Barbri AMP and the "additional learning" option Forum
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RodneyBoonfield

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Barbri AMP and the "additional learning" option
Unfortunately I did not do the pre-course work that was assigned the week before the barbri class started, so now I am trying to play catch up by doing assignments for each night after class and also the corresponding AMP assignments from the week before. Because of this I haven't really looked at the additional learning option in the AMP modules when I get questions wrong. Is this option something that is recommended/necessary or am I taking the "do everything Barbri tells you to do" mantra too seriously?
- thesealocust

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About half of the people I know who skipped the pre-course work wound up failing the bar. Not a good start dude.RodneyBoonfield wrote:Unfortunately I did not do the pre-course work that was assigned the week before the barbri class started, so now I am trying to play catch up by doing assignments for each night after class and also the corresponding AMP assignments from the week before. Because of this I haven't really looked at the additional learning option in the AMP modules when I get questions wrong. Is this option something that is recommended/necessary or am I taking the "do everything Barbri tells you to do" mantra too seriously?
- stratocophic

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one guy showed up to the Barbri session I'm going to not having completed all of the pre coursework - the professor actually kicked him out of the room and said "good luck in February" when he couldn't define horizontal privity and give the situations where you need it
I thought it was a little harsh but then again everyone else thought the bar exam was important enough to do the work beforehand so I can't say I'm surprised
I thought it was a little harsh but then again everyone else thought the bar exam was important enough to do the work beforehand so I can't say I'm surprised
- A. Nony Mouse

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Since when does Barbri ask anyone attending the course to say anything in class, let alone define stuff?stratocophic wrote:one guy showed up to the Barbri session I'm going to not having completed all of the pre coursework - the professor actually kicked him out of the room and said "good luck in February" when he couldn't define horizontal privity and give the situations where you need it
I thought it was a little harsh but then again everyone else thought the bar exam was important enough to do the work beforehand so I can't say I'm surprised
- Tangerine Gleam

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(I think that was a joke.) 
- A. Nony Mouse

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Ha! I never learn...Tangerine Gleam wrote:(I think that was a joke.)
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wildhaggis

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Not sure if serious.thesealocust wrote:About half of the people I know who skipped the pre-course work wound up failing the bar. Not a good start dude.RodneyBoonfield wrote:Unfortunately I did not do the pre-course work that was assigned the week before the barbri class started, so now I am trying to play catch up by doing assignments for each night after class and also the corresponding AMP assignments from the week before. Because of this I haven't really looked at the additional learning option in the AMP modules when I get questions wrong. Is this option something that is recommended/necessary or am I taking the "do everything Barbri tells you to do" mantra too seriously?
- stratocophic

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Never change, TLSwildhaggis wrote:Not sure if serious.thesealocust wrote:About half of the people I know who skipped the pre-course work wound up failing the bar. Not a good start dude.RodneyBoonfield wrote:Unfortunately I did not do the pre-course work that was assigned the week before the barbri class started, so now I am trying to play catch up by doing assignments for each night after class and also the corresponding AMP assignments from the week before. Because of this I haven't really looked at the additional learning option in the AMP modules when I get questions wrong. Is this option something that is recommended/necessary or am I taking the "do everything Barbri tells you to do" mantra too seriously?
- thesealocust

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Dead serious. Most people have their shit together, the bar is extremely important. But a few people insisted on phoning it in, doing something less than everything BarBRI said, taking a night or a weekend off here and there... mostly they were already unemployed, but the few who had firm gigs lined up saw them yanked away within days of failing the bar.wildhaggis wrote:Not sure if serious.thesealocust wrote:About half of the people I know who skipped the pre-course work wound up failing the bar. Not a good start dude.RodneyBoonfield wrote:Unfortunately I did not do the pre-course work that was assigned the week before the barbri class started, so now I am trying to play catch up by doing assignments for each night after class and also the corresponding AMP assignments from the week before. Because of this I haven't really looked at the additional learning option in the AMP modules when I get questions wrong. Is this option something that is recommended/necessary or am I taking the "do everything Barbri tells you to do" mantra too seriously?
It was very grim.
- romothesavior

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So taking a day or two off here or there and not doing all the pre-class lessons significantly increases the likelihood of failure? Strange. I've never heard that, but I trust your word over most.
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RodneyBoonfield

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Every single person that I talked to in my bar review course (surprisingly) said that they had yet to do the preliminary stuff. I was pretty shocked. I am not planning on blowing it off and I understand the need to complete every single assignment.
Also, the Barbri guy (academic attorney??) that I talked to said that it was not insurmountable but that it makes life a little more difficult for that period of time. He also noted that because the course literally just started this week for me, that I have yet to experience a large Barbri workload. But yes I can imagine that taking a lax attitude toward bar prep can hurt. I got the impression that as long as you bust ass and make up whatever you miss, you should be alright as long as you're not a moron.
Also, the Barbri guy (academic attorney??) that I talked to said that it was not insurmountable but that it makes life a little more difficult for that period of time. He also noted that because the course literally just started this week for me, that I have yet to experience a large Barbri workload. But yes I can imagine that taking a lax attitude toward bar prep can hurt. I got the impression that as long as you bust ass and make up whatever you miss, you should be alright as long as you're not a moron.
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Kobe824

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Re: Barbri AMP and the "additional learning" option
There's gotta be a way to speed up these lectures.
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09042014

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Try http://www.enounce.com/myspeedKobe824 wrote:There's gotta be a way to speed up these lectures.
- Joe Quincy

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Doesn't work, I tried it. You have to use the iPhone/iPad method: --LinkRemoved-- Note: iExplorer replaced PhoneDisk mentioned in the article.Desert Fox wrote:Try http://www.enounce.com/myspeedKobe824 wrote:There's gotta be a way to speed up these lectures.
- Bronte

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Re: Barbri AMP and the "additional learning" option
I cannot tell who in this thread gets the jokes and who doesn't. But seriously obviously you have to do all the AMPs.
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wildhaggis

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I believe this joke has run its course.
This is a decent effort though.Bronte wrote:I cannot tell who in this thread gets the jokes and who doesn't. But seriously obviously you have to do all the AMPs.