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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    hey all, i wanted to get your thoughts on using a news story in a TC application. the question is “tell me about a news story and why it interests you?” the story i want to pick doesn’t link to the firm because it doesn’t have an office there, but it does link to US investment banks due to...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    you know what you’re doing. you got an AC - congratulations. but don’t forget you’ve also been rejected from applications, and i’m sure you’ve gotten support from the forum. what you put in to the world is what you’ll get out of it. don’t let it be bad karma.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    who has heard from Weil today?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Davis Polk PFO
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    i’ve only seen two posts about Spring - nothing about Summer yet. hold tight!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    COOLEY PFO LET’S GOOOOOOO!!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    this was very inappropriate of you.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone heard from Mayer Brown post-job simulation?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    no worries, good luck!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    i hope the interview went well!! do you know if they’re still sending invites?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    i’d like to know the answer to this too. are Cooley also sending out the WG in batches? should people expect invites today and tomorrow?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    congratulations to everyone that has received the Cooley WG invites. best of luck! do you guys know if they send them out in batches because this is peculiar timing..
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone still not heard from Davis Polk? thinking about emailing grad rec.. but not sure if that’s advisable
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    give it till the end of this week. grad rec will most certainly email by Friday.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    grad rec themselves said as such
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    submitted 5th December!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    hey! when did you apply to Davis Polk?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    i thought they’re responding next week?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Is Winston & Strawn rolling or non-rolling?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    anyone still waiting on Davis Polk?

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