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

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average_jo123

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How did people find the Pinsents test?
Is it just me or is the GMA-A test just a random collection of symbols lol

Couldn't make out the difference between Group A and B for the life of me, let alone assign the answers to the right group/neither. I think I ended up only genuinely attempting 2 questions out of the 23? I could only seriously identify the patterns in less than 3 questions, and the rest was just me randomly clicking

I thought I could prepare for the GMA-A by practising logical reasoning tests but having done this, and then completed the GMA-A, I feel like my practice made no difference whatsoever. For logical reasoning tests there's usually a logical pattern/sequence, and as you practice you get better at identifying them. But as I sat for the GMA-A I felt like the skill you would need to do well in the GMA-A is so different from the average logical reasoning tests. Practice will probably make you better at it, but I couldn't find any free GMA-A practice tests online :(

The email invite says this though, so I guess that means our whole application is reviewed holistically and the GMA-A results don't serve as a strict cut-off point? 🤷‍♀️
"The candidates chosen to attend the final stage of the selection process, a virtual assessment centre, will be those who perform strongly across both the application form and the psychometric assessment"​
I'm just wondering if a candidate with a relatively strong application form but atrocious GMA-A results would still get a chance of being invited to AC 🤔

I had a friend who got invited to GMA last year but got PFO after the test. I'm just hoping that my whole application doesn't go to waste because of this 😭

Also, would be interesting to hear how others prepared for the GMA-A test
 
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layk

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Have people had AC invites from Linklaters for the summer VS?

Please do the emoji agree/disagree thing to show whether you have or not!! I know of many rejections from quite early on but surely having heard nothing at this stage must be a PFO too 😣
THey posted on their insta stories that lots of people were emailing them regarding an update and they said that they're still reviewing/handing out ACs so we should hear back in the next few weeks!
 
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djqb

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Goddammit not a single holding email from RS even after emailing them earlier this week and getting a response saying "they would get back to me soon"

Sad Cry GIF


Should I email them again? IDK why they've left me out of the holding emails post VI - haven't received a single one

This hurts more than a PFO dude
 

AW_08

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Goddammit not a single holding email from RS even after emailing them earlier this week and getting a response saying "they would get back to me soon"

Sad Cry GIF


Should I email them again? IDK why they've left me out of the holding emails post VI - haven't received a single one

This hurts more than a PFO dude
I'm in the same position as you! I've not received a single holding email, and when I emailed earlier this week, I also got the same response!

Let me know when you get a response or anything!
 
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