“I am 26 and have secured a place at BPP to do my conversion course. However, I graduated in Sociology four years ago with a 2:2 due to laziness and lack of motivation. My A-levels are fine at ABB, and my experience to date is pretty strong, having worked in legal headhunting for a year and then being a founding director of a start-up company. The question I have is: should I study for a second degree at Buckingham and secure that all-important 2:1/First, or should I take up my place at BPP? And how is Buckingham regarded?”

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