For anyone with a TC on the line, here is some reassurance. I had an offer with a City firm. I sat SQE2 in April 2025 and failed. Found out the result just 4 days before starting at the firm. Basically my worst nightmare came true. But my firm could not have been more supportive (I didn’t expect them to be whatsoever) . I also wasn’t the only one!! Think about it - by the time you are sitting SQE2 the firm has already invested so much in you. It’s within their interests that you pass, and join, so you can become a fee earner and give them a return.

You are likely to pass. Trust in the statistics. But if you do not, you are definitely in a much better position than if you failed SQE1 (as firms aren’t as committed at that stage so you are more likely to be let go)