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Harvard/Columbia Law vs Cambridge/Oxford Law |
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11/05/2002 |
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lovesaikido, thanks for your advice, very helpful
you seem to know much about the programs at these two schools, maybe I ask how? why?
obviously I'm thinking too far ahead here, but i was wondering how assessment will be done for LLM schools in the US.
I noticed that exams are not like US schools, at the end of every term but actually at the end of the entire degree (talk about stress!) If there are no grades, how could i apply for a LLM, if i wished to go direct after the Law BA?
do references from professors take a bigger role? |
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First, you're welcome.
Second, there are actually a few reasons why I know a little about these programs. I have had several friends do BCLs as their Rhoades Scholarship (they earned their LL.B.s in Australia as their undergrad degree). I have also had several friends do their undergrad degrees in England; one read law at Oxford (you don't study at Oxford, you read...). Finally, I am interested in persuing a BCL or an LL.M. after working a few years post-JD--as I am a big dork, I have looked up their websites several times in the past.
As for LL.M. assessment, there are exams after every term for the BA (jurisprudence) at Oxford. While you must undergo final examinations, these allow for a certain level of assessment. Additionally, you are correct that professors take a bigger role, to the extent that they may predict final outcomes of your results.
It is quite common for top-notch students to proceed directly to american LL.M programs from England, so that is definitely a prime option for you.
In anycase, I think it's a great opportunity. YOu would happen to have EU nationality, would you? if so, the education costs plummet. Either way, it's still much cheaper than a JD. Between tuition and application fees, law schools make a killing. Speaking of making a killing, the LSDAS has quite a racket going. Anyway, I digress. I hope that helped a bit. If you have any other questions, I'll be more than happy to help.
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