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Trainee Patent Attorney - Life sciences

I am extremely passionate about merging my passion for sciences along with law. Patent attorney careers are extremely lucrative in my eyes and manage to keep the passion for sciences still going strong whilst being outside of academia.

A trainee patent attorney in life sciences normally requires for a 2.1 or above in a STEM degree related to life sciences, along with normally 3 A levels with 3 grade As.

I have a 1st class biochemistry degree and I am currently finishing my masters in Immunology at Imperial College London. However, my A levels were affected from covid and hence I never had the chance to sit those exams due to lockdown. Hence, I am stuck with a B in Biology, a B in Chemistry and a C in Maths, from my predicted of AAB.

Trainee patent attorney jobs are extremely competitive, due to their salaries and commodities they provide, I would love to work as one by my A-level results are dragging me down, as when applying to these jobs they require you to input the A level grades. I have thought about lying about these grades, but I am sure that nothing good would come out of that.

I feel like I have found my dream job, yet I cannot reach for it due to my A levels from 4 years ago, what should I do ?

Reply 1

Stiffy Byng

Do not even think of lying on any job application. High ethical standards are essential for all professionals.

Write explaining why your A levels went badly. They may be outweighed by your First from Imperial College.

Reply 2

Dentjourney

Original post

by Stiffy Byng

Do not even think of lying on any job application. High ethical standards are essential for all professionals.
Write explaining why your A levels went badly. They may be outweighed by your First from Imperial College.