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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

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kitty_kat

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Hi! Does anyone know if A&O's grad rec team reads the emails sent to them, or must we telephone them as their automated reply email (containing a list of FAQs) asks us to telephone them directly if our queries have not been answered by FAQs provided? thank you!! :)
 

ellwilsen

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They just posted on their Instagram that we can apply for the summer vacation scheme!
I wonder why this is? Surely if they don’t want to interview me for the winter scheme, they aren’t going to want to interview me for another scheme which has more applicants? They have definitely read my application based on when I submitted it so unsure where to go from here 😕
 
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