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  1. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Hey guys, can I do the cool emoji thing for Akin Gump please? 😆 ✅ - Received AC invite 👍 - No news post-WG ❌ - PFO post-WG I completed the WG in mid December and well exceeded my expectations on the score but have heard nothing. 😕
  2. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Reed Smith every time after they get our hopes up with a random email.
  3. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Us Reed Smith holding emailers are PFOs right? :(
  4. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I really thought this would be the week I hear from the 5 firms I've done VIs for...1 PFO and that's it 😭
  5. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I honestly think they review the app with the WG score - maybe they just initially screen your app before sending the WG just to ensure 2:1 etc? I say this because I'm still waiting yet I scored very highly on the WG.
  6. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I got my percentile back after asking, but only after the deadline for you doing it is passed.
  7. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    From what I can see, nobody has heard either way yet.
  8. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Have you heard back yet? I'm expecting the worst now too :(
  9. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Have people heard back from Akin Gump post WG yet?
  10. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    People getting ACs for firms I’m yet to hear back from and meanwhile I just got a third PFO from the same firm 🤣🤣 you don’t need to repeat yourself, I heard
  11. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    The website indicates it’s not but then I got WG sent with no work experience entered because of a technical error so I don’t know.
  12. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Anyone heard anything re Akin Gump post WG?
  13. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    To be fair it's been Christmas and New Year so I'd be more surprised if you had heard a lot back!
  14. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Me too, let's hope we hear soon!
  15. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    I did it 27th Dec, how about you?
  16. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    Has anyone heard back from Bird & Bird post VI for summer scheme yet?
  17. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    So I did my first VI last month and it was atrocious. I stuttered, I blanked - everything you can imagine to go wrong went wrong. However, I have done 3 since then and they just get better every time. Honestly the more you do, the more confident you'll get, and I'm not someone who is necessarily...
  18. Parsorandini

    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)

    This is a silly question, and I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I just got an outrageous percentile score in a WG test feedback so I just need to ask. 🤣 Your percentile compared to the group means that you performed better than that percentage of people right? For example, 70th percentile...

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