Continuing good luck to those with DCs still doing exams. They'll soon be over.
Those whose DCs are leaving O & C shortly, I remember very well this time last year and how lovely the final days were for DS1 and DS2 and then how sad it was for them to end. If they have a job to go to, immediately, then that's possibly easier? Although mine have gone onto law conversion courses, the lifestyle isn't nearly as fulfilling for them as it was at university and a year down the line, they still miss their undergraduate days.
@beeswain very good luck to your DS in his first graduate job and I hope he gets lots of down time over the summer before he begins. I've enjoyed following your/his journey on here.
@HoneyMobster I hope your DS1 is fully enjoying his post-dissertation celebrations and good luck to him for his viva in early July. Your other two DCs sound like they're doing really well too.
@Karolinska glad to hear your youngest has finished her exams and is living life to the full before starting her graduate job. I lose track but will you still have other DCs continuing with postgrad qualifications at Oxford?
@Ironoaks , I hope your DS is enjoying post-exam time now and I hope the next stage of life for him is fulfilling and happy.
I know there are more people on this thread, some of whom have changed names and others who don't post, who began here some time ago now and it's always interesting to hear how people's DCs are getting on and continue to support those with DC still at Ox and Cam.
DS2 has now been offered 5 Vacation Schemes this summer but sadly had to turn down two of them as they clashed with others. I think he's allowed to be assessed directly for a training contract for those two however. He's currently in the middle of his second of the three and really enjoying himself.
DS1 has no more Vac Schemes this summer and is trying to work out his path for the next few years. They start the next part of the law qualifications in September - the SQE1 and then do the SQE2. By next summer, all that's over but even if they get a training contract this time around, there'd still be a one to two year gap before they'd be allowed to start. So they'd probably try to get a paralegal job or something vaguely related to a city job in the meantime. How can young people afford though to live in London these days unless/ until they're sufficiently well paid?
Anyone on here DCs who've recently started on a law career, until you secure a TC, is it better to keep seeking law-related experience/ work such as being a paralegal - no matter what level of law firm or where based - or would it be preferable to look for finance related jobs in London in the meantime? Both DS1 and DS2 are longing to start work, post law qualifications but the odds of getting a good TC are so tiny these days.