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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

not sure if anyone can really help but to anyone with experience in finding accom for vac schemes in London with a (relatively) limited budget: did anyone stay in student accommodation ? Or do people tend to go for Airbnbs etc. it’s for multiple weeks so hotels are getting extremely expensive
I found the Air B&Bs really expensive - ended up in the Premier Inn hub up by Shoreditch High Street as it offered the best ratio of price to location.
 
Hi @Abbie Whitlock , please can I ask for your help on a question for White and Case’s app process? It asks you to discuss a deal that they have advised on in last two years. I am going to choose an M&A deal, but do you think this needs to be one where they advised a buyer rather than a seller? I ask as one deal I am interested in is the latter rather than former.

Thank you :)
 
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Is anyone else feeling really scared about their vac scheme? I have one in a few days and I’ve been feeling so scared. It’s not the kind of fear I’ve been able to work through it just feels kind of crippling 😓
No need to feel scared ! Anxiety does not help. Try and think of it as something to look forwards to, and at the end of the day it is. You also see if the firm is right for you too! Best of luck (I have a vac scheme too next week, you’re gonna smash it)
 
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