This is just a short appreciation update directed at the regular posters on this thread (and on TCLA more generally).
After a failed application cycle in 2021/22 (including a very bad AC performance, which I largely attribute to hubris), I questioned whether I'd ever secure a TC. Undeterred, I applied again during the current cycle - albeit a lot more selectively this time round. Fortunately, following a brilliant WVS at
Travers Smith in December I have now been offered/accepted a TC with the firm! As a long-term lurker here since 2021, it only felt right to thank everyone for their advice and motivational messages (even if they weren't directed at me specifically). The camaraderie was really infectious and the advice often relatable. I genuinely feel like the comments here motivated me to continue trying, so a huge thank-you is long overdue!
If you're reading this and struggling with the process, try to remember that perseverance will prosper in the end. Best of luck to everyone - hope you smash it.
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