What if i don't get the UAI 4 law? (4 Viewers)

[eling]

Hi pplz,
I'm aspiring to do law but it's very competitive. The cutoff in UNSW was 99.3 and Sydney Uni was 99.6. So if i can get a UAI of early 90s what other options do i hav to do law beside transferring? What are the sort of requirements are needed for special admission?

And also are there other alternative UNIz with a lower UAI cutoff?
I'd b soo grateful if any of u guys hav infomation. And also if u are a law student, how many hours did u study in year 11 and 12?

 

[Xayma]

The canberra universities (UC and ANU) offer law courses in the low 90's however, employment prospects arent as good. So if you want to do law the option is still there but you will have to work harder to get that first job.

 

[flyin']

You can move to the country and get about a 5 point boost.
You can try Macquarie, ANU, Wollongong, etc. - they should need only about mid-90s.
You can try gettin' some disadvantage claim or something.

 

[Xayma]

Or you could go to University of Canberra and you can get into some combined courses with a UAI <91

 

[abdooooo!!!]

or you can try harder and get that uai of 99.95+ and get a scholarship at usyd for law.

 

[santaslayer]

nahh.....u can do law through the legal admissions centre thingy...u do the same law subjects as any uni student but ur just not at uni.....afta completion of the course u get to qualify as a full legal practicioner. but i dont think HECZ feez apply

 

[eling]

Maquarie and Wollongong sounds go-able.. where can i find their cutoff for this year?

 

[evilc]

newcastle had a cut off of 93.10 for 2003, and it probably won't go up too drastically....so that could be an option

 

[Xayma]

Originally posted by abdooooo!!!
or you can try harder and get that uai of 99.95+ and get a scholarship at usyd for law.

Or you could just pick a different uni, saves getting in the top 60 people of the state.

 

[santaslayer]

wollongong was 91 and uws ranges from 90.00 to 90.20

 

[ameh]

transfer within unsw =)

 

[eling]

LOL Amy, but wouldnt i need all these really good grades and if i cant get it within the 1st yr, i cant do combined law. Btw how does graduate law work?

 

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Originally posted by amoz_lilo
transfer within unsw =)

hmm..for unsw..the transfer policy is slightly different i think..ask MinAi...

 

[ameh]

yah distinction average combined with ur uai...

 

[:: ck ::]

or u can raise more money and go in full fee

 

[Xayma]

Oh yeah Ill start door knocking for $20 000 a year.

 

[abdooooo!!!]

Originally posted by Xayma
Or you could just pick a different uni, saves getting in the top 60 people of the state.

think about it... you get to not pay the hex fee for 5 years. thats like $30,000. its worth it if you really want to do law and because if you are cheap. 30k is a years work... so its like getting paid for fulltime studying.

but law sucks anyway... i heard 99% of the graduates don't actually do law for their career or gets paid less than 40k a year.

 

[Xayma]

Law is only really profitable if you own your own practice so...

 

[dezzy]

its hard work too...

but im up 4 the challenge

 

[abdooooo!!!]

some people just don't consider the facts... any job can be profitable if you're really good at it. its all about choosing the one that you'll most likely do well in not because it sounds prestigeous to be one, and also by considering how hard it is to make it to the actual career.

the thing with law is that 90% of graduates don't actually end up doing law because they are not good enough... and the people thats left, 90% don't actually get paid anymore than the average uni graduate.

while medicine is a different story... everyone who graduates becomes doctors and gets paid above average... and if you continue with your education to specialise or own your own practiCe... you easily own more than 150k a year. and if you're surgeon... hahaha... half a million plus a year.