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Self-funded PGDL, got 0.75 points off a distinction. Am I screwed?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 165120" data-attributes="member: 2672"><p>Absolutely not - a commendation is a very replaceable score in the GDL.</p><p></p><p>I am not sure where you have got the idea that so many people get distinctions in the GDL - obviously it’s subjective as to what you think many is, but going by records I have seen it is around 20% of people who take the GDL. </p><p></p><p>Plus it’s going to be obvious from your module grades that you were an exceptional high commendation. Firms are not going to obsess over the overall mark, especially given it’s the GDL, but even more so in your case because it is so high.</p><p></p><p>A 69 in company law is high - the idea you should give up because of this grade, is quite honestly absurd in my opinion (sorry for the bluntness). I think you a in a doom spiral thinking about this, and are not looking at this situation with balance.</p><p></p><p>You have got to shift this mindset.</p><p></p><p>It is not a stain - they are a set of very strong academic results that all firms will be impressed by.</p><p></p><p>I’ve seen thousands of people with lower GDL scores than you thrive in their legal careers.</p><p></p><p>I’ve seen hundreds of people secure TCs with lower grades than you if they applied after completing their GDL.</p><p></p><p>And 24 is not “past your prime”.</p><p></p><p>The only thing you need to rejig here is your mindset.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 165120, member: 2672"] Absolutely not - a commendation is a very replaceable score in the GDL. I am not sure where you have got the idea that so many people get distinctions in the GDL - obviously it’s subjective as to what you think many is, but going by records I have seen it is around 20% of people who take the GDL. Plus it’s going to be obvious from your module grades that you were an exceptional high commendation. Firms are not going to obsess over the overall mark, especially given it’s the GDL, but even more so in your case because it is so high. A 69 in company law is high - the idea you should give up because of this grade, is quite honestly absurd in my opinion (sorry for the bluntness). I think you a in a doom spiral thinking about this, and are not looking at this situation with balance. You have got to shift this mindset. It is not a stain - they are a set of very strong academic results that all firms will be impressed by. I’ve seen thousands of people with lower GDL scores than you thrive in their legal careers. I’ve seen hundreds of people secure TCs with lower grades than you if they applied after completing their GDL. And 24 is not “past your prime”. The only thing you need to rejig here is your mindset. [/QUOTE]
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