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  1. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Seems so! I got a pfo Monday morning, so they aren't wasting any time (I applied and passed the test a few weeks ago).
  2. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    HSF PFO - at least they didn't keep me waiting 😅
  3. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    They email to let you know if you've passed - I think it's manual because I got like 3 of the same email 😅 - so I'd expect you'll get it on Monday/Tuesday
  4. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anybody have any insight on what Linklaters values for their SJT? My highest scoring attributes were critical thinking and respect, but my lowest scoring was commercial thinking, which makes me think my application my get chucked 😅.
  5. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Thank you! Their Grad Red are all over it and have responded already, I got 84th percentile!! (I was getting significantly lower when I did the CC/HL practices, so I'm very happy with that!)
  6. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Hey, congrats! How'd you get your results? Did you just email grad rec?
  7. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anybody have any experience with the DLA VI - particularly the weighting of the questions? I just did it, but I bombed one of my answers (it took me 45 long seconds of waffle before I gave up, when the answer was supposed to be 2 minutes). I think the other two questions went well though -...
  8. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anybody have any advice for the DLA VI? It's the first I've done, so not sure what to expect or how to go about it, and the information they provide is pretty vague 😅.
  9. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    How long has it taken for people to receive the WG test from DLA? It's been a week since I filled out the Rare contextual info form and haven't received WG yet
  10. VacayScheme

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

    Does anybody know when HL intend to send PFOs/conclude inviting to AC for WVS? I have an offer for shadowing experience at the same time as the WVS, but don't want to say yes to it yet if there's still a chance I can do the HL WVS 😬. I saw an AC invite here from Friday - has anybody else been...

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