Non-law undergrad, failed module in second year.

[EastSatsuma57]

Hi guys hope you are all well, I am new to this forum so I apologise if a question along the same lines has already been posted here!

I am a PPE student just finishing second year and I have failed an econometrics module worth 20 credits so will be resitting it in the summer. Aside from this my lowest grade this year has been a 70 and I'm doing well enough that I think I can still come out with a high 2.1 for the year and maybe even a first. Obviously I believe I can still get a first overall in my final year, I am wondering if this failed module would be a problem when applying to vac schemes/TC's? I understand some firms are more stringent than others, which firms are these? Or is there a list somewhere of places I should definitely avoid applying to?

Tangentially related to this is what can I be doing this year to make my application as comprehensive as possible? I have only recently begun to consider law as something I'd enjoy and be good at so I worry I am a bit behind. I am at university of Manchester so I plan to join the law society in the new academic year, aside from this what should I be doing? Any things with "low barriers to entry" that I could get into without being a law student? I already volunteer at unrelated things and have done since first year but I'm unsure how I could relate it to law, and I have a part time job but again it is only hospitality work.

Thanks everyone! Looking forward to hearing from you all

 

[Jessica Booker]

For the failed module, was there any clear reason for failing it? Just given how strong your other modules are, one of the things considered when looking at module discrepancies is to try and work out why it might have happened. For instance, missing a deadline is likely to be looked at less favourably than a misunderstanding with an exam.

I don't think one module will be an issue though, especially if the rest of your grades have been 70s or above.

The things to stress with the other things you can be doing is that they do not have to be related to legal work. Your part-time job and volunteering will be interesting things to include and will develop transferable skills. Maybe look out for commercial careers events/insight days/open days with firms as a first step and try to attend them. Also think about potentially completing 1 or 2 virtual programmes on something like Forage to develop your knowledge of legal work further.

 

[EastSatsuma57]

For the failed module, was there any clear reason for failing it? Just given how strong your other modules are, one of the things considered when looking at module discrepancies is to try and work out why it might have happened. For instance, missing a deadline is likely to be looked at less favourably than a misunderstanding with an exam.

I don't think one module will be an issue though, especially if the rest of your grades have been 70s or above.

The things to stress with the other things you can be doing is that they do not have to be related to legal work. Your part-time job and volunteering will be interesting things to include and will develop transferable skills. Maybe look out for commercial careers events/insight days/open days with firms as a first step and try to attend them. Also think about potentially completing 1 or 2 virtual programmes on something like Forage to develop your knowledge of legal work further.

Bit of a long story. I didn't request any proper mitigating circumstances but I was really struggling with money so had to work a part time job for around 20-30 hours each week. I decided to prioritise my other modules as I thought I would be naturally better at econometrics but I was obviously wrong! The financial stress + feeling "out of my depth" stress compounded and I basically fell apart when it came to the exam.

That's really helpful thank you I haven't heard of Forage before so I will look into it.