TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2025-26

[Donuttime]

Mishcon only had 4 slots to choose from for ACs next week (Monday AM, Monday PM, Wednesday AM, Wednesday PM) - Makes me think that they will probably be inviting more...

so do they invite like 6 people to 4 slots then will release more later?

 

[username10341034]

High Verbal, High Numerical - 6/6/3/6

Do you remember when you sat the SJT? I fear I am getting a PFO

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Hi, Just wondering if anyone has some insight into what the assessment centre and written exercise is like with Trowers & Hamlins, and just any general advice for written exercises!

I would love to know too as it is my first AC

 

[bangarangbass39]

Got 7/7/4/6 and no invite for Mishcon. High verbal and Mid Numerical. I think it's obvious there is greater weighting on the online test. My responses were not strong - I had a few spelling mistakes because I found the software a bit clunky to deal with.

 

[ABC234]

Got 7/8/9/4 in the SJT pillars and no invite for Mishcon's AC - Is there hope? Completed the test on the 22nd

 

[username10341034]

Got 7/7/4/6 and no invite for Mishcon. High verbal and Mid Numerical. I think it's obvious there is greater waiting on the online test. My responses were not strong - I had a few spelling mistakes because I found the software a bit clunky to deal with.

I am the exact same - I got high verbal and high numerical, 7/6/6/9. But my chat responses weren’t the best as I found it so repetitive.

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Got 7/7/4/6 and no invite for Mishcon. High verbal and Mid Numerical. I think it's obvious there is greater waiting on the online test. My responses were not strong - I had a few spelling mistakes because I found the software a bit clunky to deal with.

I haven’t sat the Mishcon SJT yet, how did you find it? Were you familiar with the amberjack style and is the numerical timed? Did you get rejected or haven’t heard back yet? Thanks! Hope you smash it

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Got 7/8/9/4 in the SJT pillars and no invite for Mishcon's AC - Is there hope? Completed the test on the 22nd

I haven’t sat it yet and my deadline to complete is 29th so wouldn’t worry! Strong scores btw hope you get it!

 

[Fauxfilm_]

Are there any free amberjack practice tests ?

I would like to know too!

 

[Novaa]

High Verbal, High Numerical - 6/6/3/6

I am the exact same - I got high verbal and high numerical, 7/6/6/9. But my chat responses weren’t the best as I found it so repetitive.

Ooh, do you guys have any advice for the numerical reasoning? Like, were there any topics you studied or approaches you took?

I usually get mid numerical reasoning, so I just want to see what I can do to get it to high.

 

[FutureLawyer_]

I am the exact same - I got high verbal and high numerical, 7/6/6/9. But my chat responses weren’t the best as I found it so repetitive.

Do they definitely consider the chat response with the sjt? The email seemed to suggest we passed the chat response so the sjt would be assessed separately ?

 

[username10341034]

Do they definitely consider the chat response with the sjt? The email seemed to suggest we passed the chat response so the sjt would be assessed separately ?

I don’t know, but it seems that way as I would have my test scores would have passed the threshold. I haven’t seen anyone on here who didn’t get offered the SJT after completing the chat response.

 

[Donuttime]

Do they definitely consider the chat response with the sjt? The email seemed to suggest we passed the chat response so the sjt would be assessed separately ?

they might use it to weigh to determine who to invite to AC tho

 

[Donuttime]

I don’t know, but it seems that way as I would have my test scores would have passed the threshold. I haven’t seen anyone on here who didn’t get offered the SJT after completing the chat response.

yeah I feel like the SJT wasnt as selective as we thought it would be

 

[safari3]

Do they definitely consider the chat response with the sjt? The email seemed to suggest we passed the chat response so the sjt would be assessed separately ?

At the open day they said every stage is considered holistically but it seems that the AI chat weighs the most as people who received 28+/36 on the SJT haven’t received an invite yet compared to others who received something like 21/36

 

[TheSlapDotCom]

HSF ac SVS

is this for summer or spring?

 

[qwerty!]

I got 22/36 on mishcon‘s SJT (6,6,6,4), high numerical and verbal and thought the chat interview went well …. silence rn tho do you guys think mishcon are just sending out small AC batches?

 

[radssss]

At the open day they said every stage is considered holistically but it seems that the AI chat weighs the most as people who received 28+/36 on the SJT haven’t received an invite yet compared to others who received something like 21/36

Did they mention if they review apps before sending sjt because I haven’t seen any pfos…
I hope they did because I don’t want to waste my time if they didn’t like my app and that chat interview was anyways long


Is there anyone who applied and didn’t get an sjt invite?

 

[qwerty!]

also how long did it take for people to hear back from cleary after doing the WG?

 

[safari3]

Did they mention if they review apps before sending sjt because I haven’t seen any pfos…
I hope they did because I don’t want to waste my time if they didn’t like my app and that chat interview was anyways long


Is there anyone who applied and didn’t get an sjt invite.

Yeah they said the SJT was meant to be selective but I haven’t seen anyone (at least openly on the forum) actually be rejected from them yet so who knows