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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2023-24

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Do you have to take the Capp and WG again for the linklaters VS if you have already taken them for the open day application?
I took the Capp again and seemed to be able to retake the wg, but other people on tcla have said we can only take the wg once? So I'm not sure whether the system got a bug for me
 

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I took the VI on 18th. NO RESPONSE. They said 15 working days. I don't know if I should take it as a PFO.
If you mean 18th of October, the 15th working day is tomorrow, might not be that helpful 😅 but technically there’s still a bit of time! If I remember correctly, Gemma’s the only person on the team reviewing these, so it might just be a busy time
 
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If you mean 18th of October, the 15th working day is tomorrow, might not be that helpful 😅 but technically there’s still a bit of time! If I remember correctly, Gemma’s the only person on the team reviewing these, so it might just be a busy time
Right, I would be positive about it, honestly, I sent my application in October and have not heard back yet, so if I were you, I would wait and see.
 
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If you mean 18th of October, the 15th working day is tomorrow, might not be that helpful 😅 but technically there’s still a bit of time! If I remember correctly, Gemma’s the only person on the team reviewing these, so it might just be a busy time
Willkie doesn't have a WVS, so no news really could just mean no news. Hang in there.
 
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