How Long Did You Study for SQE1?

I am often asked how long I studied for SQE1.

I do not think the number of months tells you very much.

Someone may study six hours a day for one month. Someone else may study two hours a day for three months. The total hours may be similar, but the pacing is different.

That is why candidates should not panic when they hear that someone else studied for longer.

What mattered more for me was how I used the time.

Reading notes can feel productive, but I made the most progress when I started doing questions, testing recall and reviewing mistakes.

The better question is not how long someone studied.

It is whether their study method helped them remember the law and answer questions accurately.