Frequently Asked Questions
Please choose the set of Frequently Asked Questions appropiate to your situation:
- Frequently Asked Questions for School Leaver Applicants
- Frequently Asked Questions for Graduate Applicants
Frequently Asked Questions for School Leaver Applicants
- What sort of student are you looking for? What does it take to be a law student?
- What are the requirements for admission to the School of Law?
- What happens if I don’t make the grades in the first sitting? Can I still apply?
- Are some Highers more appropriate to entry/study of law than others?
- What happens if I get a C grade at first sitting? Does that mean I can't apply?
- Do you recognise "upgraded" or resit Highers (ie, second attempts)?
- What are the current requirements for a conditional offer?
- What happens if I don't make the grades listed above? Can I achieve their "equivalent" over three examinations? Do Advanced Higher BBC = Advanced Higher AB, or do Highers ABB = AA?
- If I am taking three (or more) examinations in 6th year, will you simply look at my "best" two results?
- What happens if my school cannot offer me places in Arts/Social Science courses at Advanced Higher or Higher level in 6th year? If I take courses in say Mathematics or Sciences, am I likely to be disadvantaged?
- What if I am sitting A Levels?
- What if I have any "special circumstances"? (For example, if I want to spend my 6th year in a school abroad or my examination performance was badly affected by illness or family circumstance)
- Do you only look at Exam results when making your selection?
- If I get 5As at Higher will I automatically get in?
- Is it important to have gained some work experience at School?
- Do extra-curricular activities matter?
- What should I say on my Personal Statement in my UCAS form? Does my Personal Statement matter?
- Does the School of Law offer any joint degrees?
- Can I study law with language?
- Can I study abroad as part of my law degree at Glasgow?
- If I don’t speak a language can I still study abroad?
- How can I afford to go abroad? Will I have to pay fees?
- Are there any work placement opportunities through the School of Law?
- Once I graduate with a law degree, am I qualified to work as a lawyer?
- Am I guaranteed a place on the Diploma of Legal Practice?
- How much does it cost to do the Diploma?
- Will I get funding?
- Once I complete the Diploma in Legal Practice, am I a qualified lawyer?
- If I study Scots law can I only practise as a lawyer in Scotland?
- If I study law do I have to be a lawyer?
- What do I do if I have further questions?
Frequently Asked Questions for Graduate Applicants
- What sort of student are you looking for? What does it take to be a law student?
- How long is the Graduate degree course?
- How do I apply?
- What are the requirements for Graduate admission to the School of Law?
- Do you only look at academic results when making your selection?
- If I meet the stated requirements do I automatically get in?
- Do you interview candidates as part of the admissions process?
- Do I need to sit LNAT (National Admissions Test for Law)?
- Is it important to have some related work experience?
- Do extra-curricular activities matter?
- What should I say on my Personal Statement in my UCAS form? Does my Personal Statement matter?
- How much does a law degree cost? How much are the fees?
- How do I fund my law degree? Is there any financial assistance available?
- If I study Scots law can I only practise as a lawyer in Scotland?
- Once I graduate with a law degree, am I qualified to work as a lawyer?
- Am I guaranteed a place on the Diploma of Legal Practice?
- Will I get funding?
- Once I complete the Diploma in Legal Practice, am I a qualified lawyer?
- If I study law do I have to be a lawyer?
- What if I have further questions about the legal profession?
- What do I do if I have further questions?