Spring week rejections

I have received 5 spring week rejections already and I am feeling quite down by this. In any case, I have applied to others, but this is not a positive sign. Is it common to be rejected my the majority of spring weeks for finance? To provide context, I am a student at LSE and have heard this provides an advantage (one that I have not seen thus far), and I thought I did relatively well in the interviews/OAa.

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Anonymous #2

Yes it's very common to be rejected by the (vast) majority of them. They are super easy-to-apply-for programmes so naturally they are very competitive and a lot of early screening stages are all automated. If you're looking to increase your chances for further applications (though it sounds like you're already doing okay) emphasise your interest in the company and ensure you've done your research to back it up.

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Anonymous #3

Hi! I'm so sorry to hear that :frown:

I think it is quite common to get rejected from spring weeks as it is very competitive.
I, too, have gotten 2 rejections so far and I'm also at a target uni (not LSE though) so I guess we're in this together!

The best advice I can offer is keep applying and try to apply as soon as they open! You can track when spring weeks open on Trackr: https://the-trackr.com/uk-finance-spring-weeks/. (here's the link)