Recent content by sammm10101

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    Oxbridge student rejected from every MC and US firm vac scheme I applied to

    Also adding my two cents, but there is quite a discrepency between a low 2:1 and a high 2:1, so maybe thats part of it?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    received HL test for summer
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    Which firms host virtual assessment centres?

    HFW has a virtual AC I think
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    finally have been sent the Mayer Brown tests. Is anyone else still waiting for HL test for summer?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    'Many thanks for recently completing the online assessment as part of your application to Clyde & Co. We are delighted to share your personalised feedback report, please follow this link to download your report:' The use of 'delighted' here is absolutely crazy, emotional rollercoaster of an...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Im still waiting too, hopefully it comes soon…
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    are WFW applications rolling?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Also, at an event I went to at CC, the graduate recruitment women there implied that their WG does cut out a lot of people, so I imagine it has a pretty high benchmark
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    In previous application cycles, did you submit so many so rapidly? As while the number you have submitted this year already is incredibly impressive, I wonder if the quantity and the rapidity is impacting on the quality. Ofc it could be something else, but its just an observation. Also, seeing...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Are the WG's for Mayer Brown and Hogan Lovells automatic?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    uuuu I am not a fan of two-pronged questions, e.g. 'What steps have you taken to research a career as a solicitor at an international law firm? What appeals to you about this career?'. This is one question for HFW, yet I really want to take the second point in a direction which doesn't really...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Bird & Bird's WG isnt automatic I dont think, its the next stage of the process

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