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What programme is this for? And are you 100% sure they have filled all the spaces (e.g. has this been communicated to you by the firm)?
Don't worry last year I submitted my CMS app on the day of the deadline and got a VI invite so don't count yourself out! Yes submitting closer to the deadline is a bit more of a gamble but most firms have certain pass mark in which candidates need to meet before processing with rolling basis you will never know how many candidates have met that pass mark until you apply!
Hi @AK105 firms receive a large volume of applications (about half if I'm not wrong) on the day of their deadline so you're not alone! You'll just be competing against a larger number of people now so ensure that your application is free of errors and proofread it a couple times to ensure your answers are written well and then send it off. The best you can do is make sure you application is of a high standard and the rest you have to take on faith I guess. Wishing you the very best 🤞🤞🤞
* It wThe status of my application on DLA Piper's portal has been updated ('withdraw' button still there) but it doesn't tell me the outcome. Should I wait until they contact me or just email them for the result, since I'd rather not wait just to be rejected but also don't want to come off as annoying?
Thank you! This is really helpful 😊
This is for CMS Academy ( their summer vacation scheme). The deadline is the 24th December. They have no minimum requirements, so I can apply with my BBC at A Level, 2.2 in first year, low 2.1 in second year and a mid to high 2.1 in third year. But now I’m gonna have to compete with people who have excellent grades. I swear it’s only those with excellent grades who manage to make it past the app stage when they apply close to rolling deadlines. With my academics I feel like I only had a shot if I had submitted it in September. Oh well onwards and upwards.
You probably had the grades though tbf. I don’t have the grades, so this is such a gamble. All my hard work in this application went down the drain. I still have some corrections left loll.
If they have no minimum requirements, it likely means that they hold other aspects of the application in higher regard than grades. You are still a fair way from the deadline and should be in a good position to get past the app stage if you write a good app. I really feel like you are self-rejecting before you even give yourself a chance. If this is a scheme you really want to go on, at least give yourself an opportunity to have your application read. Worst case scenario is that you get rejected and have had a bit more practice writing applications.
Unless you have been told directly by the firm that the spaces are filled, I think this is a dangerous assumption to make. Unless the firm has said something directly to you, I don't think what you said above reflects what is happening with this firm.
They won't do this unless they are bringing your application forward (assuming the reference is all ok anyway).
Have you called them? This is ridiculously close to the date of the actual scheme!? (provided its WVS)
