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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone know what to make of sjts when u score lower on pillars? i excelled in both numerical and verbal but got 4447 for pillar so idk what to think of it? has anyone got similar results and still progressed?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone heard back from w&c post AC?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone else done the paul, weiss amberjack assessment yet? just wondering how to approach it given this is the first year anyone has had to do it lol
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Amma Usman Hi amma, was wondering if you had any advice for written exercises. I always seem to get overwhelmed by the amount of information given and struggle to identify what is relevant and what isn't. What would you say is the best technique for avoiding this and being able to quickly...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone know if the Paul weiss test is sent to everyone who passed the spell check or is it those who had a good app? Cos its non-rolling and the deadline was only a week and a half ago so surely theyve not had time to read every single one?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    paul, weiss test invite!!
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    I saw someone say two years ago they called people by alphabetical order. Do u think they’re doing that this year as well?
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    TCLA Direct Training Contract Applications Discussion Thread 2024-5

    Just wondering if anyone had an answer to this? The virtual q&a said the week of the 3rd of february but at the AC, grad rec said late jan/early feb?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    has anyone done w&c's AC before and has some insight?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    would stating that the firm has band 1 rankings in xyz, and then naming any firm which also has a band 1 rankings in those areas as competitors be a good way of structuring an answering? so for example, if a firm has a band 1 ranking in infrastructure, and so do 5 other firms, would it be...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone have any idea how to structure an answer to the question "what are xyz's competitors?" in an interview?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    i wouldnt worry too much yet, i received my AC a month after completing the VI
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    Thank you, this is most helpful. Is it typically uncommon for people to receive TC offers and still do vac schemes at another firm in hoping of receiving another TC offer, or is it frowned upon?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker Regarding your advice about offer holding, I had another query. I have accepted a vac scheme offer for summer 2025, but also recently did an AC for a direct training contract and will hear soon. I also have a few applications to firms for spring vac schemes which have...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    White & Case AC invite! Does anyone have any insight?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    does anyone know at all why ropes & gray doesn't have a work experience section? considering the commercial question doesn't ask for any linking back to ourselves, how can the firm know anything about us other than grades?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker This might be a silly question, but do firms judge appearances during ACs, specifically piercings? I'm not covered or anything, but I have a decent amount on my ears, and have always covered them with my hair during online interviews. For an in-person AC, should I consider...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    @Jessica Booker @Amma Usman @Andrei Radu I have an AC coming up with a Magic Circle firm, and was wondering how I should go about be able to explain the difference between each firm? I have done research on the various departments they lead in and some other elements such as diversity...
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    what was the PW one about?
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    TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

    when did you do ur vi?

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