Why are you studying what you're studying?

[Daltron]

I've always said and still hold true to this that studying law for me is simply a means to an end. I don't find it overly interesting or overly boring but it's manageable and that is good enough for me in the long run!

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In terms of what I want to achieve the end of the day income is a huge motivator. If I can find myself a good 6 figure position with a friendly firm I will be happy

[Okeanos]

i study languages. i do not know what i will do. everyone wants to hire language graduates, though.

The two subject I personally chose to study this year is triple science and law

Law because I got a C last year..oops..so I'm wanting to resit it because I really like it and know I'm capable of more. Also if my career choice *which I've put below* doesn't really work out/I fail it at uni, I'd study to be a barrister so doing gcse law will pretty much give me the basic knowledge I need so my future studying won't be as difficult

having a GCSE in law will not in anyway help you to become a barrister. if you said you took a law GCSE in a pupillage interview, they'd prob reject you right away.

BA Politics, Philosophy and Economics.......... mainly because what I wanted to do (teaching) my History teacher recommended having a mix of subjects as schools are looking for people who can cover a number of subjects in regards to humanities.

What I will do after university though I do not know. Either teaching or maybe something financial related.

you wont become a history teacher with a PPE degree. pgce regulations state that you need to have taken at least 50% history-related modules in your degree. bad luck.

I've always said and still hold true to this that studying law for me is simply a means to an end. I don't find it overly interesting or overly boring but it's manageable and that is good enough for me in the long run!

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In terms of what I want to achieve the end of the day income is a huge motivator. If I can find myself a good 6 figure position with a friendly firm I will be happy

if you don't find law interesting you have absolutely no chance of getting a job with any firm.

[Daltron]

if you don't find law interesting you have absolutely no chance of getting a job with any firm.

I already have a job with a law firm but thanks for your great advice.

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i study languages. i do not know what i will do. everyone wants to hire language graduates, though.

[Liva]

I'm studying graphic design, journalism/media and the technical side of drama. I'm hoping to do a graphic design course next year that'll qualify me to work as one so hopefully that works out.

[Zelda]

for my a2's im studying maths, further maths, chemistry, physics

Maths: Subject i've always loved since i was tiny and other than for like 1 year in year 11 was the subject i've always wanted to do at uni and get a job related to, just cause it's the subject i'm good at and i find the most interesting really. The subject i'll be taking at uni too, hopefully at cambridge assuming i can meet my offer

Chemistry: For a year like I wanted to do chemistry at uni, cause my mum basically planted the idea into my head cause she didnt want me to do maths and get a financial job, so i obviously took it for a levels, but after a few months i found i absolutely hated it, but since i hated music AS more i had to drop that instead for a2

Physics: The other subject i've always had a massive interest in i suppose, my dad and me always had a massive interest in a lot of it and he always helped to foster that, so naturally i wanted to do it at a level, (but actually when choosing a levels originally i completely forgot about its existance and was trying to choose out of classics/geography and didnt like either but on the options evening thing we had at school me and my dad realised physics existed all of a sudden and decided to go to view that as a stint instead and i thought it seemed so interesting so i picked that, but originally as the subject i'd drop at AS, but that ended up changing to music quite quickly ;p)

[Cerys]

having a GCSE in law will not in anyway help you to become a barrister. if you said you took a law GCSE in a pupillage interview, they'd prob reject you right away.

First part I know, but I would feel much more safer in going into that profession with this background knowledge of law than I would if I didn't have it. Also if I never took GCSE law, I don't even think I'd be as interested in law as I am now.

As for the second part, my old law teacher, who took GCSE law, a-level law and a law degree, is in her second six of her pupillage and things are looking great for her So I'm really not worried, like at all.
May I ask where you got the information on the pupillage from?

[Kardan]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.

[Cerys]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.

Yeah they prefer you but it's not impossible if you did do it at a-level.

I'm not wanting to do law at uni so it's fine for me haha

[Kyle]

I thought it was well known that Universities at least prefer people with non-law subjects over law subjects if you want to get onto a law course.

as far as I'm aware, that's a huge urban myth. Law at lower levels teaches a broad range of basic foundations that certainly put you ahead of the crowd when starting a law degree. No university I have encountered ever told me that my law a level was offputting to them had I wanted to start a law degree.

[Okeanos]

I already have a job with a law firm but thanks for your great advice.

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as a lawyer? :rolleyes: a desk jockey job doesn't count - anyone can do that - but if you have no interest in the law then clearly they're not going to want you. its really easy to spot someone who is only pretending to like what they do.

May I ask where you got the information on the pupillage from?

my cousin works for quite a big chambers. saying you did a gcse (or even an a level) in law gives a bad impression because they expect a graduate to have realised that the rubbish one covers at gcse/a level is irreverent.