VS strategy for international student

[BuddingLawyer]

Hi

I have looked at dates for Vacation Schemes and 100% of the winter schemes fall in term time making me ineligible. Thankfully all spring and summer VS are out of term time so I can participate. What should my strategy towards Winter scheme application be ?
a) Just let it pass, not worth it and focus on spring/summer
b) Engage the graduate recruitment and ask if I can apply for winter, with understanding that if successful, it will be deferred to spring/summer/direct TC ?
Thanks.

 

[Louise59]

Hi - if you cannot join the winter scheme, I think graduate recruitment will tell you to apply to the spring or summer ones, but perhaps I am wrong.

 

[InvesmentBanker]

Apply for spring and summer then. I believe winter VSs are equally competitive as spring & summer ones anyway.