California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread Forum

Discussions related to the bar exam are found in this forum
Forum rules
Anonymous Posting

Anonymous posting is only appropriate when you are sharing sensitive information about bar exam prep. You may anonymously respond on topic to these threads. Unacceptable uses include: harassing another user, joking around, testing the feature, or other things that are more appropriate in the lounge.

Failure to follow these rules will get you outed, warned, or banned."
User avatar
lisavj

Bronze
Posts: 291
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:42 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by lisavj » Wed Jun 25, 2014 5:14 pm

pkt63 wrote:
lisavj wrote:Barbri practice CPT (Farley) do I double the score my grader gave me or did I fail the sh!# outta the practice test?
Pretty sure you'd double it. It should say something about how good your score was (e.g. Mine said "Passing" on the page where I downloaded my comments, and I got a 65 as the score).

PSA: There's a thread for Barbri specific stuff over here...http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=230179
Hm. Mine didn't say pass but was a 70 so I'm going with I'm an idiot but ok.

Thx for the PSA, and the calming of my nuts-ness (real word. That I made up.)

adonai

Silver
Posts: 1033
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:09 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by adonai » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:40 pm

lisavj wrote:
pkt63 wrote:
lisavj wrote:Barbri practice CPT (Farley) do I double the score my grader gave me or did I fail the sh!# outta the practice test?
Pretty sure you'd double it. It should say something about how good your score was (e.g. Mine said "Passing" on the page where I downloaded my comments, and I got a 65 as the score).

PSA: There's a thread for Barbri specific stuff over here...http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=230179
Hm. Mine didn't say pass but was a 70 so I'm going with I'm an idiot but ok.

Thx for the PSA, and the calming of my nuts-ness (real word. That I made up.)
A 70 is a very good score coming from barbri, and is above passing. Why did you think you failed it?

User avatar
lisavj

Bronze
Posts: 291
Joined: Fri Oct 29, 2010 12:42 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by lisavj » Wed Jun 25, 2014 7:45 pm

adonai wrote: A 70 is a very good score coming from barbri, and is above passing. Why did you think you failed it?
I thought it was 70/200...I'm an idiot.

lmr

Bronze
Posts: 252
Joined: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:22 am

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by lmr » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:00 pm

lisavj wrote:
pkt63 wrote:
lisavj wrote:Barbri practice CPT (Farley) do I double the score my grader gave me or did I fail the sh!# outta the practice test?
Pretty sure you'd double it. It should say something about how good your score was (e.g. Mine said "Passing" on the page where I downloaded my comments, and I got a 65 as the score).

PSA: There's a thread for Barbri specific stuff over here...http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=230179
Hm. Mine didn't say pass but was a 70 so I'm going with I'm an idiot but ok.

Thx for the PSA, and the calming of my nuts-ness (real word. That I made up.)

Seriously disregard that comment-most people are taking barbri. It's way easier to have all this stuff in the one bar thread that's consistently active. If the question isn't applicable to you, you can always scroll down and disregard...

pkt63

Bronze
Posts: 282
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:06 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by pkt63 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:10 pm

lmr wrote:
lisavj wrote:
pkt63 wrote:
lisavj wrote:Barbri practice CPT (Farley) do I double the score my grader gave me or did I fail the sh!# outta the practice test?
Pretty sure you'd double it. It should say something about how good your score was (e.g. Mine said "Passing" on the page where I downloaded my comments, and I got a 65 as the score).

PSA: There's a thread for Barbri specific stuff over here...http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=230179
Hm. Mine didn't say pass but was a 70 so I'm going with I'm an idiot but ok.

Thx for the PSA, and the calming of my nuts-ness (real word. That I made up.)

Seriously disregard that comment-most people are taking barbri. It's way easier to have all this stuff in the one bar thread that's consistently active. If the question isn't applicable to you, you can always scroll down and disregard...
Uhh, you should probably go into that thread and make that announcement there, then, because that thread is very active and there's a lot of information in there that might be helpful to people here. I wasn't telling her to be pissy about her (or anyone else's) posting about Barbri in this thread (but thanks for jumping to the worst conclusion about my motivations!), but because I was letting people here know that there is stuff in that thread they may find helpful that they would otherwise be missing out on. So if you really want it all in one thread you should go there and tell everyone in that thread they are doing it wrong...

Want to continue reading?

Register now to search topics and post comments!

