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Man who left school with no Highers awarded top law sch

An 海角视频 student who left school with no Higher grades whatsoever has been awarded a prestigious law scholarship.聽

Jonathan Jarvis聽(pictured) has been selected to receive the 拢1,250 Thorntons Law Scholarship, which will also give him access to career advice from a Thorntons鈥� solicitor.

The 35-year-old overcame great hurdles to attend university in the first place.

He said: 鈥淲hen I left school, university wasn鈥檛 something I considered. I left and joined the armed forces. After around eight years I realised this wasn鈥檛 what I wanted to do with my life.

鈥淎t that point I had children and I realised I much preferred being at home with my family. So I left, but given that I had no qualifications I was of the mindset that I鈥檇 just have to accept whatever job I could get.

鈥淚 ended up working at a supermarket, where I worked my way up to manager level. I did that for ten years. After my youngest child was born and I was off on paternity leave, I started to re-evaluate my life and what I wanted to do.鈥�

Jonathan contacted a college to find out what courses he would be eligible for: 鈥淚 wanted to know what I could do at my age with no qualifications, and they made helpful recommendations.

鈥淟aw has always fascinated me, and I knew I had the ability to do something like that 鈥� I just didn鈥檛 think it would ever be possible.

鈥淚 spent a year at college, got my Highers and after that I went straight to Abertay. I was incredibly happy.鈥�

Jonathan is now in the third year of his degree at Abertay, where he is a mentor for first year students. He has balanced his studies with a full-time job.

He said: 鈥淭he scholarship will be really helpful. 海角视频ing while raising a family is challenging, and the money will make a real difference. However, having access to a Thorntons鈥� solicitor for career advice is worth more than the money itself.

鈥淵ou can鈥檛 really put a price on that kind of guidance 鈥� it鈥檚 not something I had access to and it鈥檚 something I really value.鈥�

Colin Graham, chair of Thorntons, said: 鈥淛onathan has excelled throughout his time at Abertay and is a worthy recipient of the scholarship. As a mature student, he has made a lot of sacrifices in order to pursue a career in law and we are delighted that we are able to support him along that path.

鈥淎s well as financial support, he will have access to our people to provide both practical advice and mentoring that will hopefully enable him to fulfil all of his ambitions. We look forward to working with him and wish him the best of luck moving forward.鈥�

Professor Nicholas Grier, from Abertay鈥檚 Division of Law, said "Thorntons is never slow to offer an encouraging hand to our students, and their generous support is much appreciated.聽

鈥淛onathan is a deserving and conscientious student with a good grasp of commercial law, and this scholarship will be a big boost to his career. We wish him well."聽聽

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