Based on the Jan 2025 exam sitting, we've noted that dedicated users scoring >63% in Law Drill MCQs are much more likely to score >300 (i.e. pass) in SQE1 than users scoring <63% on Law Drills.
In fact, 78% of people who scored above 63% on Law Drills MCQs passed their SQE 1 exam.
This isn't a guarantee, of course, and there are plenty of other factors at play, including how you manage your time and energy on test day. It's a long and intense exam, so you need to prepare accordingly (we offer a timed exam mode for this very reason). And of course, there's also noise around the 'test' that you end up receiving, as there are multiple variations(!).
But this 63% rule is solid based on all the data we have, and is where we now set our guidelines.
This 63% threshold was found in both the FLK1 and FLK2 papers.
And the 63% threshold also translates into most of the subject areas within SQE1
(e.g. >63% in Dispute Resolution on Law Drills translated into >300 in Dispute Resolution)
Note 1: You need to do a good amount of MCQs in each subject, so our guidance is to do at least 50 MCQs in the subject area before you start to think about this 63% guideline.
Note 2: We recommend preparing with a wide range of tools (mocks, flashcards, books, classes) to best position yourself to pass SQE1. Law Drills is a complementary tool, not a solo tool!
