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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FutureTrainee213" data-source="post: 229632" data-attributes="member: 43504">Hey, well done for sharing your journey. It was something I was a little sceptical of doing at first during my time with applications but it really helped with holding myself accountable and being able to visualise my progress - so good start and keep it up!First of all, you should be really proud of your achievements. An MBA, a start-up, accredited qualifications – all at the age of 27? It’s very obvious that you’re capable of achieving a lot, so well done!<img src="https://media2.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTZhYjVjZjE1a2FidjE1YjczZDY4YThiaWN0YjN5OWZjZzN4dzcydmNuNmM2anZ5MyZlcD12MV9naWZzX3NlYXJjaCZjdD1n/0MHgWp8xxjdd0TW0n6/200.gif" alt="Season 8 Good Job GIF by The Office" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />As for your grades, you’re worried that they’ll come back to bite you, but why do you feel that way? I understand that it may seem like city law requires a certain blueprint for future trainees, but it’s actually rarely the case anymore. A majority of law firms, including 4/5 of the MC firms do not have minimum A-Level requirements, and all 5 require a minimum 2:1 in your degree. Based off that alone, you pretty much qualify without the need for EC’s. That being said, I would still advise including this as it helps build an understanding of what you were going through at the time. Don’t worry about evidence at this stage, that can be a conversation with the firm at a later date should the need ever arise.It seems like you’re filling yourself with the same self-doubt all applicants do at one stage. I know I did. For reference, I got BCC at A-level and went to a clearance university, and still managed to intern at Slaughter at May, work as a paralegal at Freshfields and secure a TC with Travers Smith (all of who, at the time had minimum A-Level requirements that I did not meet). Grades do not define you, but your overall application does.So, my suggestion would be to rid yourself of the self-doubt, it’s not real – just a mental blocker that would do you no good as you continue with the application cycle. Instead, remain focused on your end goal here, and once you’ve finished with an application, move onto your next one and try not to think about the ones you’ve just sent.If however, you feel this way because of rejections your facing (which, may not be the case here as it appears to be your first cycle), then let me share a little reality that you probably hadn’t considered before, thanks to my brief stint in graduate recruitment. Rejections feel like an indication that you’re not good enough, and when they seem consistent, it can definitely solidify that feeling. However, you never know what number you were on their list of invites. Perhaps you were number 35/500 and they could only shortlist 20, and maybe the time after that were number 23/500 and they could still only shortlist 20. Of course, to any applicant – the rejection itself will appear as is, but there is sometimes a hidden element of success that you don’t get to see (the improvement). So don’t give up, who knows, you may be number 12/500 very soon…P.S. I was rejected two times from Travers Smith before I finally got the TC 😉</blockquote>

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