Sep 25, 2026 · 11 min · 8 segments
Preparing for the FE1 exams can feel overwhelming, but the right approach can make all the difference. In the latest episode of our podcast, Jennifer McBride, Learning & Development Programme Lead…
Anna O'DohertyGuest
Liam ClearyGuest
Jenny McBrideHost
That's great thank you and were there any particular like study techniques or resources or anything that you used and found helpful?
I know some people would recommend kind of the revision courses and generally because there's so much it's kind of a voluminous amount that you need to look over and to review and then obviously learn off eventually and I took the approach that I would kind of try to understand every topic first So just review all of the revision material I would have, go through it and then put it aside and strip it down to the bare bones of the parts I need to turn off.
So I literally, I would prepare like night before exam notes, which I think were really helpful.
Then I would do my notes, which would be case names and maybe two or three lines per case.
Because sometimes the timetable is laid out where you could have one exam one day and then you've just switched your brain into gear for a different exam the next day.
with each step, cutting it down, cutting it down until the night before you just have case name, one or two words that will trigger your memory for the rest of it.
That's great thank you and were there any particular like study techniques or resources or anything that you used and found helpful?
I know some people would recommend kind of the revision courses and generally because there's so much it's kind of a voluminous amount that you need to look over and to review and then obviously learn off eventually and I took the approach that I would kind of try to understand every topic first So just review all of the revision material I would have, go through it and then put it aside and strip it down to the bare bones of the parts I need to turn off.
So I literally, I would prepare like night before exam notes, which I think were really helpful.
Then I would do my notes, which would be case names and maybe two or three lines per case.
Because sometimes the timetable is laid out where you could have one exam one day and then you've just switched your brain into gear for a different exam the next day.
with each step, cutting it down, cutting it down until the night before you just have case name, one or two words that will trigger your memory for the rest of it.
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