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<blockquote data-quote="HopefulFutureTrainee123" data-source="post: 124752" data-attributes="member: 25535"><p>I have been struggling with the application process recently; lots of rejections have led to me not feeling good enough. I would appreciate any advice regarding if I do actually have a chance of securing a TC.</p><p></p><p></p><p>My background:</p><p></p><p>1) Strong gcses and A-levels</p><p>2) 2.1 degree in a non-law subject, 61% average</p><p>3) Bits and pieces of work experience, including one VS that I failed to convert (but which I thoroughly enjoyed, and had pretty good feedback from)</p><p>4) Some extra-curricular activities, including some vaguely impressive sporting achievements</p><p></p><p></p><p>I am feeling a bit stuck. I have had so many rejections recently at application review stage, for applications that I was 100% happy with upon sending. I do not know if it is my grades, or if it is something else. In interviews last year, I had some great feedback, but I ultimately did not get the VS (one firm’s grad rec even said that she did not know why I had been rejected, given the feedback that she had been given from the partners).</p><p></p><p>I am worried that it is going to be impossible for me to get a TC. Any advice would be really appreciated. I do not know whether to keep pushing, or to give up and find another career path. I am a fairly resilient person, however, I do not want to waste years of my life chipping away at something that is actually impossible for me.</p><p></p><p>Thank you in advance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HopefulFutureTrainee123, post: 124752, member: 25535"] I have been struggling with the application process recently; lots of rejections have led to me not feeling good enough. I would appreciate any advice regarding if I do actually have a chance of securing a TC. My background: 1) Strong gcses and A-levels 2) 2.1 degree in a non-law subject, 61% average 3) Bits and pieces of work experience, including one VS that I failed to convert (but which I thoroughly enjoyed, and had pretty good feedback from) 4) Some extra-curricular activities, including some vaguely impressive sporting achievements I am feeling a bit stuck. I have had so many rejections recently at application review stage, for applications that I was 100% happy with upon sending. I do not know if it is my grades, or if it is something else. In interviews last year, I had some great feedback, but I ultimately did not get the VS (one firm’s grad rec even said that she did not know why I had been rejected, given the feedback that she had been given from the partners). I am worried that it is going to be impossible for me to get a TC. Any advice would be really appreciated. I do not know whether to keep pushing, or to give up and find another career path. I am a fairly resilient person, however, I do not want to waste years of my life chipping away at something that is actually impossible for me. Thank you in advance. [/QUOTE]
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