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SQE1 studying methods/strategy - what worked & what didn't?
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<blockquote data-quote="Rob93" data-source="post: 148838" data-attributes="member: 9371"><p>Can't speak to all of these but some thoughts below - </p><p></p><p></p><p>2. Any breaks in term are good to run throughout underlying law, but ultimately it is very challenging to be totally on top of that 'extra' work when you're trying to keep up with the new content. I think realistically if you can get through about half of the underlying law before revision period, you'll be in okay shape. Helps to take things topic-by-topic, as well, and change it up between subjects, especially when you're slogging through something you don't enjoy (would reward myself for ticking off a bit of public by going to substantive crim or contract, for example)</p><p></p><p>4. Ultimately, the pressure of the exam goes a long way to sparking motivation. Beyond that, making friends with coursemates and others doing the same sitting as you is very helpful as it's much more bearable when you don't feel you're dealing with it alone. </p><p></p><p>5. Refer to the SQE1 specification from the SRA and aim to tick off every item. It is frustratingly un-specific w/r/t a lot of underlying law and it can be difficult to know what is enough for some topics, but you can make some sensible judgment calls as to adequacy of preparation (see also under 6)</p><p></p><p>6. Very much so. I got the impression that much of BPP's content was retooled from the GDL/LPC where they set the questions and certain topics would make for nice self-contained long-form questions with a particular level of detail. That said, I think broadly BPP's content is tolerably correlated to what comes up on the exams. There will inevitably be details you've covered that don't feature on the exam, and some things on the exam that you haven't covered - this is unavoidable. However, you should get on alright if you focus on the BPP material; for bonus points, take the QLTS free mocks online and the OUP mocks provided by BPP to identify gaps (those both have some really left-field questions) - but don't get too much in your head about those, I failed QLTS FLK2 but scored very well in the live exam (although it did not feel like it at the time)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Rob93, post: 148838, member: 9371"] Can't speak to all of these but some thoughts below - 2. Any breaks in term are good to run throughout underlying law, but ultimately it is very challenging to be totally on top of that 'extra' work when you're trying to keep up with the new content. I think realistically if you can get through about half of the underlying law before revision period, you'll be in okay shape. Helps to take things topic-by-topic, as well, and change it up between subjects, especially when you're slogging through something you don't enjoy (would reward myself for ticking off a bit of public by going to substantive crim or contract, for example) 4. Ultimately, the pressure of the exam goes a long way to sparking motivation. Beyond that, making friends with coursemates and others doing the same sitting as you is very helpful as it's much more bearable when you don't feel you're dealing with it alone. 5. Refer to the SQE1 specification from the SRA and aim to tick off every item. It is frustratingly un-specific w/r/t a lot of underlying law and it can be difficult to know what is enough for some topics, but you can make some sensible judgment calls as to adequacy of preparation (see also under 6) 6. Very much so. I got the impression that much of BPP's content was retooled from the GDL/LPC where they set the questions and certain topics would make for nice self-contained long-form questions with a particular level of detail. That said, I think broadly BPP's content is tolerably correlated to what comes up on the exams. There will inevitably be details you've covered that don't feature on the exam, and some things on the exam that you haven't covered - this is unavoidable. However, you should get on alright if you focus on the BPP material; for bonus points, take the QLTS free mocks online and the OUP mocks provided by BPP to identify gaps (those both have some really left-field questions) - but don't get too much in your head about those, I failed QLTS FLK2 but scored very well in the live exam (although it did not feel like it at the time) [/QUOTE]
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