Jaysen does the SQE

[Jaysen]

This was pretty much my experience (I sat last July with the phenomenally low pass rates). And please for FLK2 keep a close eye on the clock - the people I know who didn't make it when they'd had good mock results, just hadn't finished. It will be tiring but if you can finish you have the best chance of passing, which in the end is all you need, much as a first quintile mark must be very gratifying! Thanks so much for being so analytical about all of this and for going through it for TCLA and the aspiring solicitor community.

I know I'm giving this advice ahead of time but maybe re-read it next week, and just banish the mistakes from yesterday, they are in the bag and you just have to turn up and do your best.

Thanks Alison! Yes, I need to remind myself to be fast. I think I was too casual in the first paper for FLK1.

 

[Jaysen]

A few things I'm doing differently to prep for FLK2 now that I've done FLK1:

1. Less mocks and more SBAQs: I think it makes sense to do lots of mocks for the first paper, as you want to get a sense of 'will I actually pass?', and a score is nice. But now I want to just test application of knowledge to facts and write down my wrong answers.
2. I think I did too few questions overall. If you're reading this early for the exam, I find it's now so useful to do lots of questions, experience the pain of getting most things wrong, and then log everything I get wrong. You'll understand so much faster in a way that's well suited to the exam. (It helps if you have a provider that has practice questions!)
3. More questions across a range of subjects (rather than more questions for fewer subjects).
4. It's a bit easier to write relevant flashcards now in a way that's more focused on the exam: e.g. giving myself a scenario rather than 'remember this obscure fact'.

 

[aryan605]

Hey Jaysen - would you be ever so kind to make a cheat sheet of topics like you did right before FLK1 - that was so helpful!

 

[Jaysen]

Hey Jaysen - would you be ever so kind to make a cheat sheet of topics like you did right before FLK1 - that was so helpful!

Sorry I missed this!

 

[Jaysen]

To close off this thread full circle: I'm happy to have passed in the first quintile for both FLK1 and FLK2. This is especially nice for FLK2 as I felt like I had to guess many questions.

My take is that the SQE is intense to study for. Thankfully, they do seem to mark generously.

I think it's also important to share that I was convinced I didn't pass until I received the results, so much so that I didn't want to open it. So when it gets to completing the exam, if you feel you didn't pass, this is a normal feeling!



I'm determined for this knowledge not to go to waste, so please ask away if you have any questions. I'll be doing a few write-ups of my advice soon