What Studying for SQE 1 Taught Me About Real Preparation

When I started SQE1, I thought covering the syllabus meant I was preparing.

Read the notes. Make summaries. Stay consistent.

But I realised later that reading can make you feel more prepared than you actually are.

The material looked familiar on the page, but when I started doing questions, I could not always use it properly.

I was spending too much time going through content, and not enough time testing whether I could actually remember and apply it.

If I started again, I would do practice questions much earlier.

Questions show you the gaps very quickly. They also force you to retrieve the rules instead of just recognising them on the page.

To anyone preparing for SQE1, do not leave practice questions too late.

They will show you where you actually stand.