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<blockquote data-quote="camjames" data-source="post: 13063" data-attributes="member: 1488"><p>Most firms will state minimum grade requirements, but some will put under their FAQs (or elsewhere on their careers site) that they take the <strong>whole</strong> application into consideration, and not meeting the grade requirements isn't on its own sufficient for your application not to be considered. White & Case for instance:</p><p></p><p><em>"Whilst we prefer for candidates to have achieved AAB at A Level, we do look at the application as a whole and take into consideration any mitigating circumstances."</em></p><p></p><p>Obviously, there are some firms that are a little stricter with this (Travers Smith springs to mind). Interestingly, Ashurt, a firm that previously stated you had little chance if you didn't meet their entry grades, has now changed their website, and it appears a little more supportive of applicants that don't meet their requirements. </p><p></p><p>My advice would be to not immediately discount a firm you want to apply to simply because you fall a few UCAS points short. I know a few success stories of people who have ended up at top firms despite being a grade or two short. Just focus on why you're applying to that firm/why the Magic Circle, where else your strengths lie in your application, and write the best application you can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="camjames, post: 13063, member: 1488"] Most firms will state minimum grade requirements, but some will put under their FAQs (or elsewhere on their careers site) that they take the [B]whole[/B] application into consideration, and not meeting the grade requirements isn't on its own sufficient for your application not to be considered. White & Case for instance: [I]"Whilst we prefer for candidates to have achieved AAB at A Level, we do look at the application as a whole and take into consideration any mitigating circumstances."[/I] Obviously, there are some firms that are a little stricter with this (Travers Smith springs to mind). Interestingly, Ashurt, a firm that previously stated you had little chance if you didn't meet their entry grades, has now changed their website, and it appears a little more supportive of applicants that don't meet their requirements. My advice would be to not immediately discount a firm you want to apply to simply because you fall a few UCAS points short. I know a few success stories of people who have ended up at top firms despite being a grade or two short. Just focus on why you're applying to that firm/why the Magic Circle, where else your strengths lie in your application, and write the best application you can. [/QUOTE]
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