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Is it worth self-funding SQE1+2 after GDL? / please help me figure out a strategy
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<blockquote data-quote="eclectic04" data-source="post: 144643" data-attributes="member: 18356"><p>Hi, if anyone can help me, I would be very grateful. I just finished my PGDL last month, which was entirely self-funded as I didn’t apply for VS/TC during undergrad. I also made a terrible mistake by not applying for VS during my GDL year because I didn’t feel “ready”. (I have a 1:1 Oxbridge degree and some okay work experience but I have self-esteem and perfectionism issues about not being good enough for the firms I want.)</p><p></p><p>I’m 100% set on being a solicitor; I just don’t know what to do next to rescue myself and secure a TC. Should I self fund the SQE1+2 next and fire out as many VS/TC applications while I’m studying for them? Or should I take a gap year and give my whole heart out to applying? Am I better off trying to Paralegal? Do any of these options look better or worse from a recruiters POV?</p><p></p><p>I was set on the self-funding SQE route initially, and had found a BPP SQE1&2 prep course that starts this fall but would it make sense to start in September (and sit the SQE1 in January) when I want to be working on vac scheme apps + doing interviews / assessment centres throughout this time period? Esp since summer VS interviews usually fall around Jan…</p><p></p><p>I could possibly delay the SQE prep course until their February start (to sit SQE1 in July) but then risk the SQE1 July exam period overlapping with any summer vacation schemes I might have scheduled (if by miracle I secure anything). </p><p></p><p>I feel a bit lost. If anyone has any thoughts on my dilemma I would appreciate loads as everything feels rather nebulous lately <3</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="eclectic04, post: 144643, member: 18356"] Hi, if anyone can help me, I would be very grateful. I just finished my PGDL last month, which was entirely self-funded as I didn’t apply for VS/TC during undergrad. I also made a terrible mistake by not applying for VS during my GDL year because I didn’t feel “ready”. (I have a 1:1 Oxbridge degree and some okay work experience but I have self-esteem and perfectionism issues about not being good enough for the firms I want.) I’m 100% set on being a solicitor; I just don’t know what to do next to rescue myself and secure a TC. Should I self fund the SQE1+2 next and fire out as many VS/TC applications while I’m studying for them? Or should I take a gap year and give my whole heart out to applying? Am I better off trying to Paralegal? Do any of these options look better or worse from a recruiters POV? I was set on the self-funding SQE route initially, and had found a BPP SQE1&2 prep course that starts this fall but would it make sense to start in September (and sit the SQE1 in January) when I want to be working on vac scheme apps + doing interviews / assessment centres throughout this time period? Esp since summer VS interviews usually fall around Jan… I could possibly delay the SQE prep course until their February start (to sit SQE1 in July) but then risk the SQE1 July exam period overlapping with any summer vacation schemes I might have scheduled (if by miracle I secure anything). I feel a bit lost. If anyone has any thoughts on my dilemma I would appreciate loads as everything feels rather nebulous lately <3 [/QUOTE]
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