Really quick: is it too late realistically to apply for the LLM? I was contemplating LSE, Edinburgh, Manchester and UCL for various reasons. I got a high 2.1 in Law from Bristol last year. Might it be a much better bet to defer my application until the following year; and get in first thing in the next round to give myself more of a chance?? Thankyou for any comments!

Yes, If I were you, I would apply applied for 2010. Work on your applications in the meantime, it can be quite exhausting. Also, you can apply to a lot of other colleges as well next year.

It dependes on what are you looking for. For instance you are still in time to apply for the Master in International Dispute Settlement offered by Geneva University.

Telephone the admissions office and ask them. Many universities don't have a firm deadline or their deadline may just be a way of getting people to submit their applications rather than dawdle so the uni can sort out numbers for the following year.

i.e. they may be willing to consider a strong candidate after the deadline has passed.

think u are still in time actually.considering that few schools are still travelling half the world giving out offers to prosective students. all u have to do is get ur documents ready within few weeks scan and send by e-mail.
good luck!

Hi thanks for your advice.. in case it may help anyone else. I applied in April/May to UCL MAnc and Edinburgh and was accepted to all three.. however this has made me slightly concerned that it's rather easy to get accepted to do an LLM.

and whether it will improve my career prospects.

Also from a lot of the articles and posts; I get the sense LLMs are more geared to international students keen to get experience working in a foreign country/English-speaking country.

Do you have any thoughts?

Your subject matter in the LLM determines how helpful they are. Example, in the USA, an LLM is really not that much of an advantage unless it is in a specialised area such as tax, estate planning, IT/IP, Medical law, etc. That being said, an LLM is what it is, it is advanced knowledge in an area of law in which you are interested. Don't rely on the degree alone to get you a job. But if it is in a field that requires advanced knowledge in order to get ahead, it is the way to go. Additionally, many native English-speakers take LLMS, myself included, because they may not have had sufficient offerings in certain fields at the school where they earned their first degree (ie: US schools typically only have basic courses on European or International law, as would be expected) or because they want to bridge into a PhD to pursue an academic career. So, you see, there are may reasons for studying at the LLM level.
And also, even though you were accepted to all three of your choices, just as many people were turned away so congratulations but don't think it was that simple. If you had high grades and fit the criteria then that got you in...not just the fact you sent in your forms.
Good luck with your decision!