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Originally Posted by Unregistered
Oxbridge/Ivies are historically undergraduate institutions. Many people go there for post grad because they did not go through the undergrad programmes but aspired to have the brand name on their CVs. Unfortunately, the experience is totally different. What’s odd are some who did undergrad at a lesser U, then go there for a short postgrad and thereafter play down their undergrad alma mater.
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There are many postgraduate degrees in Oxbridge. For instance, with a 2:1 in LLB, you can easily qualify to do the MSc in Taxation in Oxford, or the Masters in Law/Finance (MLF) in Oxford, or the MPhil in Law in Oxford. In Cambridge, with a 2:1 in LLB, you can also do the Masters in Corporate Law (MCL) or the MPhil in Law or the MPhil in Criminology.
Therefore when people say that Oxbridge LLM/BCL is prestigious and reserve for cream of the crop, they are referring specifically to the LLM (Masters of Law) in Cambridge and the postgraduate BCL (Bachelor of Civil law) in Oxford. Do not be mistaken. Those require first class, top 5% and multiple prizes on the LLB to even have a fighting chance of admissions. Not to mention once you qualify, you are competing with the top of every law school cohort in the WORLD.