Law

Cambridge

Why?

Many well-known figures in politics once studied law at Cambridge such as Lord Chancellor Kenneth Clarke and former Attorney General Peter Goldsmith. The undergraduate law course at Cambridge is constructed to provide a liberal education supporting a wide array of views, as well as give a thorough grounding in the principles of law viewed from an academic.  The law BA also encourages students to think beyond the black letters of rules by exploring the history of the law and considering how it might apply in a broad range of situations.

Course

Your weekly timetable will consist of around 10-12 hours of lectures per week. For each of the three years in your degree, you will study five subjects of law, each of which you will have a fortnightly supervision for at your college. Every subject is assessed by a written paper at the end of the year. Two exceptions are Legal Skills and Methodology in first year, which is essay based, and you will also have the opportunity to, instead of the written exam, write a dissertation for one of your subjects in third year.

Applying

Law at Cambridge requires A*AA at A-level or 40-42 IB. There are no specific subjects required by any college. If you make it to the interview stage of application, you will be expected to take a written assessment which will test your ability to analyse information and construct arguments.

Part of the application process involves taking the Cambridge Law Test (CLT), in which you will have one hour to answer an essay based question. This test does not require you to have any previous knowledge of the law and how it works; the CLT is designed to test your general skills of comprehension and interpretation.  Some colleges may require you to submit one or two school essays as an example of your written work prior to your interview.

Statistics 

2017 - Applications: 1161, Offers: 275, Acceptance Rate: 19%

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