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Received a WG invite from bates wells 🥹 surprised but definitely delighted as I love the firm, I’ve struggled with WG tests in the past so if anyone could share their favourite resources they like to use for practice I’m all ears!
Just received rejection from WBD, post-VI. I can't help but feel very lost, it's been 3 years since I began applying and this was the first time that I'd ever even made it past the application stage, so I can't shake this sinking feeling that I've just lost my one and only chance at a TC. I...
hello pals, I know some people have heard back from Ashurst already (many congrats!), I was wondering whether there was anyone still waiting for the summer VS? I applied around 5 days before the deadline and it says my app is 'in inbox' so I'm not sure if anyone is in a similar position!
Congratulations to everyone for the FF WGs! If you think your wait is bad, I submitted 14 Nov, portal updated on the 30th Nov, and I have received no contact since then YEEHAW
I think I may take this as one of those silent rejections or they've genuinely lost my app into the oblivion
Thank you for replying! Definitely makes a lot of sense seeing as I feel like HSF has been so sporadic with reviewing and responding to their apps haha
Hi! I was wondering whether anyone was still waiting on HSF for the summer vac scheme? I completed the test back in Nov/Dec and I've seen a few people getting rejections, ACs etc, and I swear I even saw someone on linkedin already get a place on the vac scheme?
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