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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Abbie Whitlock" data-source="post: 227530" data-attributes="member: 42112">Hi!I can completely understand why you're feeling unsure, but it sounds like you've handled an incredibly difficult few years with a huge amount of resilience.First, on whether it's "worth applying": yes! Many firms, including Weil, genuinely do take mitigating circumstances into account, especially when they're long-term, medically documented, and clearly impacted your academic trajectory. Your PGDL distinction is strong evidence of your ability when your circumstances are more stable, and firms do look at that and will absolutely take it into account! Ultimately, you miss the chances you don't take, and I imagine that if you explain your mitigating circumstances, most firms won't hold any lower grades against you.In terms of how much detail to give - I'd keep it concise, factual, and focused on showing the impact it had on that period of your life / studies. You don't need to go into graphic medical detail at all, as firm's won't expect you to share that much personal information. The important part is that you provide enough context and explain how it affected your studies (e.g. disrupted attendance, reduced capacity, long periods of ill-health). The firm just wants to be able to see that it is an isolated period due to a genuine reason which, since you have gone on to achieve really strong grades, is clearly the case for you.If you're still dealing with symptoms or treatment now, it's okay to mention that too! I can imagine it would be reassuring so that they know, and that you can demonstrate what you have managed to achieve despite it.Most importantly, you are not "whining" by explaining objectively relevant mitigating circumstances. Firms put these sections in their applications for a reason - they want to understand the context so that grades can be interpreted fairly.Wishing you the best of luck with your applications - your persistence already says a lot about the kind of trainee you'd be! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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