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How do I explain inconsistent grades?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 143960" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>The challenge here isn't necessarily the message of the mental health, it is more so the inconsistency of trying and the outcomes because of that difference. That is the message you really want to avoid presenting, although I completely understand that the ability to try was linked to the mental health concerns.</p><p></p><p>The reference of not trying/applying yourself is really the red flag here more than anything - the firm will see a risk that you could potentially not apply yourself in certain situations as a trainee (e.g. if you don't enjoy the seat or if you are under pressure for a particular deal). And so you want to avoid presenting it this way or as you have phrased it, <em>"only putting in the effort when I had to". </em>Instead, you want to focus on the obstacles that stopped you from being able to put the effort in - and that isn't necessarily just stating your mental health at the time, it is more about how your mental health played out - for instance, did anxiety stop you from studying vs did some form of compulsion lead to you over-focusing on one subject vs another.</p><p></p><p>If you have subsequently been diagnosed and have or are still receiving treatment, then this is something to highlight, especially if academic results or other performance have improved since. You can then focus on the positive result of the uplift in the performance and how you (with support) have got better/improved.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 143960, member: 2672"] The challenge here isn't necessarily the message of the mental health, it is more so the inconsistency of trying and the outcomes because of that difference. That is the message you really want to avoid presenting, although I completely understand that the ability to try was linked to the mental health concerns. The reference of not trying/applying yourself is really the red flag here more than anything - the firm will see a risk that you could potentially not apply yourself in certain situations as a trainee (e.g. if you don't enjoy the seat or if you are under pressure for a particular deal). And so you want to avoid presenting it this way or as you have phrased it, [I]"only putting in the effort when I had to". [/I]Instead, you want to focus on the obstacles that stopped you from being able to put the effort in - and that isn't necessarily just stating your mental health at the time, it is more about how your mental health played out - for instance, did anxiety stop you from studying vs did some form of compulsion lead to you over-focusing on one subject vs another. If you have subsequently been diagnosed and have or are still receiving treatment, then this is something to highlight, especially if academic results or other performance have improved since. You can then focus on the positive result of the uplift in the performance and how you (with support) have got better/improved. [/QUOTE]
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