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Admissions to selective UK law schools. Bridge Group. Available at [https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/research](https://www.thebridgegroup.org.uk/research)  \nContents  \nForeword...................................................................... 1  \nAcknowledgements .................................................... 2  \nExecutive summary .................................................... 3  \nRecommendations.................................................... 10  \n1. Research aims and methodology ....................... 15  \n2. Context: Socio-economic diversity amongst law graduates and in the profession ............................. 21  \n3. The UCAS process................................................ 27  \n4. Who gets in? The socio-economic profile of students accepted to study law at highly selective law schools................................................................ 30  \n5. Provision of information to prospective applicants: web searches ........................................ 33  \n6. The applicant journey: UCAS admissions data for law schools................................................................ 41  \nApplications............................................................ 42  \nOffers....................................................................... 46  \nAcceptance (being placed on a course) .............. 54  \nFrom application to acceptance ........................... 57  \nBroader patterns across the sector ..................... 66  \n7. Law schools’ decision-making processes: interviews with admissions personnel ................... 70  \nThe UCAS application............................................ 72  \nAdditional assessment .......................................... 79  \nMaking offers .......................................................... 81  \nConfirmation ........................................................... 88  \nAppendix 1: Glossary ............................................... 91  \nAppendix 2: Calculations for the figures................ 94  \nList of figures  \nFigure 1. Entrants from POLAR quintiles 1-2 as a percentage of the UK intake, top 20 law schools and their universities ................................... 31  \nFigure 2. Percentage of unique applicants from POLAR quintiles 1 & 2, all grade profiles and qualifications .......................................................... 43  \nFigure 3. Proportion of Q1-2 unique applicants who receive an offer, all grade profiles and qualifications .......................................................... 47  \nFigure 4. Percentage point difference between Q1-2 and Q3-5 applicants in receiving an offer, all grade profiles and qualifications ...................... 49  \nFigure 5. Acceptances to top 20 law schools by grade profile and POLAR quintile .............................................................................................. 56  \nFigure 6. Percentage point difference in acceptance rate (application to placed) POLAR Quintiles 1-2 and 3-5, all grade profiles and qualifications, for Law Schools A – T ......................................................................... 60  \nFigure 7. Percentage point difference in acceptance rate (application to placed) POLAR Quintiles 1-2 and 3-5 with an AAB+ grade profile, for Law Schools A – T ..................................................................................... 61  \nList of tables  \nTable 1. The most popular law schools by grade profile (A levels only) and POLAR......................................................................................... 69  \nForeword  \nAccess to the professions is a significant challenge for social mobility. Within that, admissions to the top law schools can be particularly difficult for app","cbCaib0k5MUWyuAq","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaib0k5MUWyuAq","pdf",848937,"English","# Foreword\n# Acknowledgements\n# Executive summary\n# Recommendations\n## Research aims and methodology\n## Context: Socio-economic diversity amongst law graduates and in the profession\n## The UCAS process\n## Who gets in? The socio-economic profile of students accepted to study law at highly selective law schools\n## Provision of information to prospective applicants: web searches\n## The applicant journey: UCAS admissions data for law schools\n## Law schools’ decision-making processes: interviews with admissions personnel\n# Appendix 1: Glossary\n# Appendix 2: Calculations for the figures","[{\"question\":\"What is the main purpose of this report?\",\"answer\":\"To explore admissions criteria and processes used by highly selective UK law schools and analyze how they may affect widening access. 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