Stupid law firms not realising that A* at A level only introduced recently

Hmm recently I got feedback from a law firm that rejected me for a TC, on the phone one of the points they mentioned that was although my grades were good, all A* at GCSE, 3 A at A level, oxford undergrad etc there were many stronger candidates with A* at A level and a 1st.
I'm sure this didn't make much difference and was just one small part of the app but still, how annoying

I took A levels in 2007 before the introduction of A* and got over 97 UMS on all of them,
Also when you are adding up your points for UCAS score, people who did a level before intro of A* at a pretty big disadvantage, and nowhere is this taken to account.

do they not care about older applicants?

Reply 1

RibenaRockstar

When you were on the phone did you not point that out?

Reply 2

EloiseStar

The law firm probably isn't aware of that. Email them or call and explain the situation and ask if they would still consider you.

Reply 3

Cakeymatey

Let's not lie, the reasons the law firm gave are probably a pretext for the reality that you were rejected because the application oozed with the same sense self-entitlement that the OP's original post also does.