Hi all,
Went to uni as a mature student, did not do A levels and have minimal GCSE's (just Maths & English) as I was home educated and pursuing a sports career in my teens.
I instead have an Access to Higher Education diploma, with perfect grades equivalent to AAA (144 UCAS points). How would you guys go about explaining this on vac/TC applications? I've just graduated, had very little success with applications in 2nd and 3rd years. I have had a few applications progress past the form stage with a range of firms (Skadden, CMS, Fladgate, Mishcon) so I know it isn't an absolute barrier but would like to iron out risk of grad rec/automated systems filtering me out straight away because of this. I have a high 2:1 from a top uni, and a reasonable range of experience for a fresh graduate, so would be frustrated if this ended up being a roadblock given I have fairly strong application on paper.
I normally just go through the 'Other' option on the menus under A level sections, and note the equivalent UCAS points. Should I also add that it is equivalent to AAA and note in mitigating circumstances the reasons behind my alternative route? I of course would welcome advice from anyone but if anyone also comes from an Access to HE background that would be fab,
Cheers in advance and good luck everyone with apps!
Went to uni as a mature student, did not do A levels and have minimal GCSE's (just Maths & English) as I was home educated and pursuing a sports career in my teens.
I instead have an Access to Higher Education diploma, with perfect grades equivalent to AAA (144 UCAS points). How would you guys go about explaining this on vac/TC applications? I've just graduated, had very little success with applications in 2nd and 3rd years. I have had a few applications progress past the form stage with a range of firms (Skadden, CMS, Fladgate, Mishcon) so I know it isn't an absolute barrier but would like to iron out risk of grad rec/automated systems filtering me out straight away because of this. I have a high 2:1 from a top uni, and a reasonable range of experience for a fresh graduate, so would be frustrated if this ended up being a roadblock given I have fairly strong application on paper.
I normally just go through the 'Other' option on the menus under A level sections, and note the equivalent UCAS points. Should I also add that it is equivalent to AAA and note in mitigating circumstances the reasons behind my alternative route? I of course would welcome advice from anyone but if anyone also comes from an Access to HE background that would be fab,
Cheers in advance and good luck everyone with apps!
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