So I am going to just have a word vomit:
So i have an interview tomorrow with Linklaters - and I feel soo inadequate. I honestly don't even know why I am going. I know I am going to get a rejection and there is literally no point. I don't want to embarrass myself or have my hopes up to only have it be destroyed. i know there is the whole 'it is not a PFO till it is a PFO" or "it is amazing that you even got an interview" but regardless .... i feel so %$&£
This is exactly how I felt before my first AC (well it happened about only 5 days ago 🤣 ).
Thing is that last year I applied for 6 first-year schemes, rejected by all, and I thought oh well if I couldn't even get first year offers what's my chance of getting a VS? Probs none. And then AC invite came along, only 3 days to prepare from an utterly empty brain (because I was not expecting to receive ANY AC so didn't even prepare cuz it would feel embarrassing).
I did put all of my time and effort in those 3 days while constantly doubting myself. But then I thought oh well even if I don't make it, what harm does it do to me? NONE. The day before my AC I actually looked in the mirror and say to myself that "if you don't believe in yourself who are you going to convince?" (ik it sounds so cheesy but I did that LMAO); and I presented the most confident myself during the AC - that really was the key because it kept the interviewers engaged and interested. They are humans, not robots giving you scores by processing your answers word-by-word. You want them to see that you are determined to make it and trust me it does convince them.
Best luck!