Whats my chances of getting a graduate scheme place / job

you'll be fine a friend of mine got onto a tech grad scheme at a bank with a 2.1, with no placements or internships, just customer service work experience, a bit of coding from final year project (science degree) plus a couple of personal projects, once you meet the minimum academic requirements its really all about how well you prepare for the various stages of the application process and how well you can connect whatever experience you have to the role requirements.
since it's summer and presumably you've got some free time, i would say the best action you can take immediately is to start working on some personal projects in whatever field(s) you wanna pursue, you can use these as evidence of your genuine interest in the field as well as your drive and self-initiative. (i am not an expert btw, not even in a tech-related field, i'm just going off what i've heard from friends who are in tech)
when the time comes to start applying, talk to your uni careers team and they'll advise you on how to tackle the application questions for placements and grad schemes, and subsequent stages like video interviews and assessment centres
btw these placements and schemes are all really competitive so try and apply to as many positions as you can to give yourself the best shot of getting at least one, gradcracker is great to see what's available and you can set up alerts for new vacancies from your target companies if they don't have any live listings yet. recruitment for summer 2025 placements seems to have just started and will probably run til around jan/feb (don't quote me on that though)
good luck

hey thanks so much! if you're comfortable answering, what year did your friend get onto the grad scheme? According to things like reddit (admittedly, not the best source) the market is BADD right now so im really scared about that tbh
and yeah! im working on some personal projects - right now im making a space invaders type game with python aha - not that impressive but it's something i guess 🙂 - i also plan to use some coursework in placement applications and graduate scheme cvs, is this a good idea?
oh and its good to know i can still have a chance of a grad scheme with not much experience, if i can do well on the tests and things, so thanks for the insight!
would not having a internship / vacation scheme or placement year impact me for non-tech graduate jobs? like, idk big4 audit and things like this? on gradcracker for example i see lots of jobs that also accept "All STEM disciplines" so i was just wondering if ive pigeon-holed myself too much with a software engineering degree ☹️ as to be honest, im not so sure id like to stay in tech or not , and a lot of the placement opportunities are in London which is about 2hrs away from me, so I either move there for a placement (nervous about this tbh) or i commute and idk how feasible either of those are.
My apprehension about not having that much experience was that, to be honest, if i do a non tech grad scheme i dont really have anything besides societies, and interests, and my grades to put on my CV. do graduate employers expect you to have experience?
thanks for the help! and sorry for so many questions aha

i don't have definite answers to your questions about non-tech schemes sorry, i have heard big4 and the like don't really care what you studied as long as you do well in the assessments though, so you probably don't need to worry about having pigeonholed yourself
graduate schemes definitely don't expect a lot of formal work experience - often the questions you'll be asked during the applications and at interview aren't about work specifically, but about how you handle various types of situations (groupwork, pressure, dealing with difficult people, problem solving). so you can answer using any remotely related past experience, whether during work or outside (maybe you had to organise people in a uni group project or a hackathon; maybe someone you tutored was hard to deal with and you had to adjust your teaching style; maybe you had to analyse and correct a mistake you made to complete a personal project). you might not even be specifically asked about employment at all
placement location - atm it looks like it's only blackrock that has opened applications, lots more will start recruiting around september/october so chances are something will come up closer to you
also my friend started the tech grad scheme in 2022
hope this helps a bit

hey, so im doing a degree in software engineering, and was thinking of going to do data analytics grad schemes, or maube big4 audit or another companies' technology grad scheme.
I got ABB in a levelzs - business, maths, physics respectively.
in terms of experience, i have tutoring experience from tutoring my sister, and some other people, but thats about it tbh
i thought about doing some virtual internships as there isnt any near me , and as for year in industry idk if i will get one, as apparently the market is super competitive.
im part of societies and olay football and cricket so ig that shows communication / teamwork?
so, do i have a chance at these grad schemes or am i like destined for unemployment?