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That's certainly true, thank you. I was stressed by the rejection because it was for Freshfields' vac scheme, which is only open to penultimate years. I really like Freshfields and feel that I may have squandered the opportunity to work for them, especially since what let me down was a pretty disasterous commercial awareness conversation. I will chance my arm at applying to their direct TC but legal experience elsewhere is probably needed to stand a decent chance. It's a long road