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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

thanks girl, my friends are convinced I will get rejections for everywhere other than the place that is right for me and im trying to convince myself they aren't delulu hahah
hahahah that's what my friends have been telling me too 😂 I think they're right though, sometimes you're just being guided by life/God, but the process can feel rough - but I trust your moment will come!
 
Our offers are coming. I CAN FEEL ITTTTT!
Moments like this, I wish there was a secret order behind the scenes laying out the path for us to get TCs 😭😭😭😭😭😭

#Dune #BeneGessiret

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hahahah that's what my friends have been telling me too 😂 I think they're right though, sometimes you're just being guided by life/God, but the process can feel rough - but I trust your moment will come!
my only response is like: why cant life let me get some offers from other firms ANYWaY when people around me are getting like 7 offers. im waiting for slaughters post ac and for travers to respond in general and I DO love those firms but surely if I was gonna get one id have gotten some others....
 
Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline 16 Jan, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀
 
Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀
nothing from sidley yet!
 
Has anyone heard anything from these firms who applied on or around these dates:

Sidley Spring or Summer post app (applied on or around the deadline so 8/9 Jan).
Orrick Summer post app (applied on deadline)
Freshfields DTC (post stage 2 sat in Dec/Jan).
Covington Summer post app (applied on deadline, seen ACs end of Jan but no PFOs).

I’m also waiting on Ropes and Travers but I think they don’t get back to us until end of Feb… 😀
No Orrick for me (applied day before deadline), no Ropes and no Covington
 
my only response is like: why cant life let me get some offers from other firms ANYWaY when people around me are getting like 7 offers. im waiting for slaughters post ac and for travers to respond in general and I DO love those firms but surely if I was gonna get one id have gotten some others....
😭 I feel you haah

I'm just consoling myself thinking that this is God's way of keeping my time safe during Spring so I can actually study and not flop my exams as well as ensuring I don't become mentally insane doing back-to-back schemes right after exams end haha. Or maybe it's a way to tell you that that firm, and that firm only, is where you're supposed to be haha - it's definitely easier to make a decision about where to go when you only have one choice (as much as it's scary) 😂
 
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