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Recent content by SamiyaJ

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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You certainly gave me brilliant advice, thank you! If I get through to the AC then all credit goes to you 😂 Feel free to PM if you want any advice on the 6 apps you’re planning to make! Will only give advice if I actually pass the app stage though 😂
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Probably! The form allowed me to select multiple so I thought why not haha
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    My app must’ve been really bad I guess 😂 I applied for both winter and spring on 4 Sept, got PFO on 31 Oct
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you! I applied to HSF on 6 Sept and I think 2 weeks later I got the test, and couple of days after I was told I passed the benchmark. Received PFO on 8 Oct. Best of luck with HSF!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thank you so much lovely! Likewise. 🫶🏾 I do feel like I am getting “better” each cycle (this is my 2nd cycle) but there’s so many stages this time round and idk how they expect us to be perfect in every single stage. But have to keep on going 😭😭
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Good morning all, I take a glance at the forum here and there nowadays and it’s so nice to see how supportive everyone’s being! Time for my quarterly (or monthly??!) update: PFOs so far: • Reed Smith post app • Taylor Wessing post SJT • HSF Kramer even after passing SJT • Skadden post app...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    That is so kind of you 🥺 thank you!! And likewise of course 🫶🏾🫶🏾
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    WFW rejection post app. 3 PFOs since yesterday.. please excuse me whilst I go and hide under a rock 😭😭
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Taylor Wessing PFO 😭😭
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    CMS PFO post WG.. great way to start the week! Thought I may be progressing as I did the WG back in mid October and didn’t hear anything until now. Oh well! 😭
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    What a day on the forum. Sending love to you all, just keep swimming!! 🫶🏾

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