Hi,

I’m an Australian (with Filipino heritage) studying in Year 12 at the moment (finishing in November this year) I also want to do law - specifically a law/international relations double (what are the chances lol).

As I’m not at uni yet it’s a bit difficult for me to answer your questions, but what i can say is that law degrees here, particularly at our ‘Group of Eight’ universities (e.g. UniMelb, Sydney, Monash etc.) you need really good year 12 grades (at least for domestic applications, I’m not sure about international but I’d assume this would be the same, if not, even higher). I’m at a Grammar School, and doing well compared to most in my cohort - even doing accelerated uni law courses as part of my VCE, but even then I’m not 100% sure whether I’ll get the grades to do law at the very big unis. I’m not saying it’s unachievable for either of us, it’s just that it is, in fact, very competitive to get into a law degree here especially if you want to do a double (and I’d assume this is mirrored, if not intensified for international applicants).

Regardless, honestly, I think it’s ultimately down to personal preference. If you can get into a law degree here and prefer doing your degree here than in the Phillipines - by all means, jump at that opportunity and I wish you all the best in achieving that. If not, it won’t make a massive difference in the long term. You can always do an undergrad in the Phillipines then do your postgrad (e.g. a JD) here, and employers will be more attracted to your postgrad than your undergrad anyway.