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I would substantively agree with what Naomi has said above: ultimately, there's no right or wrong answer here and ultimately you also have to take a pragmatic view as to what is necessary for your life, too: you need to consider rent/ bills etc and a job might be a better shout than studying depending on your financial situation! If a firm will sponsor you through the LPC, they'll sponsor you through it irrespective of if you're applying at a later stage so don't worry about that