TCLA Vacation Scheme Applications Discussion Thread 2024-25

thelawstudent2000

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Jan 16, 2023
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DLA post AC rejection🥲 I don’t even know what to feel 🧍🏾‍♂️
Keep your head up ! The fact that you made it to the AC means that you have more than enough potential ( as they are SO competitive) . Honestly I’ve been there ( trust me ) and it’s best to firstly , try and do something to keep your mind off it , something that makes you happy . And secondly don’t let it stop you from either applying again next application cycle or put you off law altogether. Your vacation scheme and Training contract will eventually come! Have hope 😊
 

Parsorandini

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Oct 8, 2021
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I cannot believe that I've done this, and put it down to lack of sleep and too many things going on at once, but I have just applied to a scheme that I am not eligible for instead of the one that I am. I even knew this, I just got mixed up between firms I have been looking at. I have emailed grad rec but I suspect all those hours and days into that application have been for nothing. This is a reminder to everyone to double check they are applying to the correct thing. 😭
 

Audric_T

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Oct 20, 2024
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DLA post AC rejection🥲 I don’t even know what to feel 🧍🏾‍♂️
I’m sorry this happened - but you shouldn’t give up or be too hard on yourself. It’s difficult to even get to this step so be proud of that. Sometimes it just comes down to luck more than anything else.

Do they give any feedback on what you can work on or improve?
 
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billyonthespeeddial

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Jan 21, 2023
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I cannot believe that I've done this, and put it down to lack of sleep and too many things going on at once, but I have just applied to a scheme that I am not eligible for instead of the one that I am. I even knew this, I just got mixed up between firms I have been looking at. I have emailed grad rec but I suspect all those hours and days into that application have been for nothing. This is a reminder to everyone to double check they are applying to the correct thing. 😭
In my experience grad rec is usually chill about this, they'll likely just change your selection of schemes
 
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Pola123

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Nov 14, 2022
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Keep your head up ! The fact that you made it to the AC means that you have more than enough potential ( as they are SO competitive) . Honestly I’ve been there ( trust me ) and it’s best to firstly , try and do something to keep your mind off it , something that makes you happy . And secondly don’t let it stop you from either applying again next application cycle or put you off law altogether. Your vacation scheme and Training contract will eventually come! Have hope 😊
Thanks a lot!! Yh I’ll just distract myself haha. And I still have other applications that I haven’t heard back from anyways.
 

Pola123

Active Member
Nov 14, 2022
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I’m sorry this happened - but you shouldn’t give up or be too hard on yourself. It’s difficult to even get to this step so be proud of that. Sometimes it just comes down to luck more than anything else.

Do they give any feedback on what you can work on or improve?
Yh I’ll be scheduling a feedback call so that should be helpful for next time!
 
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