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<blockquote data-quote="Peanut" data-source="post: 93512" data-attributes="member: 6855"><p>But my question was how they check for minimum grades practically. Does a computer look for them or it is done manually? If the qualifications are non standard are they converted to UCAS points and then scored? What about A-Levels pre-2008 when an A* didn’t exist? Are those grades weighted accordingly?</p><p></p><p>I have no reason to believe they don’t do any of the things I mention above but the points you have made don’t convinced me that they do. That combined with the fact that many applications ask whether you have reached the minimum UCAS points tally of 200 which isn’t attainable at 3 A*s nevermind an AAB/ABB leaves me further in doubt as to what the law firms are screening on and I am left concluding that students that don’t hold standard A-Level qualifications are not considered equally when applying.</p><p></p><p>The issue I have had with all my applications is that I have never known if I have met the minimum standard for grades because I have non-standard qualifications. I completely appreciate that firms can’t account for every scenario with regards to grades, but if UCAS is going to be used to make the comparison then that should be made clear (and applied correctly). And lastly when an application takes hours/days to complete I don’t think it’s unreasonable to be told that the reason you were rejected at the application stage was because you didn’t meet the minimum grade requirements if that was the case. At least then that can be taken forward and applicants can focus their efforts on law firms with lower grade boundaries.</p><p></p><p>I take your point regarding asking for feedback first. I received my rejection last Friday so deletion isn’t yet an issue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peanut, post: 93512, member: 6855"] But my question was how they check for minimum grades practically. Does a computer look for them or it is done manually? If the qualifications are non standard are they converted to UCAS points and then scored? What about A-Levels pre-2008 when an A* didn’t exist? Are those grades weighted accordingly? I have no reason to believe they don’t do any of the things I mention above but the points you have made don’t convinced me that they do. That combined with the fact that many applications ask whether you have reached the minimum UCAS points tally of 200 which isn’t attainable at 3 A*s nevermind an AAB/ABB leaves me further in doubt as to what the law firms are screening on and I am left concluding that students that don’t hold standard A-Level qualifications are not considered equally when applying. The issue I have had with all my applications is that I have never known if I have met the minimum standard for grades because I have non-standard qualifications. I completely appreciate that firms can’t account for every scenario with regards to grades, but if UCAS is going to be used to make the comparison then that should be made clear (and applied correctly). And lastly when an application takes hours/days to complete I don’t think it’s unreasonable to be told that the reason you were rejected at the application stage was because you didn’t meet the minimum grade requirements if that was the case. At least then that can be taken forward and applicants can focus their efforts on law firms with lower grade boundaries. I take your point regarding asking for feedback first. I received my rejection last Friday so deletion isn’t yet an issue. [/QUOTE]
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