Re: Themis Bar Review Hangout - July 2015 Exam
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:09 pm
goddamn crim pro doesn't test SCOTUS cases older than 2013...so why have them in the long outline huh????
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By done do you just mean you've gotten through all the outlines and lectures? Or the practice questions, too?zot1 wrote:So this may sound really weird, but now that I'm done with the MBE subjects, I'm starting to regain confidence in my ability to "win" this. I don't think my knowledge is there yet, but I feel like it's more manageable that it seemed at first. I just think that if I keep reviewing, I can only learn more and do better in the actual thing. But this could all just be wishful thinking.
Rant over.
HAHAHAHA, oh that is far more simple than I'd imagined. I'm over this bar prep thing. I don't feel super stressed or anything, but damn if my brain just stops functioning at certain times. Yesterday I forgot my ATM pin number and literally could not remember it, having to call my bank and be like "HALP!" Dreaming about bar topics has started too. Oy.always_raining wrote:It's kind of a red herring. Typically, an Erie analysis occurs when there is no federal law because Congress cannot or has not legislated in that area. In Erie, the court below applied "federal common law" (i.e., made-up federal law). Here, Congress has specifically legislated on a topic and so that trumps state law. Hope that helps!sd5289 wrote:Civ Pro Erie question.
Thanks in advance!
I never outright skip them, but I watch them in 2x and pretty much don't take her tips too much into account. But I do try the questions blindly.somuchbooty wrote:Does anyone else find the workshops (and the workshop lady) terrible? Anyone just skip them?
Yes, I skip the lectures completely. I download the handout and just do the questions.MrBriggs360 wrote:I never outright skip them, but I watch them in 2x and pretty much don't take her tips too much into account. But I do try the questions blindly.somuchbooty wrote:Does anyone else find the workshops (and the workshop lady) terrible? Anyone just skip them?
No, I think you are right. Now it's possible to actually think about the issues and spend time on memorizing them instead of just "drinking water from the hose" and trying to recall your 1L memories. We can do this, it's really quite manageable.zot1 wrote:So this may sound really weird, but now that I'm done with the MBE subjects, I'm starting to regain confidence in my ability to "win" this. I don't think my knowledge is there yet, but I feel like it's more manageable that it seemed at first. I just think that if I keep reviewing, I can only learn more and do better in the actual thing. But this could all just be wishful thinking.
Rant over.
wowwww...they should be ashamed of themselves.soj wrote:hey themis, if you're reading this, since you clearly don't read questions submitted through the message system on the themis website, fuck you and your shitty customer service.
I only play them to get the % points, and I do the questions in the handouts on my own with her on pause or mute. Her Best Evidence Rule tip was literally the worst tip I've received regarding the bar exam.somuchbooty wrote:Does anyone else find the workshops (and the workshop lady) terrible? Anyone just skip them?
I've gotten through lectures and the majority of practice questions (whatever Themis has scheduled me so far). But I'm doing the UBE so I didn't have to go through any state distinctions. I still have to review the long outlines, which I have mostly skimmed in the past, but after the two milestone exams, this no longer feels like the end of the world to me. It's feeling more and more doable.MrBriggs360 wrote:By done do you just mean you've gotten through all the outlines and lectures? Or the practice questions, too?zot1 wrote:So this may sound really weird, but now that I'm done with the MBE subjects, I'm starting to regain confidence in my ability to "win" this. I don't think my knowledge is there yet, but I feel like it's more manageable that it seemed at first. I just think that if I keep reviewing, I can only learn more and do better in the actual thing. But this could all just be wishful thinking.
Rant over.
Haha right? We got this!milesdavisjd wrote:No, I think you are right. Now it's possible to actually think about the issues and spend time on memorizing them instead of just "drinking water from the hose" and trying to recall your 1L memories. We can do this, it's really quite manageable.zot1 wrote:So this may sound really weird, but now that I'm done with the MBE subjects, I'm starting to regain confidence in my ability to "win" this. I don't think my knowledge is there yet, but I feel like it's more manageable that it seemed at first. I just think that if I keep reviewing, I can only learn more and do better in the actual thing. But this could all just be wishful thinking.
Rant over.
Inspirational speech over.
Totally agree. I've definitely been noticing the same thing re the %s.somuchbooty wrote:I get what you guys are saying about the %'s being off, definitely see that. But don't be a slave to their stupid percentages. Just do a reasonable amount of work each day or your brain isn't going to accept the information as well.
Yes I skip basically all the workshops. I might listen to the first part where they give tips at 2x but otherwise (and even then) I don't find them to be of much (or really any) help at all w/r/t the way I work.somuchbooty wrote:Does anyone else find the workshops (and the workshop lady) terrible? Anyone just skip them?
43.3%, very behind.oblig.lawl.ref wrote:Also I'm curious where other CA-ers are in their percentages. I'm at 42%--fell behind a bit after taking a few days off.
When is the California bar?Pleasye wrote:43.3%, very behind.oblig.lawl.ref wrote:Also I'm curious where other CA-ers are in their percentages. I'm at 42%--fell behind a bit after taking a few days off.
Update: .5% for the second set of Civ Pro lectures, .7% for the first. Good shit, Themis.kjartan wrote:Can anyone explain Themis's percentage system? One day, I read 57 pages of an outline and it's .7%, the next I read 50 pages and it's .2%. What gives?
July 28-30MrBriggs360 wrote:When is the California bar?Pleasye wrote:43.3%, very behind.oblig.lawl.ref wrote:Also I'm curious where other CA-ers are in their percentages. I'm at 42%--fell behind a bit after taking a few days off.
This drives me insane. You want to create an arbitrary set of percentages that values a 36 minute essay more than 4 hours of lectures? Fine, I guess. I can adjust to that. But when Tuesday's essay is worth less than half of Wednesday's identical essay, it makes the progress bar completely useless for planning purposes.kjartan wrote:Update: .5% for the second set of Civ Pro lectures, .7% for the first. Good shit, Themis.kjartan wrote:Can anyone explain Themis's percentage system? One day, I read 57 pages of an outline and it's .7%, the next I read 50 pages and it's .2%. What gives?