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You can have a sheet in front of you! The sheets are essentially just a more detailed explanation than you're given in the actual test before each section. This one looks like a great one to use too
I agree with everything that’s been said above. Your mental health is more important than your applications so if you need a break, you should take one. You also want your grades to be as high as you can get them so it’s a good idea to focus on them right now.
I also found it really difficult...
I think it's pretty much what @OliviaBurn has said. James is an activist and is 'unwilling to conform' so it's likely he repeated the offence beyond the three times referred to here/ committed other offences. Also, that James paid the fines quickly after receiving them suggests that he can...
Hi @LM , thank you for taking the time to provide such detailed answers!
I have a couple of questions:
1. How do you manage your workload day to day?
2. In an earlier post, you mentioned making mistakes. I was wondering how you dealt with making mistakes (since they’re inevitable). By that I...
I did it last cycle and I had 2 questions. 1 was motivational and the other was competency based. I’d advise prepping for those types of Qs. I think it’s also a good idea in VIs to prep for a commercial Q about an interesting news story because it’s difficult to make that up practically on the spot.
Some really great points have been made so far!
The hours at US firms are often something people are concerned about, understandably so. However, there’s typically not much difference between the hours at MC and US firms as they’re often working on different sides of the same deal. If the...
I posted this on the other thread but thought I'd post it here too. There's a great YouTube video by Idin Sabahipour explaining his strategy for tackling the WG:
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