Absolutely FREE!


lmr

Bronze
Posts: 252
Joined: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:22 am

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by lmr » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:28 pm

How altruistic of you...idk what us dummies would do wo your PSA. There's no need for any announcements on any forums, people can go on any bar related forum and discuss what they want-people will either respond or they won't. We'll all survive wo your policing. :roll:

pkt63

Bronze
Posts: 282
Joined: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:06 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by pkt63 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 9:42 pm

lmr wrote:How altruistic of you...idk what us dummies would do wo your PSA. There's no need for any announcements on any forums, people can go on any bar related forum and discuss what they want-people will either respond or they won't. We'll all survive wo your policing. :roll:
It's not policing and while you may be soooo smart about finding other threads, this person was thankful for the information, so actually YOUR policing of other people's helpfulness is totally unnecessary and not everyone is just so omniscient and amazing as you. It's totally legitimate to be helpful and point something out to someone that is seeking help.

Back the fuck off, dude. You are clearly super stressed by bar study and that is totally understandable, but that doesn't give you a right to be a total asshole and go find ways to pick fights all over. Hope you aren't treating all your friends and family the same way when they try to be helpful to you.

PennJD83

New
Posts: 53
Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:20 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by PennJD83 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:23 pm

So is anyone else having a little freak out moment yet? I feel like I only have 3 (contracts, torts and con law) of the MBE subjects down cold...but I am struggling with the other three. Is this normal? Is it normal to still be missing issues/struggling with rules? Does anyone have any advice if this isn't normal?

adonai

Silver
Posts: 1033
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:09 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by adonai » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:24 pm

PennJD83 wrote:So is anyone else having a little freak out moment yet? I feel like I only have 3 (contracts, torts and con law) of the MBE subjects down cold...but I am struggling with the other three. Is this normal? Is it normal to still be missing issues/struggling with rules? Does anyone have any advice if this isn't normal?
Compare to me who has none of the subjects down cold. You're in a much better position than I am, that's for sure. I only remember bits and pieces of a little bit of everything as of now.

Want to continue reading?

Register for access!

Did I mention it was FREE ?


PennJD83

New
Posts: 53
Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:20 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by PennJD83 » Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:28 pm

At least you have bits and pieces down. I literally had to a crim pro essay open book :shock:

User avatar
iLoveFruits&Veggies

Bronze
Posts: 215
Joined: Sun May 25, 2014 12:01 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by iLoveFruits&Veggies » Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:30 am

PennJD83 wrote:At least you have bits and pieces down. I literally had to a crim pro essay open book :shock:
Me too. You're not alone :(

adonai

Silver
Posts: 1033
Joined: Mon Apr 23, 2007 9:09 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by adonai » Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:02 am

PennJD83 wrote:At least you have bits and pieces down. I literally had to a crim pro essay open book :shock:
I did that with Contracts and Property... :oops:

User avatar
charcop

New
Posts: 98
Joined: Sun Sep 27, 2009 12:32 am

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by charcop » Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:17 am

I can beat that: I open booked my barbri property essay and still got a shitty score :oops:

Register now!

Resources to assist law school applicants, students & graduates.

It's still FREE!


PennJD83

New
Posts: 53
Joined: Wed Jun 25, 2014 11:20 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by PennJD83 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 1:23 am

Well at least it's good to know I'm not the only one struggling? :(. I think starting tomorrow I am going to start writing out (by hand) these 2-4 page short outlines I have and maybe spend 3-4 hours for each MBE subject, until I have that crap memorized!

james11

New
Posts: 59
Joined: Sun Dec 15, 2013 7:11 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by james11 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:06 am

charcop wrote:I can beat that: I open booked my barbri property essay and still got a shitty score :oops:
Don't read too much into the barbri grades. I found it most helpful to compare my practice essays to real graded essays to figure out where I would score.

s1m4

Bronze
Posts: 302
Joined: Tue Jan 12, 2010 10:04 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by s1m4 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:27 am

Barbri allocates a 3-4 hour lecture on all the Cali specific essay topics.

How much time do you guys think we need outside of that to learn the subject to pass an essay? Would it make sense to just skim an outline and do all the practice problems in order to learn the materials? What methods will you guys be using to learn all the law for the essays?

thx in advance for your future advice

LSATNightmares

Silver
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri May 07, 2010 10:29 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by LSATNightmares » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:28 am

charcop wrote:I can beat that: I open booked my barbri property essay and still got a shitty score :oops:
My graded Property essay wasn't good. Neither was my graded Civ Pro Essay. Both were failing, Civ Pro by a lot. Civ Pro I understood why, because I totally forgot the law for the one area they tested and I didn't open my book to see the law. Property felt a little overly harsh, and when I self graded it seemed like I passed. I just see it as an opportunity to learn. Being shamed helps you remember the law better.

Get unlimited access to all forums and topics

Register now!

I'm pretty sure I told you it's FREE...


LSATNightmares

Silver
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri May 07, 2010 10:29 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by LSATNightmares » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:32 am

s1m4 wrote:Barbri allocates a 3-4 hour lecture on all the Cali specific essay topics.

