u/Large-Impression-528

Morning y'all,

I am trying to attempt timed exams by recreating test conditions and had the following questions regarding the same-

1. What is the average size of the desk? I have about 17 spiral bound books (including all indices, etc). Will there be room to quickly navigate all of them and 'toss' them around?

2. What is washroom situation like? I have an extremely small bladder and have to pee atleast ever 40-50 questions or so..I already struggle finishing my questions in time and the washroom runs just further add to problem.. How long would it realistically take going to the washroom and back to my desk? Does the exam have any breaks?

3. Are we allowed calculators? If yes, do they have to be a particular kind?

4. Can we stand up and stretch mid exam? Constantly sitting for 4.5 hours seems excruciating?

5. Can we bring a bag or something to carry all the materials to the desk ?

Any help with these queries is much appreciated 🙏🏻

All the best y'all :)

Does anyone know if indices with chapter and section/heading numbers exist?

I am looking at the UFT summaries and it's by page numbers. I feel like since my materials are already tabbed by chapter numbers it would save me some crucial flipping time if I could jump straight to a chapter from the index instead of flipping to a page number...

Any help, helps 🙏🏻

I am giving both exams in June.

I had studied a bunch of Solicitors in April and also done some sample tests. Then I pivoted to barristers for a couple of weeks. I had planned on spending all of this week doing Solicitors again but as soon as I opened the materials, I am just drawing a big freaking blank!

Nothing whatsoever is coming back to me. It feels like reading everything for the first time. A little surprised at how this is even happening to me and where do I go from here... Does anyone else doing two exams feel this way?

Should I just not to do Solicitors until after the Barrister exam ? It seems like a scary proposition given that it's SO MUCH and I don't enjoy/understand most of it..

Or should I quickly revise all of Solicitors this week and pivot back to extensive Barrister practice for the last 3 weeks of May?

Any ideas or kind words would be very helpful 🙏🏻

How do y'all manage your time on practice (and actual) exams?

If you’re running out of time, do you spend the time and focus on getting a few answers right at the cost of not attempting everything, or try to answer everything even if you’re not sure if any of it would be right?

PS: I known there is a time tracker sheet but I feel like using the tracker adds anxiety and takes away from my focus!

As the title suggests, I have to pick an apartment between Windermere and parklawn asap. Work in downtown. Windermere feels isolated but closer. Parklawn seems like it has atleast a few businesses around but far. Love the lake accessibility from both. I don't drive. Have seen many other apartments downtown but everything in my budget is a tad 'trashy' or not dog friendly or has a hole in the wall for a kitchen (love to cook!).

Please help with any insights on both of these as I need to put an application in a few hours. Thanks :)!