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Becoming Jessica Pearson (An International Student's TC Journey)

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Happy New Year everyoneeee!!!

I pray that this year is filled with AC offers, VS offers and TC offers! Amen!!

So I've been in a season of waiting since my last post. Still holding on for a RS AC since I did my VI in November. In the meantime, I have also applied to the following firms:
  • DAC Beachcroft (I have an interest in real estate so I'm casting a wide net and applying to more firms)
  • Trowers & Hamlins (allocated through 10K BI. I find it interesting that the firm also has a strong real estate practice.)
  • Womble Bond Dickinson (saw it on the Legal Cheek deadline list and applied on a whim)
Overall, I feel quite positive about this month. We'll definitely be hearing back, and I'm grateful for the opportunity to learn more about what I want from a career in law. I also became less agitated in the wait, as I've seen a lot of people on this forum feel as stressed as I was, and it helped me.
Since it's the holidays, I haven't listened to any commercial news since my last day at work before my annual leave (as I always do). So I want to spend this month cultivating my commercial awareness again and getting on top of the news. Aside from this, I want to:
  • Finally submit my OC application. I've heard so much about the online test, so I've been waiting till I actually have the time to face it before I submit.
  • Keep practising psychometric tests and, hopefully, get into AC practice. I'm not sure what sources people usually use for AC practice, esp for case studies and written exercises, so if anyone has any tips for this could you please give me tips??
You're doing great! Keep going!
 
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