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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Wouldn't count yourself out just yet. They have thousands of applicants to get through.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yes! I never got an email like this last year. Wonder if they are rejigging their grad rec/the way they review and trying to be friendlier.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Thanks for the advice..
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Not sure it's automatic, I got a PFO last year, no VI or any tests. That said, it may have changed since last year.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Please explain! 😨 3 minutes?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It was pretty quick, maybe a day or two.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    it's out of 10. (I just checked my feedback report to verify)
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Me too, did you apply for Spring or Summer?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    What I have found helpful is assessmentday and TCLA's WG. Also like you say asking chatgpt to test you helps, at the very least in understanding what the test is looking for.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I completely agree with you. What I especially dislike is that a lot of firms, if not most, do not provide you with your score. It feels really prohibitive because how are you expected to improve if you don't know how poorly you did? What if the benchmark is simply quite high and you missed out...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think you're the only one on this thread who has been invited to a Simmons AC so far. ---- I stand corrected, I have spotted one other person in this cycle.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Literally me all of this week. Constantly refreshing my inbox. 🫠
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    you may laugh at me but I'm writing about my plant collection (it's extensive), me getting into hybridisation and distributing my stock across US, EU, and UK. Echoing what others said, as long as you draw out the skills you gained from this and why it's important to you. It doesn't need to be...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Their Cambridge office heavily focuses on innovation, so you could talk about that.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Speaking of Simmons, have there been any more AC invites? I did my VI a week ago and still waiting to hear back.
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    CMS Pfo earlier today post WG :(
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Anyone who made it onto Simmons & Simmons AC able to share their Amberjack scores please?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    clearing my cookies seems to have done the trick. Thank you!!
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I ran on the assumption that if you hear back within a week of your online assessment window closing, it means you did not meet their test benchmarks. I think you're somewhat right about them reviewing holistically but I have heard the above from someone who was told this by one of their early...

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