I was under the impression that most of the applications would open in Feb/Mar. Why have almost half of the major EB/BBs opened applications literally days into the new year?? In what world are people supposed to network within such a short time frame... I'm scrambling right now because I was planning to do the bulk of my networking in the months of January and February.
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Sorry - is this for US or the UK?
If it says networking, it's US.
Unless mentioned specifically, no one cares about the UK. Always assume US.
Very helpful, thank you!
I mean, you should have expected this, to be honest, the best time to network isw in July - November.
There’s so much conflicting information online lol. People were saying July-September was too early. So October-november would be late and also the right time for some people?
Yea I know. gs used to open in march too
Honestly would probably recommend getting ur apps in asap while continuing to network - no benefit in waiting to submit an app
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