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Students warned off law A-level

updated on 08 February 2011

Ending years of speculation over whether universities favour certain A-level subjects, the Russell Group (a lobbying group for Oxford, Cambridge and 18 other universities) has issued guidance on which subjects are most likely to earn students a place at a top 20 institution. The guide, Informed Choices, states that many of the top degree courses will not be open to students unless they have studied at least two 'facilitating subjects'. The list of preferred subjects includes English, maths, physics, biology, chemistry, geography, history and languages.

Law A-level is notable by its absence from the list; students wishing to take the subject are therefore advised to study it along with other facilitating subjects. Spokesperson for the Institute of Career Guidance - which collaborated on the new guide - Andy Gardner told The Lawyer: "Law A-level is not a facilitating subject, but if someone is interested in law A-level, they could choose it alongside some facilitating subject. Law A-level is not a requirement for any degrees, and is treated neutrally by the vast majority of Russell Group universities - though it is on the LSE non-preferred list."

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