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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by BrokenMouse » Fri May 06, 2016 12:08 pm

i know i studied twice as hard the second time around and didnt fail by a lot the first time. yet im still not confident i passed.

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Post by a male human » Fri May 06, 2016 2:31 pm

Results are so unpredictable! It's hard to predict whether you passed or not, although I am biased for people who are unsure.

Easier said than done, but find a way to distract yourself from the anxiety. My thoughts:
- Focus on work (if any)
- Pretend the results are later (say, the fourth week of May)
- Stay away from here

Some things not to do:
- Be overly optimistic (thinking you must have passed)
- Infer things from your bar admission status and whatnot in your State Bar profile (there is no known way to find out ahead of time)

Things you can do if you find out you did not pass:
- Face your fears (realize bar prep is a learnable skill!)
- Find your dedication (not short-lived motivation but why do you want to do this)
- Find appreciation in the situation (think "I get to do this" or "other people would love to be in my position, who want to pursue their passion of becoming an attorney")
- Restart with fresh approaches. There are a lot of random tips out there. Find what resonates with you, but don't blindly follow it. It is a combination of ideas that will bring you closer to "getting it."

That said, for those of you worrying, I hope you passed! :)

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by InTheWideLand I Walk » Sat May 07, 2016 1:08 am

hey can anyone point me to a link where someone attempted to write out feb 2016 bar essay answers?

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by FinallyPassedTheBar » Sat May 07, 2016 3:24 am

For re-takers, the regular deadline to register for the exam is June 1, and the late deadline is June 15. Does anyone know if all testing centers are guaranteed available by the June 1 or the June 15th deadlines? Or it it first come first served? Just trying to prepare myself.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by BrokenMouse » Sun May 08, 2016 3:44 pm

i have no idea how i will survive this week

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by Kalani111 » Mon May 09, 2016 12:31 am

Rukawa wrote:i have no idea how i will survive this week
Exactly. I have tried multiple tactics, fail. :?

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Post by MailboxCrusher » Mon May 09, 2016 12:52 am

Kalani111 wrote:
Rukawa wrote:i have no idea how i will survive this week
Exactly. I have tried multiple tactics, fail. :?
It's all I can think about - all my family knows and was shocked when I failed the first time. They don't really know what to say this time besides I passed. I don't think I did which may be better because I thought I passed the first time.

When this week is over....praying for success. It's all I got left.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by BrokenMouse » Mon May 09, 2016 12:55 am

i dont know if i have it in me to do this again for 3 months.

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Post by MailboxCrusher » Mon May 09, 2016 9:13 am

This morning I woke up and considered not checking online at 6 on Friday and just waiting for the mail to come delaying the potential heart break. Fingers crossed for all. As its getting closer it's all consuming. In one month I will be an attorney or a bar prepper once again. The agony ......

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Post by CAbarexamtaker » Mon May 09, 2016 12:57 pm

Rukawa wrote:i dont know if i have it in me to do this again for 3 months.
Totally know the feeling. I think if we don't pass this time - take a deep breath, don't panic. Go to the beach this weekend. Start fresh Monday.

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Post by CAbarexamtaker » Mon May 09, 2016 12:58 pm

MailboxCrusher wrote:This morning I woke up and considered not checking online at 6 on Friday and just waiting for the mail to come delaying the potential heart break. Fingers crossed for all. As its getting closer it's all consuming. In one month I will be an attorney or a bar prepper once again. The agony ......
I agree with not checking at 6 exactly. Go to dinner. Walk back to your computer at maybe 6:15-6:30, deep breath, check it. Take some of the anxiety and anticipation out.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by CAbarexamtaker » Mon May 09, 2016 12:59 pm

I normally run 2-3 times a week. I'm planning to run 5 times this week.

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Post by Raiden » Mon May 09, 2016 2:15 pm

I feel particuparty proud n0t having checked TLS in the past month, but now that it's a week away...hard not to think about it.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by a male human » Mon May 09, 2016 2:39 pm

Raiden wrote:I feel particuparty proud n0t having checked TLS in the past month, but now that it's a week away...hard not to think about it.
Literally stay away from here until Friday 6 PM or else you'll drive yourself crazy refreshing the threads every 5 minutes.

And you KNOW you're going to check right on time anyway. Just schedule it on your calendar and try to forget about TLS until then. Good luck man, hope this year's your year!

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by BlenderBtl90 » Tue May 10, 2016 2:38 am

Does anyone know the name of the cases that gave birth to our Feb 2016 PTs? I wanna know...

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by Kalani111 » Tue May 10, 2016 10:09 am

a male human wrote:
Raiden wrote:I feel particuparty proud n0t having checked TLS in the past month, but now that it's a week away...hard not to think about it.
Literally stay away from here until Friday 6 PM or else you'll drive yourself crazy refreshing the threads every 5 minutes.

And you KNOW you're going to check right on time anyway. Just schedule it on your calendar and try to forget about TLS until then. Good luck man, hope this year's your year!
Exactly, who are we fooling. It's fun to think of ways to minimize the pain...but, alas...futile in the end. :?

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by JDMBALLMMS » Tue May 10, 2016 4:11 pm

Numbed to the pain of waiting.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by rcharter1978 » Tue May 10, 2016 7:39 pm

I already feel like throwing up :(

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Post by a male human » Tue May 10, 2016 7:59 pm

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by minkylowlife » Tue May 10, 2016 9:55 pm

hey guys remember when we used to be able to sleep without recurring bar nightmares?

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Post by MailboxCrusher » Tue May 10, 2016 10:24 pm

At the dentist today my docs son took the bar exam twice. Failed first time, hired tutor second time and passed. I'm hoping that it was a sign of good things to come.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by JDMBALLMMS » Tue May 10, 2016 11:45 pm

I have a premonition that California for a change may go the "Alaskan" way (Alaska result that came out yesterday showed 72% pass rate) by getting a higher passing rate.
Is that wishful thinking? :lol:

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by BrokenMouse » Wed May 11, 2016 12:11 am

JDMBALLMMS wrote:I have a premonition that California for a change may go the "Alaskan" way (Alaska result that came out yesterday showed 72% pass rate) by getting a higher passing rate.
Is that wishful thinking? :lol:
CA Bar examiners can't get off without the screams and agony of 60% failures. They like to give it raw dog with no lube.

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by a male human » Wed May 11, 2016 12:15 am

Rukawa wrote:
JDMBALLMMS wrote:I have a premonition that California for a change may go the "Alaskan" way (Alaska result that came out yesterday showed 72% pass rate) by getting a higher passing rate.
Is that wishful thinking? :lol:
CA Bar examiners can't get off without the screams and agony of 60% failures. They like to give it raw dog with no lube.
They've developed a tolerance and now like to see sub-50% pass rates even in July (see 2015)

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Re: California February 2016 Bar Exam - California Love Part 2 (Don't discuss specific questions)

Post by lizdanzer » Wed May 11, 2016 12:49 pm

Rukawa wrote:
InTheWideLand I Walk wrote:
BrokenMouse wrote:looks like there will be some gnashing of the teeth among people who wrote California Civ Pro essay for essay #4.
what makes u say that?
just about every debriefing video I saw says nothing about CA Civ Pro; not even in passing.

What other ones did you watch besides barsecrets?

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