r/SQE_Prep

Where is everyone up to with these courseworks? There's so much to do I can't be bothered. I've only done the BOL2 problem question, nearly done a KPA, and done research for BOL1 essay. I think I'm a quite behind

Hi guys, I'm with BPP and my prep course starts this September. Does it seriously affect exam performance if you haven't read/made notes for any of the underlying law before your prep course begins?

I know quite a few people that have managed this and I know it's supposed to make life easier but I just haven't been able to because of fatigue and other personal life circumstances. Is there anything I could do now with the week or so I have before I start?

It would be great to hear from people who only started revising the underlying law once their prep course started, and managed to do reasonably well.

Thanks Kaplan for making us even more anxious and sending out the seat reservation instructions when we are a week away from results. How kind 😭

Yes, everyone got the email today about resitting information.
Yes, it is scary because it is talking about how to book a resit if you need it.
No, receiving it doesn’t mean you have failed.
No, it isn’t an insight into performance.

Don’t start panicking until you know you’ve failed.

One week to go!

I had to listen to my gut and defer my October sitting. I don’t feel ready and don’t want to risk losing £3100 in the process. My main concern was my cv looking bad with the gap but it’s for a good cause!

Preparing for the SQE?

I’m currently studying seriously for SQE1 and working through the syllabus step by step, including revision, flashcards, practice questions, and legal concepts.

If anyone else is preparing for the SQE and needs help understanding a topic, planning study, or just wants to discuss preparation strategies, feel free to ask.

Happy to share what I’m learning along the way.

Hi, my course starts in less than 2 weeks and I have no idea how to study. A couple of questions please:

1. How were you studying? With notes and flashcards? Were you typing out much or writing stuff via blurting?
2. What question banks did you use? I’m with BPP and idk if I have to use others outside of what they provide
3. Do I read the key cases? How do I consider them in relation to the exam?
4. How much notes do I need to make? Every slide? How do I actually know what’s important?
5. How were you actually answering questions in the exam? Did you read the whole question and all the answers? What’s the best technique?

Thank you so much in advance!

Hi, just wondering how and if anyone kept up with the gym and overall physical health while prepping for the exams? If so, how often did you go in a week and did it slow down in the days leading up to the exam?

Hi, I am starting SQE with BPP in 2027, which my firm are sponsoring. I have a bit of free time and was wondering what I could be doing now to get ahead! I know it’s a year away and I don’t plan on doing much, but should I order some ReviseSQE books and start making notes on them. I’ve heard to do this for topics that you did at undergrad, not the ones that the provider actually teaches you (litigation etc). So I’ve ordered the land revise SQE book as I liked it at undergrad and thought I’d start off with something I like. Should I start making notes from it? Understanding the content? Not sure!

Panicking right now because I think I made mistakes in all my SQE2 exams and results come out next week. I passed Q2 for SQE1 and (although it was hard) I thought it was a breeze compared to SQE2…. Would love to hear any stories of people in the same boat but ended up passing

throwing up!! hows everyone feeling

Barbri has said very early on to not take notes. So I am just making notes on any MCQ that I guess or get wrong. Has anyone else done this? Not making notes seems bizarre so I guess i’m looking for whether this is the correct approach.

Hello!

I recently graduated with a LLB. I have applied to 3 master courses with SQE prep included. However, I’m looking into the option of independent study for the SQE. Meaning I would forgo doing a masters course altogether.

For those who did SQE prep independently, what was your experience? How did you revise and learn? What were your other responsibilities while doing SQE prep and did this affect the outcome?

For those who did SQE prep with a University Masters degree, do you believe the support offered justifies the cost of tuition? Do you think no difference would be made if you were to have done it alone? (I’m an international student, therefore tuition would come to 37k)

Further, what resources and materials were used? Is there a list of some sort? What website are used for the mock trials?

Please give me advice! On anything you believe would benefit me as someone who has never sat the SQE

I am going to self study sqe starting from Sept.
I am thinking of enrolling qlts for sqe1 while sqe2 I am thinking enrolling inhousew and preptackle.
Would like to ask for suggestions on their courses or any provider for preparation.
Thanks!

