Texas Saloon- Feb. 2016 Texas Bar Forum

[longhornlaw]

They post the pass list on the BLE website, and also you can check on your BLE account and there is a copy of your pass letter when they release the results. They also mail a hard copy of the pass letter.

So they don't give you a heads up so you can come to terms with it before everyone else finds out? That is brutal. Thanks for answering.

Yes. Literally everyone in the world can google it to see if you passed, even before you if you're not quick enough on the refresh button on the BLE website. It's brutal.

Wow that's pretty intense. In CA, on the Friday results come out you can log in and see your individual results, then they make the list public on Sunday. At least you get to know first.

[Armywife]

They post the pass list on the BLE website, and also you can check on your BLE account and there is a copy of your pass letter when they release the results. They also mail a hard copy of the pass letter.

So they don't give you a heads up so you can come to terms with it before everyone else finds out? That is brutal. Thanks for answering.

Yes. Literally everyone in the world can google it to see if you passed, even before you if you're not quick enough on the refresh button on the BLE website. It's brutal.

Wow that's pretty intense. In CA, on the Friday results come out you can log in and see your individual results, then they make the list public on Sunday. At least you get to know first.

That's how Michigan is. They mail you a letter. They release the results publically one week later. Our next duty station is out of the country, so I may not even be worried about the results at that time. That is the saving grace of moving all the time.

[longhornlaw]

So how generous are they with the points on the P&E? There were a few of those questions where I had a vague idea of what the right answer was, but definitely did not have the word for word rule statement.

[BVest]

When they post the pass list it looks like this

[Armywife]

When they post the pass list it looks like this

Thanks.

[CYP]

I'm curious about the P&E as well. I blanked out on a few questions. I even skipped some in order to come back later but when I did that I accidentally answered questions on the wrong screen! I tried to fix it as much as possible but I ended up answering some questions with only one sentence.

[longhornlaw]

When they post the pass list it looks like this

At first I didn't see that you had posted a link and thought you were low key saying we were all hosed

[jamescastle]

When they post the pass list it looks like this

triggered

[texasbar]

I'm curious about the P&E as well. I blanked out on a few questions. I even skipped some in order to come back later but when I did that I accidentally answered questions on the wrong screen! I tried to fix it as much as possible but I ended up answering some questions with only one sentence.

Don't worry, some of them only required one sentence! They're just looking for the right answer. One former bar exam grader said that bullet points and incomplete sentences are even encouraged.

[longhornlaw]

Hot take - the morning was significantly harder than the afternoon.

Here's hoping that's the last time any of us have to take that again.

[ihatethetexasbar]

The afternoon was harder for me.

[tealeaf23]

Afternoon definitely felt worse for me I'm just glad it's over!

[KTnKT]

Hot take - the morning was significantly harder than the afternoon.

Here's hoping that's the last time any of us have to take that again.

I'm with longhorn, the morning felt significantly more difficult.

[DueProcessDoWheelies]

Wow I totally disagree. I thought PM was most definitely harder. Lots of weird fact patterns.

[Soissons]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

[BVest]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

I don't know how you were last time, but I can tell you this is how a lot of us were in July.

[texasbar]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

I had a bunch of Bs and Ds in a row too if that makes you feel better

[Soissons]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

I had a bunch of Bs and Ds in a row too if that makes you feel better

Thanks, a bit better. Someone on the general thread for the Feb 2016 bar mentioned it as well. However, not sure if they mix up the answer choices within the questions, or just scramble the questions for different test forms.

[longhornlaw]

What was with that crazy buzzing noise that went on for like the first 10 minutes then again later in the test?

[Diceman102]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

I had a bunch of Bs and Ds in a row too if that makes you feel better

Same here, lots of D's

[Soissons]

Afternoon was harder for me. I was rushing toward the end... I feel awful and can't break down because there is still tomorrow. And I didn't have time to check for any misbubbling, so now I am convinced I entered some bubbles wrong. I know that I shouldn't look too much into scantron patterns, but I felt like I had either lots of Bs or Ds in a row, which is now really messing with my head. My husband keeps telling me this is how I was last time (I took the IL bar in 2011), but I felt like this was much different this time!

I don't know how you were last time, but I can tell you this is how a lot of us were in July.

Last time, I was convinced that I effed up the whole exam, and that I must have done something wrong unconsciously. As in misbubbling or doing something stupid. I did pass though. However, I felt different about this MBE... hopefully this is just the start of the almost post-bar exam depression and my head is simply messing with me.

[mtyler19]

Wow I totally disagree. I thought PM was most definitely harder. Lots of weird fact patterns.

I felt the same way. And lots of random shit I've never heard of in the afternoon. Overall it definitely didn't feel near as hard as July did.

[DueProcessDoWheelies]

to study or not to study for the essays tomorrow...

i'm so damn tired

[yosi]

My eyes are twitching from exhaustion

[jamescastle]

to study or not to study for the essays tomorrow...

i'm so damn tired

Gonna review UCC stuff and family law/community property tonight. Probably will hit up oil and gas and Texas property exceptions in the morning along with a go-over of a BARBRI consumer law essay.
Crossing my fingers for nothing too too far out of left field. I think I got like a 25%tile on an essay I literally knew nothing on (commercial paper last year) so if worst comes to worst I can always do that on one or two. And I think my rambling will be better and more on point this year so hopefully that will be even higher.
Feel best about business associations and wills this time so if I can't go through outlines those are what will be sacrificed.

Here's to hoping we all never find out how we did on the essays!