FE1 Exams October 2006 Sitting

examhell

Hi, Im sitting eu in October. Waiting for results of land, company and constitutional. I would welcome a discussion on the exams.
Feel free to contact me on fe1exams@yahoo.ie

gaf1983

Just wondering Adrian in your day did most people attend revision courses before sitting the exams or is this only a recent phenomenon?

maidhc

gaf1983 wrote:

Just wondering Adrian in your day did most people attend revision courses before sitting the exams or is this only a recent phenomenon?

He got away without ever doing them I bet!

There is no need to do a revision course for the Fe-1s. They are not hard. A lot of learning and cramming yes, but not intellectually demanding in an honours maths sort of way. You spend many days reading and learning by wrote, you then proceed to spit it out, then you forget it.

maidhc

Adrian Kelly wrote:

The problem that most people find with the FE-1's is that they have a pile of notes to cover but virtually no guidance on how to study and do exams with efficiently.

There is a lot of material there to be covered. It does take a lot of time. No point pretending otherwise. They are a lonely enough slog though, I will give you that.

Adrian Kelly wrote:

In addition, sitting a law exam is an Art in itself. You can train for it. With the right guidance there are marks there for taking and it’s really down to technique. For example timing, most people run out of time and despite having the knowledge fail their fifth question. There is useful technique to combat this. For example,

With respect, most people who are doing the FE-1s will have got high marks in the leaving cert and done pretty good in their law degree. Whatever exam technique they use is obviously working for them.

(Personally I plan all the questions first, and maybe waste 20 mins doing so. I also like to go for a walk to the jacks at half time, eat a banana and take a drink of lucozade!)

guru 1

I wouldn't describe planning your answers as a waste of 20 mins and unfortunately bananas are hit and miss as exam food. Bananas are one of the most volitile fruits you can eat in terms of digestion. Particularly in the morning. If they're not ripe they unset your stomach and if they are too ripe the high sugar content can actually spike you blood sugar and make you tired before the end of the exam.

I've been to Premier Exam Techniques Seminar and found the timing aspect particularly useful. The problem with planning all your questions first is that you're not settled and focused. Once I got question one out of the way I felt much more relaxed because you don't feel like you're getting left behind when everyone else is writing.

I found that studying the same way that I did in college Law isn't always suited to the FE-1's. There's so much more to cover.

Gary

Sangre

Doing 4 in October. Land, equity, contract and criminal. Working 20 hours a week aswell which is fun!

I'm just staying away from any proper law texts, way too big. Sure you only have about 30 minutes for each question anyway.

Have a week before contract, I call this the 'learn contract in a week' week.

think tank

Having a week to study for an exam can sometimes be a back thing. You need to be disciplined and get the relevant material committed to memory in a pro active manner. Memory association techniques a very useful here.
I've found in the past reading and summarizing the notes is waste of time. Read it and test youself on an ongoing basis on what you know!

Also read as many past papers and reports on the subjects as possible. These are helpful.

Gary

johnnysmurfman

I scored 85% on my EU exam, I think it's a handy subject when you get the fundamentals of it right, post up any questions you might have and I'll try to help you out if I can.

Ava

85% in eu fe1? thought the highest ever for overend was 73%?!!!?

maidhc

Ava wrote:

85% in eu fe1? thought the highest ever for overend was 73%?!!!?

A person I know got in the 70's and got the highest in the sitting for Company.

Amazotheamazing

johnnysmurfman wrote:

I scored 85% on my EU exam, I think it's a handy subject when you get the fundamentals of it right, post up any questions you might have and I'll try to help you out if I can.

That's an incredibly great result, well done.

johnnysmurfman

I did them in the late 1990's, perhaps they were marked easier then.

Liz24

Hi, I'm doing Contract, Equity, EU and Tort next month. I'm really dreading Tort. Anyone any tips? I believe Friel is now the tort examiner and no longer Quill??

Bickle

what's the latest hearsay on the whole FE1 thing, how hard are they really?

legal eagle 1

The FE1's aren't hard if you put the work in and cover all topics in each of the subjects. The pass rate is 50% but its easily achievable if you put the work in. It does require alot of dedicated study time but so does any of the other professional examinations!