I have one day left to pay for my SQE2 sitting in October however I’m so anxious and don’t know if I should delay it to January.

So my question is was delaying it to the next sitting worth it? And did it feel like the right choice?

Any advice will be amazing right now

I am incoming SQE 1 student with BPP, and have been browsing this sub for tips but I am still really confused about which resources I need to buy/use if i am with BPP. More specifically, I was wondering

1. Do you need the Revise SQE books if I have the BPP textbooks/find them digestible? From what I have seen, the Revise SQE books are highly recommended, BPP Adapt isn't enough but BPP textbooks may be enough. I was thinking of buying maybe only the assessment book - are the topic specific books really important?

2. BPP no longer provides access to OUP, which previous threads have said was the most useful part of the BPP materials. They have a new question bank. How did people find the mcqs from BPP? From seeing other threads, they are apparently easier - would I be incredibly underprepared/shocked in the exam if I had done all the BPP/Inspera mcqs?

3. In terms of question banks, I really cannot afford to buy any question banks. Did anyone pass using BPP questions + free resources alone? If not, what is the question bank that is best to buy? I was looking at the OUP one as an option but would have to work some shifts before I can buy that.

4. Specifically for those who did the PGDL, how much did you revise the PGDL content? I was pretty on it last year, and I do know it decently well but mostly haven't memorised it, so I am not sure how to tackle revision of it.

Any further tips about which resources to use would be great. I am really worried that in November I would suddenly have to buy a super expensive resource or feel really unprepared without it, whereas if I know now I could maybe work some shifts before term starts and make some money to help me buy the resources.

So I’ve gone around in circles with this exam and have deferred for three times now and today they requested payment and honestly feel so panicked. I just feel like it seems so difficult.

Does anyone have any advice? Maybe ive overthought it and the fact that I’ve passed this SQE 1 this exam is possible to pass.

Hi,

I start the above course in two weeks and I’ve not had a chance to look at any of the materials or get a jump on revision. I work full time and plan to leave my job before I start the SQE in two weeks therefore haven’t had much spare time to commit to the work.

Is this cause for failure before I’ve even started? I am worried that I’m behind but I’m unable to start anything until September. I will be learning the core 7 non taught areas of law alongside the FLk taught courses by BBP.

It’s not an ideal situation I understand but has anyone also been in this position? Or know of someone that has. I need reassurance that I won’t drown (I assume I will it’s the SQE tbf).

I do think even if I did have the time I wouldn’t take the revision as serious as I would once September hits as I’m doing it voluntarily to be ahead unlike if I did it in September it’s detrimental to be on track.

Is it key to remember cases for SQE1? Or just how to apply to facts as my case knowledge is terrible.

I will be sponsored by my firm so I have the extra pressure to pass first time.

Thank you 🙏

I had the pleasure of working with a few candidates from the January cohort on an SQE1 prep platform and developing it with their feedback at the core of my priorities. Most users clocked 50h plus on the platform and told me what was wrong with it and how it would actually service them.

A lot of it's most impactful features came from them rather than from me, so with a new cohort starting, I wanted to take the same approach going forward.

Since January I've mostly been working on three things: question quality, tracking where someone's actually weak rather than just what they've scored, and coaching around how people approach answering rather than just marking it right or wrong.

The most common request by a distance was a mobile app that works offline, so you can get questions done on the tube without signal. That will be launching in early September.

Since being close to users and asking for regular feedback last cohort was so central to development, I'd like to repeat that for this cohort.

So, if you're starting prep this September, or you've already sat:

• What's the one thing you wish the platforms you've used did differently?
• Where do you not trust AI-generated questions, and what would you need to see before you did?
• What's actually worth tracking, if anything, or is it all noise?

Happy to be told the honest answer is "nothing, I want a textbook and a quiet room". That's useful too.

Either way I've seen the struggles of SQE studies from the lack of clarity around it and a general disconnect between people developing platforms and the candidates actually using them, which is what I want to try and solve. Any suggestions are massively appreciated.