Attempting all 8 FE1s?

sarahor11

Hi guys I'm thinking of sitting all 8 FE1s next October. Is this realistic if I start at the beginning of June and view study as a 40hr per week job for 4 months??

Any help is much appreciated!

blueythebear

sarahor11 wrote: »

Hi guys I'm thinking of sitting all 8 FE1s next October. Is this realistic if I start at the beginning of June and view study as a 40hr per week job for 4 months??

Any help is much appreciated!

It's very realistic if all you plan to do is sit them!

If you plan to sit and pass them, then yes, it is also doable but do the groundwork first, as in have all the notes and past papers to hand by June.

I would suggest treating it more than a 40 hr a week job if I were you. Many people have sat and passed them in the one sitting. It's very tough and you can't underestimate the amount of work required but it is doable.

NoQuarter

Its about 5% doable if I could put a figure on it, and thats probably being generous! Crazy task! Not impossible, but crazy!

brian__foley

sarahor11 wrote: »

Hi guys I'm thinking of sitting all 8 FE1s next October. Is this realistic if I start at the beginning of June and view study as a 40hr per week job for 4 months??

Any help is much appreciated!

I know many people who have done all eight with more obligations at work and less time, and I know many, many people who have tried all eight and ended up dropping that number down to four etc. A lot depends on you, your background, ability and so on.

hada

Write out all notes firstly. Then learn. And repeat. Be smart with what you learn - don't leave yourself short.

Hardest part is (unlike when I did them), the fact that they are now back-to-back. Before it was Mon - Wed - Fri.

Oh and while I don't usually question motives - why do all 8? Have you a traineeship that you're keen to get started/start travelling?!

Sala

Give it a go! I did them in bits as I was working full time. That said I had no law degree, studied a few hours on the evening for 3 months and got three of the first four. I did the remaining 5 and got 4, few hours study about 3 times a week and a few days off beforehand cramming! If you could put in 40hours a week it must be possible.

You might get confused doing so many though, and it would be awful if you did all 8 and passed 2 since you'd be back to the start.

Are you the type of person that will convince yourself farting around making cups of tea and highlighting your 10th version of your study timetable counts as study?? If so, a part time job might help you organise your time better and study more.

Start studying in June- you can decide when it's time to apply how many you think you will be ready for.

evercloserunion

brian__foley wrote: »

I know many people who have done all eight with more obligations at work and less time, and I know many, many people who have tried all eight and ended up dropping that number down to four etc. A lot depends on you, your background, ability and so on.

Haven't they changed the timing so that there are no breaks between them now? Which is making people a lot more reluctant to take all 8 at once.

Jev/N

It's the exam weeks themselves and not the study/memorising that'll test you IMO. It's pretty gruelling when you have even 3 exams back-to-back meaning when you leave one exam, you've an hour or two to relax and then back into the revision for the next day.

I'll say that I didn't do it though, 4 and 4 was my preference, mainly due to the fact that if you failed 1 of 8, it would mean two sittings anyway - with 4 and 4, I saw it as the best way to hedge my bets.

jus_me

What are everyone's thoughts on sitting all 8 fe1s in OCT? does anyone know someone who has attempted all 8 ?

Samuel T. Cogley

jus_me wrote: »

What are everyone's thoughts on sitting all 8 fe1s in OCT? does anyone know someone who has attempted all 8 ?

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