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How ambitious should I be with my VS applications?
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<blockquote data-quote="Dheepa" data-source="post: 83893" data-attributes="member: 1572"><p>I really sympathise with the going into third year without a TC anxiety. I struggled with it myself and I know a lot of people on the forum do too. To echo what Jess said, it’s more common to graduate without a TC than it is to get one at university. LinkedIn makes it seem like everyone gets a TC in second year when that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The people who manage to do that are more the exception than the norm. Maybe get off LinkedIn for awhile (I deleted mine in second year haha) and just focus on re-evaluating your app strategy as you said.</p><p></p><p>Re: which firms you’d be disadvantaged applying to as a final year student - the only one that comes to mind is Clifford Chance. Most firms are pretty happy to take on final years and even graduates on vacation schemes. I did a VS at NRF and they had plenty of final year students (I was in final year!) and even a couple of career changers. Realistically you have a good chance at many of the SC firms, and I hope you do decide to apply to the ones you like! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dheepa, post: 83893, member: 1572"] I really sympathise with the going into third year without a TC anxiety. I struggled with it myself and I know a lot of people on the forum do too. To echo what Jess said, it’s more common to graduate without a TC than it is to get one at university. LinkedIn makes it seem like everyone gets a TC in second year when that couldn’t be farther from the truth. The people who manage to do that are more the exception than the norm. Maybe get off LinkedIn for awhile (I deleted mine in second year haha) and just focus on re-evaluating your app strategy as you said. Re: which firms you’d be disadvantaged applying to as a final year student - the only one that comes to mind is Clifford Chance. Most firms are pretty happy to take on final years and even graduates on vacation schemes. I did a VS at NRF and they had plenty of final year students (I was in final year!) and even a couple of career changers. Realistically you have a good chance at many of the SC firms, and I hope you do decide to apply to the ones you like! :) [/QUOTE]
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