SQE Journey - My current approach to the January 2027 Exam

[Stepzinlaw]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently about to start my SQE preparation course at BPP in September. For context I'm a future trainee on the City Consortium programme and thought it might be helpful to share where I'm at so far to see if anyone has any advice or can take any inspiration from me.

Prior to the course starting in September, my main focus has been the underlying law. I managed to go through and make notes / flashcards on all the underlying law topics however I realised that this wasn't really the most effective way to revise. Instead, I've started using the BPP Hub practice questions to go through every topic and update my notes to fill in any gaps and I've found this to be quite helpful. I also think it's been very good tracking myself so throughout my preparation so far, i've kept a log of the scores I've achieved on different tests and also a document logging all my wrong answers and the correct legal rules and this has been so helpful with applying concepts to actual written MCQ style questions.

I still do plan to implement my flashcards into my revision soon but I feel like so far practice questions and the BPP textbooks/slides for my notes have been the most effective revision style for me to re-understand the underlying law topics and also test my ability to tackle them in sqe style scenarios!

I'll hopefully be updating this as I go to give people a better insight into how its going but if anyone is doing things differently or has any advice for me, I'd love to hear it!

 

[Jaysen]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently about to start my SQE preparation course at BPP in September. For context I'm a future trainee on the City Consortium programme and thought it might be helpful to share where I'm at so far to see if anyone has any advice or can take any inspiration from me.

Prior to the course starting in September, my main focus has been the underlying law. I managed to go through and make notes / flashcards on all the underlying law topics however I realised that this wasn't really the most effective way to revise. Instead, I've started using the BPP Hub practice questions to go through every topic and update my notes to fill in any gaps and I've found this to be quite helpful. I also think it's been very good tracking myself so throughout my preparation so far, i've kept a log of the scores I've achieved on different tests and also a document logging all my wrong answers and the correct legal rules and this has been so helpful with applying concepts to actual written MCQ style questions.

I still do plan to implement my flashcards into my revision soon but I feel like so far practice questions and the BPP textbooks/slides for my notes have been the most effective revision style for me to re-understand the underlying law topics and also test my ability to tackle them in sqe style scenarios!

I'll hopefully be updating this as I go to give people a better insight into how its going but if anyone is doing things differently or has any advice for me, I'd love to hear it!

Best of luck @Stepzinlaw!

I regret leaving questions late, even though everyone told me to start early. So it sounds like you're doing great.

 

[Abbie Whitlock]

Hi everyone,

I'm currently about to start my SQE preparation course at BPP in September. For context I'm a future trainee on the City Consortium programme and thought it might be helpful to share where I'm at so far to see if anyone has any advice or can take any inspiration from me.

Prior to the course starting in September, my main focus has been the underlying law. I managed to go through and make notes / flashcards on all the underlying law topics however I realised that this wasn't really the most effective way to revise. Instead, I've started using the BPP Hub practice questions to go through every topic and update my notes to fill in any gaps and I've found this to be quite helpful. I also think it's been very good tracking myself so throughout my preparation so far, i've kept a log of the scores I've achieved on different tests and also a document logging all my wrong answers and the correct legal rules and this has been so helpful with applying concepts to actual written MCQ style questions.

I still do plan to implement my flashcards into my revision soon but I feel like so far practice questions and the BPP textbooks/slides for my notes have been the most effective revision style for me to re-understand the underlying law topics and also test my ability to tackle them in sqe style scenarios!

I'll hopefully be updating this as I go to give people a better insight into how its going but if anyone is doing things differently or has any advice for me, I'd love to hear it!

Hey!

Best of luck with the SQE!

This sounds like a really sensible approach, particularly keeping track of your wrong answers. I did something very similar when I was preparing for the exams earlier this year and I created a spreadsheet logging all of my incorrect answers too.

I found it really useful as it gave me a much clearer picture of which areas I was consistently doing well in and which topics I needed to spend time on, particularly later in my preparation. It meant that when I come to revising later on, I could focus my time on the areas where I was actually losing marks rather than revising everything equally (although it is also important to go over even your stronger areas, as I made this mistake!).

I also think keeping a record of your scores is a great idea! It is easy to feel like you are not making progress when there is so much content to get through and you are constantly learning something new, so having something tangible to look back on sounds like it could be really helpful.

Good luck with starting BPP in September - I'll be interested to follow along and see how your approach develops!

 

[Stepzinlaw]

Hey guys,

So before I started revising the underlying law through the BPP hub with its practice questions and slides, I actually made flashcards on Anki of all the underlying law topics. I've never really been an anki user and actually used to use paper flashcards but realised I probably won't have the time for this.

Normally, the way I like to revise flashcards is by doing them in order, starting again from the beginning if I get one wrong, and continuously going until I get a perfect streak. I'm aware you can't really do this on Anki due to the settings and the way they structure it and I was wondering if anyone knew of any alternatives? I've heard quizlet might be good but not sure if it has this function?

As a sidenote, one thing the SQE is really teaching me is about strategy, I think i've changed mine multiple times now through trial and error, but that's completely fine and I'm learning there's no one correct answer for everyone. You have to find what works for you!

 

[Abbie Whitlock]

Hey guys,

So before I started revising the underlying law through the BPP hub with its practice questions and slides, I actually made flashcards on Anki of all the underlying law topics. I've never really been an anki user and actually used to use paper flashcards but realised I probably won't have the time for this.

Normally, the way I like to revise flashcards is by doing them in order, starting again from the beginning if I get one wrong, and continuously going until I get a perfect streak. I'm aware you can't really do this on Anki due to the settings and the way they structure it and I was wondering if anyone knew of any alternatives? I've heard quizlet might be good but not sure if it has this function?

As a sidenote, one thing the SQE is really teaching me is about strategy, I think i've changed mine multiple times now through trial and error, but that's completely fine and I'm learning there's no one correct answer for everyone. You have to find what works for you!

Hey!

I completely agree with your point about finding what works for you!

I actually had the same issue with flashcards - I always preferred making paper flashcards and I did this for the first few weeks of my SQE1 prep, but I quickly realised it was taking me far too long (+ my hand was cramping up daily, haha!). I ended up switching to Quizlet in the end, and I found their pro features really helpful (although the free version is still incredibly useful!).

I'm not 100% sure whether Quizlet has the exact function you're looking for, but you can restart a flashcard set midway through and it'll take you back to the beginning, so perhaps you could use it in a way that allows you to work through the cards in order and restart if you get one wrong?

I definitely went through a lot of trial and error with my revision strategy too, and I think that's completely fine - there's no one "right" way to prepare for the SQE! As you said, you just have to find what works best for you

Best of luck with the studying!