Can any of the successful BM applicants share their secret with those who spent countless of hours on their application and weren’t successful please? I am so confused lol
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I agree with this anyone who WG invite can you reach out to me please if you don't mind.
Did you all get your WG invites in batches at the same time? Starting to wonder if I should expect rejection...
Without knowing any specifics, there are so many things that can be used to assess an application - the university you attend, your university and school grades, extra-curricular, work experience, quality of written English, whether they feel you have answered the question - even who reads the application can alter how it is perceived
When applications are reviewed holistically, it is really small things that can mean you just miss out (I would know!) -- I hope you have better luck with any remaining/future applications
BM WG invite!! I truly cannot believe it!!!
I got my application reviewed by TCLA and 100% think that this has helped me as I'm not usually successful at application stage with firms like BM
I know what you mean but it is really annoying as my application was really strong but who knows and we move on.Without knowing any specifics, there are so many things that can be used to assess an application - the university you attend, your university and school grades, extra-curricular, work experience, quality of written English, whether they feel you have answered the question - even who reads the application can alter how it is perceived
When applications are reviewed holistically, it is really small things that can mean you just miss out (I would know!) -- I hope you have better luck with any remaining/future applications
If I may, what time did you receive your invite? Just trying to figure out if they're sending in batches or individually - thanks!Yes, just received it
I don’t agree that candidates should be judged based on which uni they attend. I am a First Class law student and also a barrister in Mauritius and I am not an Oxbridge or RG student. I couldn’t afford to attend those universities but I still made the most of what my parents could offer me. Anyway it is what it is...life goes on and another application cycle will come 🙂Without knowing any specifics, there are so many things that can be used to assess an application - the university you attend, your university and school grades, extra-curricular, work experience, quality of written English, whether they feel you have answered the question - even who reads the application can alter how it is perceived
When applications are reviewed holistically, it is really small things that can mean you just miss out (I would know!) -- I hope you have better luck with any remaining/future applications
Nadine, to be clear, I wasn't making a judgment on the rights or wrongs of using these criteria when assessing applicants or even you as a candidate - I was just saying that these are probably taken into consideration (but @Jessica Booker is probably the best person to ask)
From what you have said, it seems as if you have a really interesting background to leverage into applications - I really hope you find success
Best of luck
I don't agree that they should be, but I think it's a sad reality that for *some* firms...they definitely are 😒. There are definitely factors that are a much better indicator of someone's ability to become a lawyer than the university they attended.
For some employers though, I imagine they just see Oxbridge or RG as being indicative of continuously good academic performance. Although when I started university (RG), I was told the standard of education between different institutions can vary so that might hold some weight too. Could also be absolute BS.
It's just so unfortunate that a system exists where some candidates are judged on things which may not necessarily reflect their individual ability. 😒
i don’t think the poster was suggesting they should I think they were saying there are so many variables, it’s hard for candidates who got the WG to share their magic ingredient. For reference I didn’t go to a Russell group and have got to VI for Bakers twice so I don’t think uni is a major factor
Yep - this is precisely what I was saying - sorry if I was unclear
I wasn’t implying anything either just stating how I feel as someone who was not very privileged. Not everyone’s journey is smooth and I know that firms are are more welcoming to that now, but there is still room for improvement.Nadine, to be clear, I wasn't making a judgment on the rights or wrongs of using these criteria when assessing applicants - I was just saying that these are probably taken into consideration (but @Jessica Booker is probably the best person to ask)
From what you have said, it seems as if you have a really interesting background to leverage into applications - I really hope you find success
Best of luck
Thank you. Best of luck to you on your journey too!
Maybe email by the end of the day if you haven’t heard yet. It seems they did rejections then WG invites.
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