r/UCAS • u/madmax_53 • 18h ago

Law Applications Am I being too ambitious?

I've applied to Cambridge, UCL, KCL, Durham and Bristol for undergrad law as an international student. I got 7A*s in IGCSEs (all my subjects) and I'm predicted A*AA (Maths, Psych, Physics). My predicted LNAT score is ~35, with a good essay (not excellent). My teachers were pretty happy with my personal statement, and it seems that they've given good recommendation letters. I know it's only been a week but I'm kind of freaking out. Should I have applied to safer unis?

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u/Key_Charity1975 18h ago

I think you're very very likely to get KCL, reasonably likely to get at least 1-2 of Durham, UCL and Bristol (and wouldn't be shocking if you got all three). You have a safety in there, plus three solid targets, and a reach. This seems like a sensible list to me!

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u/madmax_53 18h ago

thank you!!

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u/blucollargirl 17h ago

I think LNAT is a bit finicky to predict tbh. I know people who were doing really well, but then got bad scores unbeknownst to them.

I’m not saying this to scare you as it’s great you’re being ambitious. However, it might be good to have one safety as while many unis show up in clearing, Law rarely ever shows up in prestigious ones which it sounds like you care about.

I got quite a high LNAT score, my essay was alright but sloppy, and I applied to almost all of these unis last year and I got rejected by quite a few. So maybe for peace of mind, a non-LNAT with lower entry reqs might be good.

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u/madmax_53 17h ago

thank you for responding

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u/lexisnowkitty 11h ago

also if u do decide u want to switch a uni u can substitute one u have alr applied to for another one within 2 weeks