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Here is a short extract from CLUKS.
Extract from Section 4: APPLYING TO READ LAW
All applications must be submitted through UCAS (Universities and Colleges Admissions Service). This is a central clearing house for all the applications. You do not apply directly to the universities, although they may contact you directly if they decide to offer you a place.
You may apply to up to six universities in the UK. You may not express any order of preference but should list your choice of six alphabetically on the UCAS form (available through your school careers service). It is generally wise to apply for the same course (i.e. law) for all six universities – applying for a different course for some universities may give admission tutors the impression that you are not committed to reading their particular course.
Note that the Singapore Bar only recognises degree courses from 15 selected UK universities. If you do not hold a degree from one of these you cannot qualify as a lawyer in Singapore without having to complete another degree course at NUS. These are:
- Birmingham University
- Bristol University
- Cambridge University
- Durham University
- Exeter University
- King’s College London (University of London)
- Leeds University
- Leicester University
- London School of Economics (University of London)
- Manchester University
- Nottingham University
- Oxford University
- Queen Mary (University of London)
- Southampton University
- University College London (University of London)
Also, you can only apply either to Oxford OR Cambridge, not both. This is down to competitive rivalry between the two over which is more “popular” with students. To apply to Oxford or Cambridge, you will need to complete a separate application form in addition to the UCAS form, and send it to the university directly by 15 October. Oxford and Cambridge have a policy of interviewing almost every candidate who applies, so require the applications sooner than the UCAS deadline (in December). The interview will sometimes take place in Singapore if admissions tutors travel out to interview Presidents’ Scholars; alternatively you may be invited to visit Oxford or Cambridge to be interviewed.
Most of the other universities will usually offer a place without interview, especially if you apply with your A-Level results (most students in the UK apply before they take their A-Levels, which means they are offered conditional places – they are accepted provided they achieve certain grades).
There will usually be at least two interviews for Oxbridge. One or two will be a specialist subject interview with a law tutor, the other will be a “general” interview with the admissions tutor to discuss your extra-curricular activities, interests, hobbies and normally just a general ‘chat’. The interviews are usually very informal and intended just for the tutors to get an idea of your personality.
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