Does anyone have any advice for the Travers Smith application. They ask for an 1,000 word cover letter but then two further 500 word questions on extracurriculars, positions of responsibility etc and im struggling a lot on how to balance the content out. The cover letter is quite long to just talk about why law and why firm and obv u want examples backing up the points but then I dont want to repeat myself in the two further questions considering they are another 1000 words so need to fill them too. Anyone have any ideas im quite stuck tbh
Don't put your extracurriculars in your work experience entries. These should be saved for the sections mentioned above.
Any cross over between these questions and the "why me" part of the cover letter - let the questions focus on your responsibilities and achievements and let your cover letter talk more about why you did those activities (e.g. motivations/what you enjoy being involved in) or the skills you gained from them. This should avoid most of the potential repetition.
Any interests that don't require you to make a commitment to others. For instance, it could be hobbies that are very much from a self-interest point or activities that are solo pursuits or where the output is really only for your benefit rather than other people's.
It will be fine to be up to 20% below the word count - especially if other answers are substantial
I am also working on my Travers Smith Summer VS application at the moment and had the exact same thoughts. 🥲🥲
I have quoted what @Jessica Booker advised to do when I asked this same question. 🙂🙂
I have quoted what @Jessica Booker advised to do when I asked this same question. 🙂🙂
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