Vacation Scheme Applications - Official Thread 2009!

well apparently not enough... i do a lot of debating, am editor for 2 magazines and am also on the committee for a couple of societies, i really can't understand why i am not at least getting interviews

You got rejected from A&O eventhough you've got10 A*s at GCSE, 5 As at A level and studying at Cambridge? Have you not done any work experience or extra-curricular activities?

I know. But say one has a first in their first year at Cambridge, 10 A* at GCSEs, AAAAA at A-Level, a lot of debating experience, an editor for 2 magazines and also on the committee for a couple of societies. I would've thought an interview would be offered at least. However, I think the only thing that may have gone wrong is how the applicant sold him/herself on his/her application. I am just worried what hope I will have to be honest.

Thank you sweetheart, but guess what? I don't give a flying f*** for what you have to say, so why don't you stop being a sad little arse on the internet and maybe go try to get some sort of a life? Putting people down here isn't going to give you much, apart from a reputation of a saddo. Now go die under a rock, as its clear that will eventually be your fate anyway. Why delay things? Much love. Oh and thanks for the neg rep, I was getting too much positive, but I want red gems. So neg rep me some more next time. xoxo.

My comment was directed at all the 2nd year Cambridge Law students on here having troubles.

Erm.... not just people studying law have a genuine desire to practice the law.

Rejection from Baker and McKenzie. Oh well. Freshfields test won't load.

I know i'm replying to this quite late but i only just noticed your post. I have an interview with Mayer Brown too. Not sure what to expect but c'est la vie. I'll just do the usual preparation i suppose. When's yours? I'm going on 11th February because i'll be in France for the January interviews. Hope that's not leaving it late with the rolling process. Only time will tell i guess..

Erm.... not just people studying law have a genuine desire to practice the law.

Just do a telephone interview; am living in France this year and have one with MB early Jan. (Also has the added advantage of avoiding any written tests)

Well, firstly I didn't 'neg rep' you - it's a pretty pointless system.

Secondly I didn't mean to offend you (although perhaps I was rather direct).

Having said that, my point does stand. Law is about words and if you feel you have no chance of passing a verbal reasoning test it does raise questions about your ability to be a lawyer...

Doesn't it?

If you disagree feel free to do so, but try to make it a little less personal next time (not least because I have very little intention of dying soon... under a rock or otherwise).

i want to apply to bird&bird which obv focuses on ip. no particular reason for this, it just sounds kinda interesting. how do i profess an interest in this area if iv never studied ip before??