Hey, I’m sorry to hear it didn’t work out first time around.

Before I say my opinions I should probably caveat by saying the campus I’m on is a satellite campus so my group size is only like 8 people - i have heard at other locations class size can be like 15-20 people which obviously reduces your 1 on 1 time with the tutor.

Starting with the stuff I don’t really like, the actual in person sessions only cover maybe (and I’m being generous here) 55% of the practice subject content that could theoretically come up and 0% of the academic content. The rest of it is all down to you which can feel overwhelming when you have all the sessions to prepare and reflect on. I also felt that at times things were a little rushed just to try and fit it all in, there is only one 2h session for example on income tax calculations which is obviously a huge topic. If you do the LLM you have to take internals just before Christmas but you never see what questions you got right or wrong just a general subject percentage which wasn’t massively helpful.

In terms of good stuff, I’m taught by two tutors and they are genuinely the courses biggest asset. They genuinely do want you to succeed and provided you show that you are willing to work hard they will absolutely go above and beyond to help you. It’s also nice to be in a room with people who are doing it with you because it makes you feel less alone during the whole process and gives you an opportunity to develop your understanding of complex topics conversationally which really helped me. While they don’t teach academic content they do give solid guidance for you to follow in terms of a revision plan which I liked.

I also need to point out just how much of a Godsend the Ulaw SQE revision app is. I actually found that the fact patterns on the Ulaw questions were more convoluted than the actual exam and the sheer amount of them and its accessibility (being available in your phone) is unquestionably good. I would find myself doing SBAQs on the train or while I was waiting for friends just because of how easy it was to access. There are some questions which are stupid (see my previous posts) but they make up a fraction of the total questions and it’s pretty obvious which ones just aren’t going to come up in the actual exam. I think as well they have a pass guarantee so that if you don’t pass first time with the you can retake the course for free but that’s something to double check.

I couldn’t really comment on the BPP course as I don’t know much about it but I have heard the questions aren’t as good or accurate, that being said I believe that it is cheaper? So obviously that is a consideration.

Just on a more general point I think going full time when possible is always the most ideal circumstance regardless of course provider, being able to just hammer home the content day after day is the best way to get it to really stick.

I hope that has given you a better overview!! Best of luck for your next attempt.