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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Same thing happened to me, did you hear back from them in the end?
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    Importance of modular grades (non law graduate) for VS for US/MC?

    Hi, thanks for your replies. @Jessica Booker - to reply - in 2nd year i had 4 modules (less weighting than third year) but got (high) 2.2s in all 4 - one was optional so only 'added' to my final grade as extra points, but is on my transcript so unsure whether to include this. in third year I had...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Hi, could use with some advice in terms of grades for a non-law graduate. To sum up - I'm a STEM oxbridge grad applying for Open Days/ VS etc. Graduated with 2.1 overall (integrated masters) but quite a few of my module grades in my second year and finals are in the 2.2s and one is quite bad -...
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