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<blockquote data-quote="LegalNim" data-source="post: 32320" data-attributes="member: 3781"><p>Hi Jessica,</p><p>I have a number of questions, I hope that's ok?</p><p>1. I applied to Freshfields for their Spring Open Day (which I believe was cancelled in the end). I didn't receive a confirmation email so I emailed them to check and they said they had received it - this was back in March. I didn't hear anything else and assumed that because it was cancelled, they just weren't getting back to people. </p><p>Then, months later, I discovered that there were some issues with my email account blocking things (not going to spam or junk, literally blocking things). I eventually got my email provider to send those emails on and found an invitation to the WG (that I'd obviously just completely ghosted them on). I've applied for their TC and I informed them of the situation with my email provider and that I obviously wasn't just not bothering. </p><p>I'm concerned that this will mean they rule out my application for a TC - what do you think?</p><p>2. I had a VS interview with a firm last cycle but I was really ill (I discharged from hospital against medical advice to go to the interview). It was with a firm where I'd have previous work experience and been on a mentoring scheme. In the interview, I performed really poorly and when I stood up at the end I lost my balance and fell against a wall. Obviously I was rejected. I've applied for their direct TC this year. Their website doesn't say anything about not considering candidates who have previously applied or got to certain stages. Do you think that this will prevent them from considering my application?</p><p>3. Do firms consider mitigating circumstances with any real weight? I have ABBC at A Level with pretty substantial mitigating circumstances. For firms that accept ABB or don't have A Level requirements, I've never been rejected at the application stage. But for firms that require AAB, I've been rejected at the application stage by every single one. Do you think it's just a coincidence or do firms just really not care about mitigation?</p><p>Thanks Jessica.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LegalNim, post: 32320, member: 3781"] Hi Jessica, I have a number of questions, I hope that's ok? 1. I applied to Freshfields for their Spring Open Day (which I believe was cancelled in the end). I didn't receive a confirmation email so I emailed them to check and they said they had received it - this was back in March. I didn't hear anything else and assumed that because it was cancelled, they just weren't getting back to people. Then, months later, I discovered that there were some issues with my email account blocking things (not going to spam or junk, literally blocking things). I eventually got my email provider to send those emails on and found an invitation to the WG (that I'd obviously just completely ghosted them on). I've applied for their TC and I informed them of the situation with my email provider and that I obviously wasn't just not bothering. I'm concerned that this will mean they rule out my application for a TC - what do you think? 2. I had a VS interview with a firm last cycle but I was really ill (I discharged from hospital against medical advice to go to the interview). It was with a firm where I'd have previous work experience and been on a mentoring scheme. In the interview, I performed really poorly and when I stood up at the end I lost my balance and fell against a wall. Obviously I was rejected. I've applied for their direct TC this year. Their website doesn't say anything about not considering candidates who have previously applied or got to certain stages. Do you think that this will prevent them from considering my application? 3. Do firms consider mitigating circumstances with any real weight? I have ABBC at A Level with pretty substantial mitigating circumstances. For firms that accept ABB or don't have A Level requirements, I've never been rejected at the application stage. But for firms that require AAB, I've been rejected at the application stage by every single one. Do you think it's just a coincidence or do firms just really not care about mitigation? Thanks Jessica. [/QUOTE]
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