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<blockquote data-quote="Jessica Booker" data-source="post: 19636" data-attributes="member: 2672">If you are applying via email (and attaching the cover letter in an email), I would put them in the email rather than the letter.For any that you are uploading as part of an online application tracking system/database, I would do one of the following.1) Put a ** in the &quot;why you&quot; paragraph in a particular sentence that says you have Ext Circs. Then below where you have signed off the letter put the ** again with the details of the extenuating circumstances. 2) Before you get to the &quot;why you&quot; paragraph, have a separate short paragraph on your Ext Circs. Then focus on all the positive why you bits to leave the cover letter on a positive note, rather than a negative one.Key thing with Ext Circs is to keep it as brief as possible. Where people go wrong is getting far too descriptive of what happened. You need to focus on how the Ext Circs impacted your ability to build out your CV, not to really explain the Ext Circs themselves. For instance, something like the following is sufficient (in terms of detail):Due to a death in the family a week before, I was unable to focus on my contract exam in first year. ORDue to on-going health issues from December 2018 to May 2019, I was frequently absent from lectures and seminars, which in turn impacted my performance in end of year examsWhat you can supplement the above with is something like. If you require further information on this, my academic tutor can provide a reference.ORIf you require further information on this, I'd be happy to discuss further or provide medical records.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jessica Booker, post: 19636, member: 2672"] If you are applying via email (and attaching the cover letter in an email), I would put them in the email rather than the letter. For any that you are uploading as part of an online application tracking system/database, I would do one of the following. 1) Put a ** in the "why you" paragraph in a particular sentence that says you have Ext Circs. Then below where you have signed off the letter put the ** again with the details of the extenuating circumstances. 2) Before you get to the "why you" paragraph, have a separate short paragraph on your Ext Circs. Then focus on all the positive why you bits to leave the cover letter on a positive note, rather than a negative one. Key thing with Ext Circs is to keep it as brief as possible. Where people go wrong is getting far too descriptive of what happened. You need to focus on how the Ext Circs impacted your ability to build out your CV, not to really explain the Ext Circs themselves. For instance, something like the following is sufficient (in terms of detail): Due to a death in the family a week before, I was unable to focus on my contract exam in first year. OR Due to on-going health issues from December 2018 to May 2019, I was frequently absent from lectures and seminars, which in turn impacted my performance in end of year exams What you can supplement the above with is something like. If you require further information on this, my academic tutor can provide a reference. OR If you require further information on this, I'd be happy to discuss further or provide medical records. [/QUOTE]

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