I think this shows im not exatcly up the walls here at the moment!!! On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:49 PM, shaney <[email protected]>wrote:
> > 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, > > > > > > > > > > > Shane- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text - > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "FE-1 Study Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.ie/group/FE-1-Study-Group?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
