Question for anyone who has been to an AC/VS who is not a second year uni student:
Have you ever been questioned by fellow applicants about your age/the fact that you're 'older'/'later in progress' than they are?
My reason for asking is that I had an experience where my peers (all in their second year of uni + i was passed that) were bewildered by my age etc. It was quite tricky fending off questions about why I was 'still' applying/hadn't had any success. It was obviously quite demoralising for myself to handle but I pulled through.
Perhaps it was just that they happened to be young and innocent - unaware of the reality that many people don't get VS/TCs in their second year. However, I'm worried that since I'll be adding yet another year on by next cycle, such experiences will only get worse.
Hoping for some reassurance/anecdotes about how my bad experience was an anomaly 😅
Thanks guys
Sorry you had to deal with that. It's quite surprising to me though. I've only had 1 AC, but I was the only 2nd year uni student. There was one third year, 2 recent post grads, who'd graduated last summer, and then there were 3 older applicants who were in other established jobs.
It's rude none the less, but I think it is just naivety. When i began this process, I was certainly under the impression most people got something in second year. I kept seeing tiktoks of "How i got 4 VS offers on my first attempt" etc so figured of course I'd get at least one or two. In reality it's very common to apply for years without getting anything, not to mention SO many career changers. Keep on doing you! If anything, those kinda questions can sometimes reflect quite badly on the person asking, and grad recruitment is always watching.