How much time do you guys think we need outside of that to learn the subject to pass an essay? Would it make sense to just skim an outline and do all the practice problems in order to learn the materials? What methods will you guys be using to learn all the law for the essays?

thx in advance for your future advice
I think it depends. I'm personally spending less time memorizing the CA specific material, whereas for the MBE subjects I did flashcards and will spend more time doing cold memorizing since those subjects are tested more. For some of the CA specific topics, Barbri was actually saying you should spend more time doing essays and less time memorizing per se. At least that was the case for Agency/Partnership, because when they do test that subject, the essays are all very similar and follow the same format. But I wouldn't let cold memorizing for the MBE subjects keep you from doing problems. I think Barbri said it best that you should use a variety of formats to learn. And don't put all your eggs in one basket.

LSATNightmares

Silver
Posts: 535
Joined: Fri May 07, 2010 10:29 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by LSATNightmares » Thu Jun 26, 2014 7:36 am

PennJD83 wrote:So is anyone else having a little freak out moment yet? I feel like I only have 3 (contracts, torts and con law) of the MBE subjects down cold...but I am struggling with the other three. Is this normal? Is it normal to still be missing issues/struggling with rules? Does anyone have any advice if this isn't normal?
Unless you have photographic memory of something, everyone is struggling. My problem is that I learn the subjects very well once I cover the lecture and review. But a week or two later, I have forgotten a lot. I don't have good long-term memory. So on the simulated MBE, my Evidence and Crim Law/Pro grades were good, but Torts and Contracts weren't that hot even though I was doing well on those subjects once I initially reviewed.

jarofsoup

Gold
Posts: 2145
Joined: Tue Jul 01, 2008 2:41 am

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by jarofsoup » Thu Jun 26, 2014 8:56 am

I am actually finding that making the lectures in to outlines and then subbing in the stuff I do not know when reviewing MBE Qs is actually very effective. While time consuming, I would recommend giving it a try.

User avatar
Mr. Pink

Bronze
Posts: 131
Joined: Tue Jan 22, 2013 8:08 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by Mr. Pink » Thu Jun 26, 2014 12:04 pm

jarofsoup wrote:I am actually finding that making the lectures in to outlines and then subbing in the stuff I do not know when reviewing MBE Qs is actually very effective. While time consuming, I would recommend giving it a try.
I do a similar thing in the Kaplan review. I fill in the provided outlines while going through the lecture and it makes for a nice general overview. I not the heavily tested areas and the areas that give me difficulties, then review those portions again. Take the MBE quizzes and practice sets to help hammer home the info.

It's a lot of info to retain, but repetition will helps. Once I review a wrong answer, I won't get that fact pattern wrong again.

Communicate now with those who not only know what a legal education is, but can offer you worthy advice and commentary as you complete the three most educational, yet challenging years of your law related post graduate life.

Register now, it's still FREE!


User avatar
ilovesf

Diamond
Posts: 12837
Joined: Wed Oct 20, 2010 5:20 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by ilovesf » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:42 pm

Finally got my admissions ticket, pheeeew

hyc9598

Bronze
Posts: 151
Joined: Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:15 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by hyc9598 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 2:43 pm

lisavj wrote:
pkt63 wrote:
lisavj wrote:Barbri practice CPT (Farley) do I double the score my grader gave me or did I fail the sh!# outta the practice test?
Pretty sure you'd double it. It should say something about how good your score was (e.g. Mine said "Passing" on the page where I downloaded my comments, and I got a 65 as the score).

PSA: There's a thread for Barbri specific stuff over here...http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 1&t=230179
Hm. Mine didn't say pass but was a 70 so I'm going with I'm an idiot but ok.

Thx for the PSA, and the calming of my nuts-ness (real word. That I made up.)
If your pt is 70, you do not have to worry about or study pt anymore. Focus on essay and mbe.

eng2law

New
Posts: 20
Joined: Sun Mar 18, 2012 10:17 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by eng2law » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:10 pm

ilovesf wrote:Finally got my admissions ticket, pheeeew
I still don't have mine :cry:

On the bright side though, I got an 85 on my Barbri PT :)

071816

Platinum
Posts: 5507
Joined: Thu Mar 31, 2011 8:06 pm

Re: California Bar Exam (July 2014) thread

Post by 071816 » Thu Jun 26, 2014 3:32 pm

ilovesf wrote:Finally got my admissions ticket, pheeeew
same here. you gonna print it now or wait until just before the exam?

Seriously? What are you waiting for?

Now there's a charge.
Just kidding ... it's still FREE!


Post Reply Post Anonymous Reply  

Return to “Bar Exam Prep and Discussion Forum”