As I am currently applying to vacation schemes, I wanted to ask a question regarding my first-year grades. I’m currently in my third year.
My first-year grades were terrible. Overall I received a 2:2. My highest grade was 60 and lowest was 42. There are multiple reasons for this, Including some personal circumstances regarding my health.
Though, in my second year, my grades improved significantly. My overall grade was a high 2:1.
I just had a meeting with my personal tutor and he said that “If I’m applying to big city firms, I have to be realistic as they won’t take me because of my first-year grades”. I know full well that firms look at first grades and it could be a reason for a firm to reject me. But does that mean I shouldn’t apply to city firms like HSF? There are so many reasons as to why I want to become a city lawyer but it just feels like those 1st-year grades could hold me back.
I wanted to ask have people with low first-year grades but good 2nd and 3rd-year grades gone on to successfully join big city firms?
Thank you for your help.
My first-year grades were terrible. Overall I received a 2:2. My highest grade was 60 and lowest was 42. There are multiple reasons for this, Including some personal circumstances regarding my health.
Though, in my second year, my grades improved significantly. My overall grade was a high 2:1.
I just had a meeting with my personal tutor and he said that “If I’m applying to big city firms, I have to be realistic as they won’t take me because of my first-year grades”. I know full well that firms look at first grades and it could be a reason for a firm to reject me. But does that mean I shouldn’t apply to city firms like HSF? There are so many reasons as to why I want to become a city lawyer but it just feels like those 1st-year grades could hold me back.
I wanted to ask have people with low first-year grades but good 2nd and 3rd-year grades gone on to successfully join big city firms?
Thank you for your help.