Previous sessions for University of Oxford
Hosted by Jyothsna Gurumurthy. Jyothsna completed her undergraduate studies from NALSAR, Hyderabad in 2019, after which she graduated with a BCL from Oxford in 2020. She has been admitted to the D.Phil. programme at Oxford for 2021-2022. You can read more about the host on her LinkedIn profile.
About the session
Host
What's covered in this session
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Selecting universities for your LLM
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Jyothsna's university shortlist
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Application requirements for a BCL at Oxford
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Getting a letter of recommendation from another university's professor
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Using the same letter of recommendation for different applications
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How to write the personal statement
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Demonstrating that you meet the selection criteria
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Dos and Donts for the personal statement
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Questions to be answered in the personal statement
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How to approach the written work (legal essay)
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What is a "legal topic" for the written work?
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Selecting the written work to be submitted
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Formatting the written work
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Avoiding plagiarism in the written work
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Editing previously published written work
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Building your CV
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Demonstrating academic achievements without gold medals
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Writing internships details in the CV
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How many publications are required for your BCL application?
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Role of internships in the application
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Minimum grades required for Oxford
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Profile review
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Should your CV focus on only one area of law?
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Relevance of a letter of recommendation from an internship coordinator