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  1. sammm10101

    Oxbridge student rejected from every MC and US firm vac scheme I applied to

    Also adding my two cents, but there is quite a discrepency between a low 2:1 and a high 2:1, so maybe thats part of it?
  2. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    received HL test for summer
  3. sammm10101

    Which firms host virtual assessment centres?

    HFW has a virtual AC I think
  4. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    finally have been sent the Mayer Brown tests. Is anyone else still waiting for HL test for summer?
  5. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    'Many thanks for recently completing the online assessment as part of your application to Clyde & Co. We are delighted to share your personalised feedback report, please follow this link to download your report:' The use of 'delighted' here is absolutely crazy, emotional rollercoaster of an...
  6. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Im still waiting too, hopefully it comes soon…
  7. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    are WFW applications rolling?
  8. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Also, at an event I went to at CC, the graduate recruitment women there implied that their WG does cut out a lot of people, so I imagine it has a pretty high benchmark
  9. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    In previous application cycles, did you submit so many so rapidly? As while the number you have submitted this year already is incredibly impressive, I wonder if the quantity and the rapidity is impacting on the quality. Ofc it could be something else, but its just an observation. Also, seeing...
  10. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Are the WG's for Mayer Brown and Hogan Lovells automatic?
  11. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    uuuu I am not a fan of two-pronged questions, e.g. 'What steps have you taken to research a career as a solicitor at an international law firm? What appeals to you about this career?'. This is one question for HFW, yet I really want to take the second point in a direction which doesn't really...
  12. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Bird & Bird's WG isnt automatic I dont think, its the next stage of the process
  13. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    tbf I wouldn’t really worry, you could make a case for every single attribute being the most and least important, they all sound bad when put as the lowest and seem like the most important.
  14. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    It’s better than the AOS feedback report which essentially said the exact same thing of ‘you showed some good …./you showed potential in…. BUT’ for basically every category 😭
  15. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    my linklaters top attributes being respect and resilience and my worst being resource and work management doesn’t exactly instil me with confidence icl… no critical thinking or analytical skills to speak of 💀
  16. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Anyway, back to normal forum posting; Jones Day PFO ✊
  17. sammm10101

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    I'm sorry that we got our wires crossed, and I didn't mean to initiate a barrage of comments against you. However, I hope you can see where I was coming from, and that the initial 'coasting' message, and particularly the subsequent 'if the shoes fit' message really did send the impression that...

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