Which practice exam should I buy first for the barrister?
doing barrister in november. budget is tight this month. is it better to get one full length one or a couple of the shorter ones
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Straight answer: the barrister bundle is the better buy if you can reach it, and it is not close on value.
Per exam it works out considerably cheaper than buying the same exams one at a time, it covers every subject on the paper rather than the two or three you happen to pick, and nothing expires. Whatever you do not get through in September is still sitting there in October. Most people who buy individually end up buying again anyway, and pay more in total for it.
On the order to use them in, since that is really what you are asking. Do a shorter one now while you are three months out, because what you need at this stage is a read on where the gaps are so you can aim September and October. Save the full length ones for later, when you are testing pacing and stamina rather than knowledge, and do the last one two or three weeks before the sitting.
If this month only stretches to one thing, buy the shorter one now and pick the bundle up later. It will still be there and you will not have lost anything by waiting.
appreciate the straight answer on the value rather than just a list of options. will see if i can stretch to the bundle
From the student side, the bundle was the right call for me. I did about two thirds of it before November and the rest during the rewrite, and it still worked out cheaper than picking them off one at a time would have.
The free ones are also there and I did not realise that for weeks
wait what
There are free practice exams on the site, and they show up under My Exams in your account alongside anything you have bought. No purchase needed and no card required.
They are a sensible place to start before you spend anything at all.
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