TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Amgrad]

Did anyone do the Weil test and what score did you get?

7,4,6,7

High verbal, mid numerical.

I got excellent, possible highest 9 for applied intellect at AOS, but lowest at Weil, not quite decent though.

 

[iklawapps]

Hi @iklawapps while I do not think there is much you can do in terms of actual adjustments you can ask from the firm, I would not be too worried. In my view, generally 3-4 days dedicated entirely to AC preparation is more than enough to be able to do well in it - in fact, this is exactly the time I ended up taking to prepare for my first final VS interview, and I ended up converting it. Of course, you will hear about people taking one or two weeks to prepare, and you may think they will have a substantial advantage over you. Nonetheless, you should keep in mind that:

1. Many of the people that claim that they prepare for an AC for that extended of a period will not be the spending 10+ hours of focused work on it every day. Instead, they will often invest only a couple of hours everyday and will be using the rest of the available time on other things. As such, when calculating the total amount of time invested in preparation, the numbers may not end up looking very different from yours. If this is so, arguably, it is actually better to prepare more intensely in a shorter period, as all that you learn will be a lot fresher in your mind.
2. Even in the rare cases where candidates will take 7+ days to focus entirely on AC prep, there are diminishing returns in investing more and more time in preparation. In my opinion, after some point, just doing the same things again and again will not contribute much in terms of making you improve your skills and increasing your chances of success, but will just increase your anxiety and the risk of burnout before you even get to the AC.

Hi Andrei, I'm sorry for the delay, but thank you so much for that! I really appreciate the reassurance a lot! We'll see how it goes, but your message definitely helped with the nerves so much, so I really appreciate it < 3

 

[boots pharmacy]

Is it just me or does Latham not send a confirmation after the post-app test?

I received a confirmation, you may want to double check with grad rec

 

[Bbhu19]

High verb
Mid numerical
8,4,7,9

What about you?

High high all 7s hw did you feel about the vi? And what did you get the four in?

 

[Bbhu19]

7,4,6,7

High verbal, mid numerical.

I got excellent, possible highest 9 for applied intellect at AOS, but lowest at Weil, not quite decent though.

I don’t understand what you mean by this?

 

[Amgrad]

I don’t understand what you mean by this?

My applied intellect at AOS Amberjack is excellent, whilst they don't show the bars like Weil, etc I asked GPT and excellent means 9.

I got 4 for Applied intellect at Weil which is the lowest score I've ever gotten.

 

[Lawlawland]

With 6664/9 score and high Numerical, average verbal score... I think I should give up on Weil probably smh.

The VI wasn't bad, but I do believe I could have done better... Since the questions were kinda long, I kept wondering if I did answer all part of the question (which I believe I did).

 

[Bbhu19]

My applied intellect at AOS Amberjack is excellent, whilst they don't show the bars like Weil, etc I asked GPT and excellent means 9.

I got 4 for Applied intellect at Weil which is the lowest score I've ever gotten.

Oh ok, did you change your approach perhaps?

 

[Amgrad]

Oh ok, did you change your approach perhaps?

I didn't mean to. I did AOS an hour before Weil, so maybe it was due to exhausted factor, idk. Sitting 3 hours for two tests isn't recommended, but the week I had to do the test was so hectic. I attended multiple open days, writing handover for my job, meeting clients, etc.

Well, Amberjack is tricky, that's why I'd place it second preference after Pearson's WG, just slightly better than Cappfinity SJT and VI.

 

[Trophy]

My applied intellect at AOS Amberjack is excellent, whilst they don't show the bars like Weil, etc I asked GPT and excellent means 9.

I got 4 for Applied intellect at Weil which is the lowest score I've ever gotten.

I wouldn’t say it’s 9 unless the firm has said it’s 9. A&OS cares more about the application, experience, university and grades. A guy in my class last year had good grades (ranked top 10 overall), shocking amberjack scores, progress to AC, VS then TC offer.

I find with the amberjack test provider you can do extremely well for one firm and terribly for another even if it’s the exact same test.

I do not think it measures intellect well enough. Last year I applied to Paul Weiss, I got 8,9,6,7 high scores. I also did Reed smith and got something ridiculous like 5,6,4,5.

 

[nicoledm]

Has anyone heard from CMS Manchester ?

 

[YW113380]

Just to confirm, Willkie does require you to submit GCSE grades right? There might just be something wrong with my system but there's no space provided for me to input my results.

 

[CupOfTea17]

Hi!

I hadn't planned on applying for FieldFisher but after looking at the firm more I have decided I would like to apply. The deadline is on the 12th at midnight but it is a non-rolling deadline (I think it opened in October / September) and people have already received invitations for TI.

Could anyone offer any insight into whether it is still worth applying if people are already hearing back from the firm or would I be best served applying for a later deadline?

 

[londonlawyer]

Has anyone received AC invites from Akin?

 

[J333]

Does anyone know if the RPC oa includes a vi?

 

[qaz99]

Does anyone have insights on Macfarlanes' stage 2 online assessment?

 

[lawstudent2]

Does dentons usually send test invites in batches?

 

[Harvey Specter]

Just to confirm, Willkie does require you to submit GCSE grades right? There might just be something wrong with my system but there's no space provided for me to input my results.

Willkie’s app doesn’t give an option to add GCSE grades but when you add your school, the GCSE grades pull through automatically somehow. I think it probably gets the GCSE grades from our vantage profiles, so I would check that to make sure it has all the right grades before submitting!​

 

[TortillaTC]

Just to confirm, Willkie does require you to submit GCSE grades right? There might just be something wrong with my system but there's no space provided for me to input my results.

They’re going to pull your GCSE records from your basic Vantage account so there’s no space for those grades. Just make sure that your account has them correctly.

 

[svb risk management intern]

CMS London rejection – Isn't it an automatic WG?