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Self-funded PGDL, got 0.75 points off a distinction. Am I screwed?
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<blockquote data-quote="lonelycruise" data-source="post: 165116" data-attributes="member: 31236"><p>From my understanding, firms don't really care about how well you do in your PGDL, as long as you pass. Admittedly, some firms specify a certain grade for TC-holders but it's not that common. Needless to say, 69.25 is brilliant, and most firms will be much more invested in your undergraduate marks and work experience. The PGDL is quite a foreign -- and poorly designed -- style of assessment for most candidates. Graduate recruitment recognise this, hence the expectation of a mere pass for most training contracts.</p><p></p><p>Also, most don't get a distinction. I know very few friends who got a distinction in their PGDL, yet they're thriving in their training contracts (at Weil, Milbank etc). Easier said than done, but I really wouldn't worry about your PGDL grades. Grad rec certainly won't care that you didn't get a distinction.</p><p></p><p>Edit: Note, self-funding means nothing. It would be somewhat challenging if recruitment surreptitiously penalised someone for showing genuine commitment to the study of law. There's also no subtext that, because you're self-funding, you've failed to get a TC in previous cycles -- many realise an interest in the law quite late in life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="lonelycruise, post: 165116, member: 31236"] From my understanding, firms don't really care about how well you do in your PGDL, as long as you pass. Admittedly, some firms specify a certain grade for TC-holders but it's not that common. Needless to say, 69.25 is brilliant, and most firms will be much more invested in your undergraduate marks and work experience. The PGDL is quite a foreign -- and poorly designed -- style of assessment for most candidates. Graduate recruitment recognise this, hence the expectation of a mere pass for most training contracts. Also, most don't get a distinction. I know very few friends who got a distinction in their PGDL, yet they're thriving in their training contracts (at Weil, Milbank etc). Easier said than done, but I really wouldn't worry about your PGDL grades. Grad rec certainly won't care that you didn't get a distinction. Edit: Note, self-funding means nothing. It would be somewhat challenging if recruitment surreptitiously penalised someone for showing genuine commitment to the study of law. There's also no subtext that, because you're self-funding, you've failed to get a TC in previous cycles -- many realise an interest in the law quite late in life. [/QUOTE]
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