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Will my education history have an impact on my chances of converting to law?

I am a second-year English literature with creative writing student who's preparing for my Master's degree as I'm due to start my final year in September. I'm anxiously worried about my chances of being successful in converting to law.

I was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 11, it had a massive impact on my mental health and my ability to go to school as I refused to attend, my attendance was around the 10-20% mark. Left school with no GCSEs. I then completed various courses at various college, I picked them at the time because I thought it's the career I wanted to be in, deep down I knew it was always law.

In 2022, I returned to education after taking a year out, completing an access course with the aim of getting into my local university, I was successful. I've since gained two GCSEs and no A-levels. At the end of year 2 I signed up to Learndirect - I'm completing 5 a-levels with them. my CV is a bit all over the place with education and jobs. I want to complete a Masters conversion to Law, my lecturers support this decision and believe I should convert as I'm more knowledgeable in law.

Does my educational history give me a disadvantage, does anyone have advice? TIA

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by depressed-chord
I am a second-year English literature with creative writing student who's preparing for my Master's degree as I'm due to start my final year in September. I'm anxiously worried about my chances of being successful in converting to law.
I was diagnosed with OCD at the age of 11, it had a massive impact on my mental health and my ability to go to school as I refused to attend, my attendance was around the 10-20% mark. Left school with no GCSEs. I then completed various courses at various college, I picked them at the time because I thought it's the career I wanted to be in, deep down I knew it was always law.
In 2022, I returned to education after taking a year out, completing an access course with the aim of getting into my local university, I was successful. I've since gained two GCSEs and no A-levels. At the end of year 2 I signed up to Learndirect - I'm completing 5 a-levels with them. my CV is a bit all over the place with education and jobs. I want to complete a Masters conversion to Law, my lecturers support this decision and believe I should convert as I'm more knowledgeable in law.
Does my educational history give me a disadvantage, does anyone have advice? TIA

Hey!

Lots of people doing law conversions come from different backgrounds, and having a degree like English Lit is actually a great foundation because it builds critical thinking and writing skills, which are important!. also, completing an English Lit degree, gaining GCSEs, doing A-levels independently, and returning to education after challenges all show a strong work ethic and genuine motivation, which will really stand to you in law and will be recognised by the admissions teams/lecturers in your prospective Uni!

Your journey might not be the “traditional” route, but that doesn’t mean it’s a disadvantage, and would more so show your strength and resilience 🙂

If you’re worried about how your CV looks, you might find it helpful to write a personal statement that explains your journey clearly and positively, showing how it’s led you to law 🙂

Hope that helps!

Gemma
Official LJMU Student Rep

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