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<blockquote data-quote="jamescockayne" data-source="post: 69782" data-attributes="member: 8637"><p>Hi folks,</p><p></p><p>I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I have been applying to vac schemes this year without much luck, and still have some TC applications coming up. I'm anticipating having to self-fund my next steps, and it seems like the logical thing to do to get on with the GDL before SQE kicks in (and hope that next time round having the GDL under my belt might help me out somewhat, and that firms will then pay for me to do the LPC). </p><p></p><p>I am wondering how people feel about online GDL courses. I have been looking at UoL and BPP, which are obviously very expensive (at around 11k) but it seems they are the preference for companies. I was also looking at Southbank for the GDL as its much cheaper, and since it is so much cheaper, I might be able to move to London for it. </p><p></p><p>I am worried that online courses will limit my access to careers events and, particular, pro bono initiatives, but then on the other side of the coin, BPP and UoL do seem to have very solid teaching. </p><p></p><p>If anyone could give some advice on this, that would be great - applying in 2020/21 has had me pulling my hair out so having some guidance would be fantastic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jamescockayne, post: 69782, member: 8637"] Hi folks, I was wondering if anyone could help me out. I have been applying to vac schemes this year without much luck, and still have some TC applications coming up. I'm anticipating having to self-fund my next steps, and it seems like the logical thing to do to get on with the GDL before SQE kicks in (and hope that next time round having the GDL under my belt might help me out somewhat, and that firms will then pay for me to do the LPC). I am wondering how people feel about online GDL courses. I have been looking at UoL and BPP, which are obviously very expensive (at around 11k) but it seems they are the preference for companies. I was also looking at Southbank for the GDL as its much cheaper, and since it is so much cheaper, I might be able to move to London for it. I am worried that online courses will limit my access to careers events and, particular, pro bono initiatives, but then on the other side of the coin, BPP and UoL do seem to have very solid teaching. If anyone could give some advice on this, that would be great - applying in 2020/21 has had me pulling my hair out so having some guidance would be fantastic. [/QUOTE]
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