For the record: Oxford's search is (gladly) not confined to the applicants' LLB grades only. I had a 3rd in my - first - law degree and managed to convince them with other (though unique) credentials. So to future applicants: just give it a try, albeit your grades.
Thanks for posting this, psyfi, because I can see now that I really didn't say what I meant. What I meant was that I had been worried because I have hardly any other credentials (like you have) and all the scholarships etc, and forms from other unis, seem to place a lot of weight on a hefty CV etc. So I was reassured that Oxford did not necessarily require you to be 'well-rounded' or have professional achievements etc. (But obviously they would be impressed by such things). As someone who has spent the past 6 years doing nothing much but uni, that was good to hear.
What I actually said was they only care about grades, and qualified that badly afterwards by saying they'd also look holistically. So basically what I said was wrong (my carelessness was probably induced by my acceptance euphoria) and I apologise.
Congrats to to other offer holders! :)
<blockquote>For the record: Oxford's search is (gladly) not confined to the applicants' LLB grades only. I had a 3rd in my - first - law degree and managed to convince them with other (though unique) credentials. So to future applicants: just give it a try, albeit your grades.</blockquote>
Thanks for posting this, psyfi, because I can see now that I really didn't say what I meant. What I meant was that I had been worried because I have hardly any other credentials (like you have) and all the scholarships etc, and forms from other unis, seem to place a lot of weight on a hefty CV etc. So I was reassured that Oxford did not necessarily require you to be 'well-rounded' or have professional achievements etc. (But obviously they would be impressed by such things). As someone who has spent the past 6 years doing nothing much but uni, that was good to hear.
What I actually said was they only care about grades, and qualified that badly afterwards by saying they'd also look holistically. So basically what I said was wrong (my carelessness was probably induced by my acceptance euphoria) and I apologise.
Congrats to to other offer holders! :)
