email earlier in the day?

I must say that the thing that most disappoints me about this process is the fact that, after extending offers to the “chosen ones,” Admissions sent out a few rejections and then has let the rest of us “dangle.”  As an attorney here in the United States who has been a trial lawyer for over fifteen years, and a member of three Bars, including California (which, with New York and Florida are the three hardest bars to pass in the US) my dignity has been offended.  And, yes, Phi Beta Kappa at Yale.  I wanted to take the BCL in order to make a transition to being a barrister in the UK.  I rather feel that I’ve earned my stripes and it bugs me that I am being “dissed.”  Not a way to treat people, imo.

I must say that the thing that most disappoints me about this process is the fact that, after extending offers to the “chosen ones,” Admissions sent out a few rejections and then has let the rest of us “dangle.”  As an attorney here in the United States who has been a trial lawyer for over fifteen years, and a member of three Bars, including California (which, with New York and Florida are the three hardest bars to pass in the US) my dignity has been offended.  And, yes, Phi Beta Kappa at Yale.  I wanted to take the BCL in order to make a transition to being a barrister in the UK.  I rather feel that I’ve earned my stripes and it bugs me that I am being “dissed.”  Not a way to treat people, imo.

Our law is directly descended from English law.  So, no.

Hi everyone, congrats to everyone who already received their offers and commiserations to all those who have been rejected. I am an MJur applicant still waiting for a decision as well. Is it reasonable to assume this means waitlist as none of these seem to have been reported? Or do you think it will be offers/rejections as well?

Best wishes to everyone 

Hi everyone, congrats to everyone who already received their offers and commiserations to all those who have been rejected. I am an MJur applicant still waiting for a decision as well. Is it reasonable to assume this means waitlist as none of these seem to have been reported? Or do you think it will be offers/rejections as well?

Best wishes to everyone 

So this question might be a bit out of place for this thread but I don’t know anyone with any experience in this and am hoping someone might know here. Is Ernst & Young a good company for experience and will working here benefit me in any way for any future second chance applications? I am sorry if this is not an appropriate question for this place

Any news today?

Any predictions for today?

Any predictions for today?

Any predictions for today?

It's awfully quiet today; not sure if Sunday has stalled the progress