TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2026-27

[Sky]

How long until you receive feedback report for FF?

 

[rose06]

How long until you receive feedback report for FF?

it took roughly 24h both for me and my friend

 

[rose06]

hey guys, does anyone know how long slaughter and may takes to send invites to interviews/rejections after you submit the form? maybe someone had experience of that last year?

 

[yellowbirds008]

Does anybody have any tips on how to pass the Arctic Shores gamified assessments?

 

[adfs456]

hey guys, does anyone know how long slaughter and may takes to send invites to interviews/rejections after you submit the form? maybe someone had experience of that last year?

It was 5 months post submission for a DTC interview invite for me

 

[insomnia]

When did you do stage 1?

submitted september 2nd

 

[Wompycapy]

Anyone heard back from STB Autumn VS post application? (other than the batch from last Friday)

 

[lelezb1]

I submitted my Hogan Lovells application 2 days ago but haven’t received any test until now. Should I email the grad rec about it?

 

[Wompycapy]

Is it worth applying to A&O if I have a high 2:1 (69%) but got 58 in two modules in my second and third year? :/

 

[NM23x]

Is it worth applying to A&O if I have a high 2:1 (69%) but got 58 in two modules in my second and third year? :/

Yes apply

 

[livelaughlawve]

I submitted my Hogan Lovells application 2 days ago but haven’t received any test until now. Should I email the grad rec about it?

I got mine like 2 weeks after applying

 

[AvocadoAtLaw]

Hey everyone!

I am a future trainee at a magic circle firm. Along the way, I applied to US, UK, international and more niche firms, so I have been through a wide variety of processes.

I am an international student and started out knowing very little about commercial law or how applications worked. In my first cycle, I secured two vacation schemes and converted neither, and my grades took a hit that year as well.

Graduating without an offer was quite stressful. There was a clock on it, financially as much as anything, since studying here was a significant investment for my family. I started measuring my own worth by whether an application moved forward, and spent a long time wondering whether the two schemes had been a fluke.

I had taken a year out after my first cycle to bring my grades up, graduated, and then went into the next cycle. I went through several assessment centres and accepted my current offer.

If you are dealing with a non-conversion, stuck at a stage, or working out what to change before the next cycle, do ask. Same for anything else; happy to help wherever I can!

 

[AvocadoAtLaw]

I submitted my Hogan Lovells application 2 days ago but haven’t received any test until now. Should I email the grad rec about it?

Hi!

Did the acknowledgement email mention you would get the test within 24 to 48 hours? If it did and that has passed, a short polite email is fair enough. If it did not, I would hold off for now, as two days could be a bit early. Firms often send test invites out in batches rather than one by one, so two people who applied on the same day can hear back a week apart. Another user on the forum mentioned waiting about two weeks for their HL test invite.

If you get to a few weeks with nothing, that is when I would drop them a note. Good luck!