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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaynab.Oshodi" data-source="post: 180949" data-attributes="member: 36195">HiI am a 21-year-old International Relations and Politics (soon to be) graduate. I barely finished with a 2:1 in my final year and due to my mitigating circumstances, I will be graduating in December (I deferred out of fear that I would graduate with a 2:2 if my claim were not accepted). University was exceptionally challenging as I dealt with SA in my first year and SA from a previous partner and family bereavement in my second year. Though I should have taken a gap year or studied abroad I was focused on gaining corporate experience and pushed for unsuccessful placement applications. I was burnt out in my final year and hence did not achieve the grades I knew I could have. I have chosen to take a step back from university and focus on work experience before I attempt the PGDL. My university does not teach law and I have no resources or societies to reference within this process easily accessible to me.I have a week of work experience shadowing paralegals at Freshfields Bruckaus Deringer in 2019;  I did an internship at a social housing charity as an administrator and support worker in 2023; In my final year, I managed to become a sustainability ambassador and student ambassador producing and hosting workshops to inspire my community. At present, I am preparing to apply for the next vacation scheme cycle and will be volunteering with citizens' advice from September 2024.Overall, I feel entirely alone in not just my experiences but also my pursuit of corporate law as nobody I know personally has any connection to this field.I want some advice on how I might explain to a potential employer my mitigating circumstances and whether my work experiences so far would make me a competitive applicant for Vacation Schemes regardless of my circumstances.Thanks for reading!</blockquote>

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