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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

they already started? how do we know?
People posted it in the Direct TC thread that they received DTC AC invites from Freshfields. It seems they all did their stage 2 in Nov. So if yous did it later in Dec/Jan maybe we will hear slightly later in a separate batch? Idk for sure just hoping it’s not a definite PFO for now lmao.

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Rosie_Kitten

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  • Dec 26, 2025
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    Initially posted this in the wrong thread accidentally :p
    Anyways... another week without news 😅 (personally not promising). It would be a pretty bad nightmare to end up getting an AC that I wouldn't be able to attend, and if most firms give 2 weeks' notice to their first AC that will pretty much be the case 🤷‍♂️🫠.
     
    Initially posted this in the wrong thread accidentally :p
    Anyways... another week without news 😅 (personally not promising). It would be a pretty bad nightmare to end up getting an AC that I wouldn't be able to attend, and if most firms give 2 weeks' notice to their first AC that will pretty much be the case 🤷‍♂️🫠.
    Have you had no updates at all so far?
     

    Rosie_Kitten

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  • Dec 26, 2025
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    Have you had no updates at all so far?
    Last week I had a couple PFO's, but I haven't had any updates this week (I guess nobody has had updates yet for those firms). I know not to expect every week, but there are a few that I made to 1st/2nd stage of testing (but ACs are usually scheduled early Feb for these firms.)

    EDIT: Just looked back into past forums, and most have AC's that run nearer the end of February as well? (Specifically clyde & co, white & case, osborne clarke etc?) Can anybody who has applied in previous rounds comment?
     

    Afraz Akhtar

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    How long does it usually take to hear back after AC? I know some people tend to hear back day after / same day for some firms - the wait is so agonising!
    @Chelsea101 it really depends on the firm, but I would say the average is a week. That being said, the wait time is actually dependent on resource and who makes the offer. Often or not, it is an assessor as many partners love delivering the offer and they don't have the capacity to - so sometimes waiting isn't always the sign of a rejection.
     

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