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Oxbridge student rejected from every MC and US firm vac scheme I applied to
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<blockquote data-quote="carys09" data-source="post: 191714" data-attributes="member: 38537"><p>Hiya!</p><p>I was in the exact same position last year - I'm currently a third-year lawyer at Cambridge, got nothing but rejections last year and now reapplying. I also got a 2:1 in first year. </p><p>My advice would be not to give up on the MC/US firms if that's what you really want. It's not uncommon for students to be rejected on their first try (I know several third years who are reapplying like me) so don't let this get you down. Getting a first can't hurt but it's also really important to have work experience with transferable skills that you can evidence. Having good grades isn't enough if you can't show that you have good transferable skills. It's also not a requirement to get a first to get a TC at MC/US firms, I personally know someone who has a TC from Kirkland and Ellis with a 2:1 so grades are only one factor. But as I can't tell from your post what kind of experience you have I can't tell you for certain whether this is something you need to work on but this is just something you might want to consider over the next year.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="carys09, post: 191714, member: 38537"] Hiya! I was in the exact same position last year - I'm currently a third-year lawyer at Cambridge, got nothing but rejections last year and now reapplying. I also got a 2:1 in first year. My advice would be not to give up on the MC/US firms if that's what you really want. It's not uncommon for students to be rejected on their first try (I know several third years who are reapplying like me) so don't let this get you down. Getting a first can't hurt but it's also really important to have work experience with transferable skills that you can evidence. Having good grades isn't enough if you can't show that you have good transferable skills. It's also not a requirement to get a first to get a TC at MC/US firms, I personally know someone who has a TC from Kirkland and Ellis with a 2:1 so grades are only one factor. But as I can't tell from your post what kind of experience you have I can't tell you for certain whether this is something you need to work on but this is just something you might want to consider over the next year. [/QUOTE]
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