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TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2021-22 (#1)
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Very interesting - anyone know the pass rate for the LPC? And any discrepancies between ethniticies?
Honestly, this goes down as one of my favourite moments on TCLA. Congrats, OB. YOU are a star🥳🥳🤩
Honestly, this goes down as one of my favourite moments on TCLA. Congrats, OB. YOU are a star🥳🥳🤩
It's been a long time coming lol and second time doing an AC for CMS so if anything this is a message to never give up, you'll get there eventually!! Honestly TCLA has been a much needed support system over the last two cycles and I've made some great friends! If anyone wants to chat whenever, especially if you need motivation post-rejection, my DMs are always open!
Hi @Chloeccmw,
Huge huge congratulations. I am really pleased for you. I am still going through this thread, so it is possible this has already been answered.
As a start, definitely check out @Jacob Miller's articles. They are fantastic and are a must-read in my opinion. You will find a link to them under the "My approach" bullet below.
Here is a compilation of links that might be useful:
- My approach for preparing for interviews (with a compiled list of links for ACs in general!)
- Article-based interview preparation
- If you are asked about your biggest weakness
Do follow-up if you have any more questions!
Wow. I had no idea that the pass rate for SQE would be so low; I’d have guessed it would be more like 80%.
Out of curiosity, what happens if you’re granted a TC but fail the SQE prior to joining?
The LPC doesn't have a much higher pass rate, the last couple of years its sat around the 58% mark - https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/lpc-pass-rates-unaffected-by-pandemic/5111066.article
Radio silence, have you heard back? The wait is killing me 😣
Nope nothing. Only received the email on Monday that my VI was progressed to the Partners for review. But nothing since. Hbu?
I am confused- in the article u linked it says the following:
" In 2019/20, 57.7% of students successfully completed the LPC, which will eventually be replaced by the Solicitors Qualifying Exam, compared with 58% the previous academic year.
The number who failed the course – not including those who were withdrawn or suspended, or who deferred or may resit one or more of their assessments – dropped from 3.3% to 1.6%."
How could there be a 57.7% pass rate but the number of people who failed was 1.6%....am I missing something here.
I definitely agree with this. I personally think the LPC is a better method of becoming qualified because they’re formal exams whereas if you study the SQE and you hate MCQs, then it’s really not gonna work in your favour and you’re gonna have to put in extra amount of work.
Plus, MCQs tend to examine the nitty gritty details which you may have missed in your reading whereas in your traditional LPC exams, you’re only examined on the main areas and may get away with it if you forget a certain percentage or name.
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