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  1. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Now I'm curious what uni this is because my mid-tier uni is quite good for all their engineering courses.
  2. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Add up your pillars on your assessment report @Ells2003 for some reason it didn't let me reply to your reply.
  3. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    They said they did it on Sunday just gone. They had pretty high scores 6979 as well. I guess I'm cooked with my 7649 lol
  4. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Someone on the group chat got an invite on Monday.
  5. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    LOL Cooley PFO
  6. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    As a 31 year old, no, you're not too old for vac schemes... don't forget the average age of qualification is 30. You are nice and early in your journey lol
  7. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Is this the Tax and Private Capital event? If so, Tara was there and briefly spoke at the beginning. For the networking thing I didn't go to early careers' breakout room so not sure if she was still there. She most likely was though
  8. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Has anyone at all heard from the below firms? Post-app: Bristows Cooley (aside from holding email) Baker McKenzie Post SJT/WG and or VI: (spring or summer whatever is applicable) Mishcon Simmons² Reed Smith Linklaters(spring vs specifically)
  9. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Is the RPC assessment invite after they screen your answer or just grades/work exp assessed? Based on their wording I assume it's just basic academics and work experience screened? Also does the assessment include a mini WG? applied last night, received the invite just before lunch today.
  10. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Sorry to hear :( what firm was this?
  11. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Yeah... I was mainly referring to Linklaters because they have the usual consistent 2:1s requirement...
  12. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Do you know if they vehemently reject people who may have the odd 2:2 module?
  13. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You're not..the report after the VI is for the amberjack online assessment. The VI is likely assessed on the pillars too but the scores aren't for the VI because grad rec at RS are the ones who review the VIs, not externally. You get a VI feedback report if you are rejected.
  14. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    It's out of 9! If you got 8s and 7s you did well lol
  15. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Soooo I did some digging and it seems the STANINE and STEN scores are used to place you accordingly in the percentile. I think some questions are 'harder' than others and getting those right may boost your score.
  16. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    I think the time you take to complete the test is taken into consideration. I have no idea how they work out the percentiles 🥴🫠
  17. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    No questions :)
  18. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    You divide your correct answers by the total number of questions.. I got 33 out of 40 correct which is 82.5% and placed in the 88th percentile. I did my test in September though so not sure if I moved down percentile wise as more people applied. It said it was based on 2024, so maybe not.
  19. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Can someone clarify if Macfarlanes mostly recruits from their Vac schemes? a friend was telling me about them and now I'm tempted to apply for their DTC.
  20. BealMcAlly

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

    Interesting! My strengths are working with others and resource management and my weakness is leadership preference Wonder what this means for me. Wg was 88th percentile and I've not heard anything back yet

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