If you don't make the cutoff for law, what are you going to do? (1 Viewer)

[bustinjustin]

By 'Law', I mean Combined Law at Sydney Uni &/or UNSW (a Grad student from Sydney Uni told me that Law sucks everywhere except at ANU, Sydney and UNSW)
For those who are aiming for this, what are you back up plans if you don't get a 99+ uai?
Is it best to do Law elsewhere (ANU Law is just as good if not better and often has a lower cutoff around the mid 90's, and UTS is just around the corner)?
Or would you rather do another course at Sydney/UNSW and hope to transfer or do grad law?

Not meaning to sound arrogant but I've always thought I was going to make the cutoffs for Law. Recently however I have this feeling that I'll just miss out by the slightests of margins (it's just a pessimistic hunch as opposed to a learned judgement).

 

[line_backer]

u must be the goodest student at your school

 

[hello99999]

Not meaning to sound arrogant

oh, but you do

 

[Eagles]

Do the combine subject.

e.g. If you're aiming for arts/law. Do arts, and then transfer in 2nd yr... that way you don't do unnecessary subjects.

but then again, if you fail to transfer.. You're stuck with an arts degree lmao!

 

[azn_spirit]

If you don't make it, you should seriously consider UTS Law, I think its really underrated, the law faculty is in the Haymarket Campus, so it looks alot better than the rest of UTS, better classrooms, better facilties + UTS have quite a few good lecturers some of which im really enjoying.

Probably the only reason I chose UTS law over UNSW is the fact I wanted to do Medical Science, which is good for somebody like me, but still UTS is a pretty good place to do law, they also offer Practical Legal Training which isn't offered by UNSW nor USYD and all law students are required to do it if they want to practice as a lawyer, so the UNSW and USYD guys have to do it externally, which costs time and money.

Also, no Law does not suck at places other than UNSW, USYD and ANU, they just don't recieve as much prestige and preference as those unis, they still offer quality teaching and still prep you with as much law knowledge when you graduate as all the other unis.

 

[melsc]

I am most prob gonna do it @ western syd...or transfer

 

[llamasohee]

do it at a different uni then transfer or stay

 

[boasboy]

justin u'll make it ... ! u'll get 99+ uai for sure

btw this is nathan ~

and.. ditto to what llamasohee said XD

 

[julz1245]

Well I'm going to UTS (hopefully), because its the only uni which offers International Studies (dream course: Law/Int Studies combined). As for law at Sydney uni, I was talking to my cousin who did it there quite a few years back, and he said it was so insanely competitive that it was off-putting. Your choice of uni depends on your study-ethic and personality. It is not necassarily any better of a course at the unis you mentioned, they are simply older and therefore more established and pretigious, making the demand more popular and the UAI cut-offs higher.

 

[Meldrum]

By 'Law', I mean Combined Law at Sydney Uni &/or UNSW (a Grad student from Sydney Uni told me that Law sucks everywhere except at ANU, Sydney and UNSW)
For those who are aiming for this, what are you back up plans if you don't get a 99+ uai?
Is it best to do Law elsewhere (ANU Law is just as good if not better and often has a lower cutoff around the mid 90's, and UTS is just around the corner)?
Or would you rather do another course at Sydney/UNSW and hope to transfer or do grad law?

Not meaning to sound arrogant but I've always thought I was going to make the cutoffs for Law. Recently however I have this feeling that I'll just miss out by the slightests of margins (it's just a pessimistic hunch as opposed to a learned judgement).

3 easy steps to post HSC-Failure:

1. Within 30 minutes down 1 bottle of Smirnov
2. Take up a quill, dunk the sharp end in your own blood and write your obituary
3. Curl up with a warm shotgun.

 

[absolution*]

3 easy steps to post HSC-Failure:

1. Within 30 minutes down 1 bottle of Smirnov
2. Take up a quill, dunk the sharp end in your own blood and write your obituary
3. Curl up with a warm shotgun.

I wish i knew you so i could laugh at you when you shit yourself in the HSC.

 

[neo o]

Well I'm going to UTS (hopefully), because its the only uni which offers International Studies (dream course: Law/Int Studies combined).

Law/Specialist Asian Studies at ANU is similar actually (and has the year overseas), that is if you want to do an Asian or Arabic language.

By 'Law', I mean Combined Law at Sydney Uni &/or UNSW (a Grad student from Sydney Uni told me that Law sucks everywhere except at ANU, Sydney and UNSW)

OH MY, A GRAD STUDENT!

For those who are aiming for this, what are you back up plans if you don't get a 99+ uai?

I know a lot of people who were 'law, law, law, law' at high school did commerce or commerce arts at UNSW when they missed out on their 99.1. I'm not sure how backup plans would be relevant to you though dude, as someone said before make sure you have a passion for the degree that you combine law with. Nothing is more hellish than balancing a law degree with subjects that you HATE

Is it best to do Law elsewhere (ANU Law is just as good if not better and often has a lower cutoff around the mid 90's, and UTS is just around the corner)?
Or would you rather do another course at Sydney/UNSW and hope to transfer or do grad law?

Do you want to do law? If the answer is yes, go to ANU or UTS (both of which have solid law degrees).

Not meaning to sound arrogant but I've always thought I was going to make the cutoffs for Law. Recently however I have this feeling that I'll just miss out by the slightests of margins (it's just a pessimistic hunch as opposed to a learned judgement).

I wouldn't be surprised if law cut offs at established Sydney and Melbourne universities continue to slide.

 

[Meldrum]

I wish i knew you so i could laugh at you when you shit yourself in the HSC.

Pfft...push on, Emo.

 

[hipsta_jess]

a Grad student from Sydney Uni told me

and to think that I thought someone aiming to get into law would be more intelligent than that. It is like saying "Today Tonight said..."

 

[ishq]

If you don't make it, you should seriously consider UTS Law, I think its really underrated, the law faculty is in the Haymarket Campus, so it looks alot better than the rest of UTS, better classrooms, better facilties + UTS have quite a few good lecturers some of which im really enjoying.

Probably the only reason I chose UTS law over UNSW is the fact I wanted to do Medical Science, which is good for somebody like me, but still UTS is a pretty good place to do law, they also offer Practical Legal Training which isn't offered by UNSW nor USYD and all law students are required to do it if they want to practice as a lawyer, so the UNSW and USYD guys have to do it externally, which costs time and money.

Also, no Law does not suck at places other than UNSW, USYD and ANU, they just don't recieve as much prestige and preference as those unis, they still offer quality teaching and still prep you with as much law knowledge when you graduate as all the other unis.

How is Journalism/Laws at UTS?

 

[bustinjustin]

and to think that I thought someone aiming to get into law would be more intelligent than that. It is like saying "Today Tonight said..."

You got me there...
Probably should've edited it immediately rather than hoped that nobody would pick up on the ridiculousness of using a sydney uni student's opinion
Guess it was just a subconcious move to find any excuse to rule out the other unis

 

[azn_spirit]

How is Journalism/Laws at UTS?

Journalism/Law at UTS is pretty good, probably the one of best Law there is at UTS for number of reasons.

UTS is undoubtebly the best uni in communication/journalism, talked to many ppl who chose it over UNSW coz UTS is just much better + has a much better rep and also journalism is very practical when combined with Law. Plus UTS is the only uni that offers it i think.

Plus UTS has a pretty sweet law faculty check it out sometime if you have time.

 

[Zoltan]

I won't make the cutoff for law, which is good, cos I don't want to do law! Hahaha!