Are my grades an issue?

[lawstudent115]

Hello,

I am an incoming year 3 law student (out of a 4 year degree) at a top Russell Group uni in London. I received my module grades a couple of weeks ago and my grades overall were fairly okay, as I averaged an 66.5 (compared with a 63.5 in first year). However, I came out with a 58.5 in tort which I did not expect at all, as I thought I did fairly decently in the exam. I tried to appeal the grade, but was ultimately left with feedback on how I should improve..

Would a 2:2 in a core module like tort be an issue for law firms when applying for vac schemes? I received firsts in two modules - EU and Equity&Trusts - but would this really outweigh the 2:2? For reference, I received all 2:1s in first year.

Thanks for any responses.

 

[TCLA Community Assistant]

Hello,

I am an incoming year 3 law student (out of a 4 year degree) at a top Russell Group uni in London. I received my module grades a couple of weeks ago and my grades overall were fairly okay, as I averaged an 66.5 (compared with a 63.5 in first year). However, I came out with a 58.5 in tort which I did not expect at all, as I thought I did fairly decently in the exam. I tried to appeal the grade, but was ultimately left with feedback on how I should improve..

Would a 2:2 in a core module like tort be an issue for law firms when applying for vac schemes? I received firsts in two modules - EU and Equity&Trusts - but would this really outweigh the 2:2? For reference, I received all 2:1s in first year.

Thanks for any responses.

As it is just one module, this will not be an issue at all.

 

[lawstudent115]

As it is just one module, this will not be an issue at all.

Thank you!

 

[Velikilawyer123]

I got a 2:2 in contract (even worse than tort, especially for commercial City firms) in year 1 and later on got 4 VS offers and a TC, so you'll be fine!