You're too quick for me colm;)
On Dec 19, 12:30 pm, shaney <[email protected]> wrote:
> http://www.fe1direct.ie/
>
> Crash course it is alright, 8 hours solid in one day. Lots of prep
> work required apparently. Sounds like it may suit law grads more than
> those with no academic law background.
>
> €250 per subject. Think i might just do Tort through this course. €395
> for Independant colleges, roughly same for griffith. even though i'd
> rather i'd rather fork our 200 than do the repeats;)
>
> On Dec 19, 12:20 pm, Ems <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > Hi
>
> > I just saw this conversation and have no idea what fe1 direct seminars
> > are...but i am v intrigued! i've only 3 in the bag and I'm going for 5
> > in march/april, haven't signed up for any classes but would love a
> > crash course - if that's what this is...
>
> > could you enlighten me?? when / price?
>
> > thanks a mil
>
> > Em
>
> > On 17 Dec, 17:34, shaney <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > Opps didnt mean to keep that private, colm you can reply to the group
> > > if you want. Anything in it that might help people will be worth it.
> > > S
>
> > > On Dec 17, 4:48 pm, "colm dawson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > Sure with 5 on the board there isn't too much advice I can give!
>
> > > > Yeah it all depends what you want out of it I suppose, I jusrt didnt
> > > > fancy
> > > > the commitment for the long number of weeks of classes.
>
> > > > Have you a traineeship sorted? Thats the fun part for me now!
> > > > If i dont get one it will be a case of having to go away for a while as
> > > > opposed to pervious years and people choosing to head off!
>
> > > > Best of luck with the last three,
> > > > On Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 4:45 PM, shaney
> > > > <[email protected]>wrote:
>
> > > > > Yeah i have 5 done, just kinda plodding away through them. Working
> > > > > full time and attempting to keep sane while doing the FE1's is no easy
> > > > > task but enough of the self pity;) No law degree but i've read a
> > > > > couple of old Tort books etc and a few Griffith manuals for the others
> > > > > that were floating around the office. It's a bit mix and match so i
> > > > > wouldn't mind something....solid if that's the correct phrase.
>
> > > > > The manuals aren't really the thing although they would help, it's
> > > > > more going over how to actually spot the topics etc etc. As a non-law
> > > > > grad i find that side of things pretty tough.
>
> > > > > It sounds pretty decent though,so might give it a shot alright, thanks
> > > > > very much for the advice!
>
> > > > > On Dec 17, 3:34 pm, cd <[email protected]> wrote:
> > > > > > You said you have some of them done yeah? so you already know what
> > > > > > it
> > > > > > takes study wise,
>
> > > > > > did you do a law degree?
>
> > > > > > I felt that the other lectures would be covering too much old gorund
> > > > > > for me anyway. If you have experience of those topics already the
> > > > > > other stuff would just be repetition.
>
> > > > > > For instance the seminars were on late august early sept which was
> > > > > > the
> > > > > > time i started to really get into the studying although admittedly i
> > > > > > was not working at the time so had more time to devote to the
> > > > > > process.
>
> > > > > > The one day aspect meant that any stuff that was to be cut was and
> > > > > > there was no filling up time with useless information on topics that
> > > > > > were not likely to be on the papers.
>
> > > > > > As you know yourself though it is a personal process
> > > > > > On Dec 17, 3:19 pm, shaney <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > thanks for that cd. I'm working as well so although the classes
> > > > > > > in the
> > > > > > > evenings would be helpful to keep some momentum going i think i
> > > > > > > may be
> > > > > > > better served actually studying and memorising rather than
> > > > > > > sitting in
> > > > > > > a two hour lecture. I usually study on the train and was hoping
> > > > > > > to be
> > > > > > > able to attend Hibernia online but they're not doing that course
> > > > > > > any
> > > > > > > more. I need a bit of a fresh approach i think, new faces etc.
>
> > > > > > > One thing is the length of time the lectures are. 8 hours when
> > > > > > > other
> > > > > > > institutions/grind schools have 14 or more 2 hour lectures.
> > > > > > > There's
> > > > > > > like 20 hours being snipped off and i'm not sure if that's
> > > > > > > possible in
> > > > > > > some of the subjects. You wouldn't want to be going in unprepared.
>
> > > > > > > Did you attend any other courses as well as the FE1 direct?
>
> > > > > > > On Dec 17, 3:00 pm, cd <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > The technique aspects are really common knowledge like timing
> > > > > > > > etc,
> > > > > > > > there is a focus on past questions but the questions looked at
> > > > > > > > for
> > > > > > > > some subjects I found were a bit too old like 2000/20002
> > > > > > > > vintage,
> > > > > they
> > > > > > > > did deal with all the main points though in fairness, I suppose
> > > > > > > > there
> > > > > > > > was no real point in dealing with recent q's that only deal with
> > > > > small
> > > > > > > > topics as the course is only 8 hours long
>
> > > > > > > > On Dec 17, 2:55 pm, cd <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > > > I would have to say I found them good. The seminars are one
> > > > > > > > > day per
> > > > > > > > > subject and I thought that they addressed the most important
> > > > > > > > > things
> > > > > > > > > about the exams, there are also people attending who would
> > > > > > > > > have sat
> > > > > > > > > other subjects or whatever and it can be good to get someone
> > > > > > > > > elses
> > > > > > > > > opinions about the exams and what they involve.
>
> > > > > > > > > I found them good anyway and much more palletable than the
> > > > > > > > > evening
> > > > > > > > > courses with the other organisations
>
> > > > > > > > > there are some tips but for the likes of criminal that is you
> > > > > > > > > cant
> > > > > > > > > really leave anything out, they don't know whats coming up but
> > > > > there
> > > > > > > > > are without doubt trends to be spotted on the past papers. The
> > > > > reams
> > > > > > > > > of info are distilled into more manageable bits.
>
> > > > > > > > > I found the Contract and constitutional to be the best
> > > > > > > > > personally,
> > > > > the
> > > > > > > > > lecturer from those subjects was probably the most direct and
> > > > > clear.
>
> > > > > > > > > On Dec 17, 2:44 pm, shaney <[email protected]>
> > > > > > > > > wrote:
>
> > > > > > > > > > Hi,
>
> > > > > > > > > > Only a couple of exams left but wondering what the weekend
> > > > > seminars
> > > > > > > > > > for FE1 Direct are like? Do they go over much exam
> > > > > > > > > > technique or
> > > > > past
> > > > > > > > > > papers? Do they give out "tips"? Anything at all from people
> > > > > would be
> > > > > > > > > > great, thanks,
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