law at top universities

[qandaseeker]

hi, i want to study law in one of the top universities in UK (oxford, cambridge, imperial college, kings college, LSE, Soas, UCL e.t.c)

im studying my GCSE's (resits). hopefully next year i will do A levels. which subjects (A level) do you think i should do which will help me in the field of business, finance an law. (this is the sector i want to hopefully start my career in)

[factor-fiction]

I suggest you take A levels in whichever subjects you enjoy most, provided they are mainly 'academic'

[sara3]

I was recently told that gaining history is more advantageous than law at this stage, as it involves more planning, opinions and thought processes.

[Ethel]

Law; Government and Politics; Economics; any of the maths; history; a language

Any of these will help you

[know-noknow]

morning sara
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[sara3]

oh no... where is it??

[spudqueen]

I have taken just one of the Universities you have mentioned (Oxford) and had a look at their website.
http://www.ox.ac.uk/admissions/undergraduate_c ourses/courses/law.html
http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/admi ssions.shtml
http://denning.law.ox.ac.uk/undergraduate/admi tfaqs.shtml

You may be able to find more information by examining the website more thoroughly. I also suggest that you do the same for the other Colleges/Universities you want to apply to.

Btw a long time ago I used to work for the University of London, and in those days SOAS stood for School of Oriental and African studies. I'm not sure that they would actually offer a law degree.

[factor-fiction]

Ethel's suggestions are good, particularly history for the reasons given by Sara3 and maths because of teh reasoning involved. I know History is well regarded by law schools. I'm not sure about law though- I've heard some universities prefer it if you haven't done law 'A' level. I think English and Phsycholgy are good too. But I still think you should do those academic subjects you enjoy because you'll do better in those- certainly don't do something you dislike just because the subject might look good on your CV.