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  1. iwatchsuits

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    7 in self management, 9 in commercial acumen and 4 in people skills
  2. iwatchsuits

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Kind of worried about my Simmons scores now, I got 7, 9, 4 and excelled in both numerical and verbal but scared that the 4 will weigh me down massively! 🙁 have no idea how they judge/weigh the results
  3. iwatchsuits

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Fingers crossed for us!! ☺️
  4. iwatchsuits

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone heard back from Burges Salmon in regards to the Winter VS? Just got an email saying I will hear by the end of the week, so just wondering if anyone has got a PFO or assessment centre invite yet.
  5. iwatchsuits

    Module I did not perform well in - will it set me back?

    Thank you for your response! I think it shows that above all, we’re humans and not robots haha. What a fantastic Masters result by the way! :)
  6. iwatchsuits

    Simmons Summer Vacation Scheme

    Hello, does anyone have any idea what the benchmark is for the test? Many thanks!
  7. iwatchsuits

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    So sorry to hear. I wish you all the best with the rest of your applications. If you don’t mind me asking, what were your scores? Trying to gauge the benchmark.
  8. iwatchsuits

    Module I did not perform well in - will it set me back?

    Thank you both! I feel much better now :) thank you for the tips too!
  9. iwatchsuits

    Module I did not perform well in - will it set me back?

    Hi everyone, I have just graduated and am applying for VSs. My grade average overall is 67%. I performed pretty poorly in one of my modules (Jurisprudence) in second year. I got 56%. I just want to ask if this will set me back significantly in terms of applications? For context, I am applying to...

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