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‘I didn’t get the A-Levels I need to study law at my first choice uni — should I pick another course or retake and reapply next year?’

Any advice would be much appreciated

In the latest instalment in our Career Conundrums series, one aspiring lawyer requires readers’ advice after failing to achieve the A-Level grades necessary to study law at her university of choice.

“I got my A-Level results on Thursday and I disappointingly didn’t achieve the grades needed to study law at my first choice uni (I won’t name them, but it’s part of the Russell Group). I managed to speak with admissions over the phone, but it doesn’t look like they’ll take me on. I don’t really want to settle for my insurance (non-Russell Group) or a lower-ranking university through clearing, especially because it may harm my chances of becoming a lawyer in the long run. Someone told me that if I want to be a solicitor, I should choose a different degree entirely and convert to law later because it will set me apart from law students, but I’m not sure. Should I retake my A-Levels and reapply to my first choice next year or should I switch degrees altogether and try to find a good uni offering a different course through clearing? I saw my first choice uni offering politics through clearing. Could I apply for this and later switch to law? Any advice would be much appreciated.”

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