great job schizo...

from the above, i reckon u think u can handle psychology but not law? why is that? level of English?

im reconsidering taking EU for part II, coz it looks more technical and well, dull than i had initially expected....anyone here taken it? would appreciate your personal opinions on the subject...thx

if u can afford to study in the uk for 3 years, might as well do an UOL external LLB or a twinning programme and do the Bar in the UK after u grad i.e. if u intend to do a Uk degree.

will have to check that out. can't remember but i think can.

This post has been edited by alsree786: Sep 24 2008, 09:57 PM

true enough, if one benefits from the experience.

complete? im using the "Dictionary of Law" by Curzon. it's ok. i've referred to it twice in the last 2 years.

i've seldom used it. As a student i dun really think we need it that badly, coz all the relevant terms that we need to know are defined somewhere or rather in our course text. So there is little need to refer to it. I just got mine coz i like to buy things.

if you're doing ALE, remember that you may need GP as a paper...

legal practiotioners are on the SOL, namely barristers and solicitors, so u have to take the necessary qualifications in order to be considered such. Other legal practitioners without practicing certs will have to apply for assessment to see whether they have the required experience, qualifications to be considered as legal secretaries etc. Lawyers are however not on the MODL.

oh how interesting. im planning to practice in melbourne as well, and so is my girlfriend who specializes in IP...hmmm!

from what i heard, oxbridge students do get preferences. besides, u will be entitled to the graduate work visa. my friend from cardiff just got a job in cardiff. she's a barrister.

This post has been edited by alsree786: Oct 22 2008, 05:21 PM

im 22. i'll ask my friend about it, though i reckon schizophrenic might have the answers for that.

This post has been edited by alsree786: Oct 22 2008, 06:04 PM

you can register with UOL at any time, though since you are doing so only in January, you will only be eligible to sit for the exams in May/June 2010. Check the website for details. The local colleges may have Jan intakes, though i reckon the pace will be rather slow or they may repeat stuff since for the Jan intake students, the time that they have until the main exams is probably enough to cover the syllabus twice over. i'd rather get a job for 8 mths and then enrol for the sept intake, if possible.

for UOL, the exams are only in May and June, and to be eligible to sit for those exams you must register by sept/oct of the previous calendar year. Check the website for specific dates and details. The exams in oct/nov are for referrals etc. So if you were to register at, say BAC, in January 2009, you will only be eligible to sit for the May/June 2010 exams. That's a pretty long time before sitting for the main exam, and imo, you hardly need more than 3 mths to prepare for the inter exams, and even then some will beg to argue that even 3 mths is a lil too long.

ok good for you. hope your results will be what you want them to be..

has anyone here ever received a scholarship award from ATC for performance at LLB level?

no, they're internal award for performance...cant remember what they call it specifically...

the uol is an intercollegiate made up of a number of universities and colleges which are collectively known as the university of london. amongst these colleges are:

a) kings
b) queen mary
c) ucl
d) soas
e) lse

there is no University of London in rankings...but the above mentioned universities are in the top 50 which the exception of qm which seems to be spiralling down the rankings...i suggest u google it if u want to know more.

imho, i doubt that ppl will go wow when u mention the uol to them especially if u do the external prog. the first thing i would ask, is which uni specifically, for there is a diff if u did a degree at lse or ucl compared to qm. if u did it externally, i reckon they're perception of it will be slightly lower than that of an internal student despite being tested at similar standards due to two reasons:
a) firstly, majority of the ppl out there or at least those whom i've met still favour internal programmes especially when speaking of such universities due to the overall development they provide within their campuses. we external students in singapore and malaysia rely heavily on self studying or out tutors at the various colleges who i feel quite a few of them are of poor standard. many of the lecturers for the llb external prog merely use lecturing as an income source while they pursue their clp or try to tackle chambering cocurrently. many are also fresh grads and there is a lack of practical knowledge though the necessity for this depends on whether one intends to become a member of the bar eventually.

b) secondly, the relative ease to get into such programmes. i can get into uol ext llb with 2 principal passes at ale, whereas there is no way i can get into any of the above mentioned unis (offering law) with three credits at ale/stpm/whatever.

im not saying uol external is bad (in this case llb) since im doing the same programme, but the wow factor...im not too sure about that. maybe im just being singaporean about the matter...or i've been influenced too much by the feedback i've received from my mates in australia and singapore...


and if u're gonna start a local uni llb prog now, im not sure whether you will still be exempted from clp when u grad (doubt it). i've not been following the development of the cbe due to my lack of personal interest, but i would recommend checking on it if it applies to u.

This post has been edited by alsree786: Dec 7 2008, 12:31 PM

!?!!??!....where'd u get that from?

as i said, UOL comprises of a number of unis/cols, i have no idea where he got the number 8 from. i checked Sjtu and thes and none of the unis are at no 8. hmmm...