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To add to [USER=36740]@Amma Usman[/USER] 's great response, I definitely agree that you should continue to apply to other firms. Mentioning a previous vacation scheme experience as part of an application/interview with another firm will definitely boost your chances. Not only will it give you substantive experiences that you can reference, but I believe it boosts your profile in the eyes of firms generally. It essentially communicates to them that you were considered to be good enough as a candidate that you were specifically selected from a very high number of applicants. While they will still assess you on your VS performance, in a game of small margins this will definitely improve your odds. Furthermore, if you end up getting a VS offer from another firm before you actually commence the first VS, for the same reason this will increase your conversion chances with the current firm as well. From my experience in competitive vacation schemes at US firms, it tended to be people with multiple VS offers that got the TC offers.