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BrokenMouse · Post by **BrokenMouse** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:25 am

Does anybody have any discount for BarEssays.com?

a male human · Post by **a male human** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:19 am

BrokenMouse wrote:Does anybody have any discount for BarEssays.com?

PM'd you w/ $20 coupon

BrokenMouse · Post by **BrokenMouse** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:26 am

Thank you for the coupon. $20 bucks saving goes a long way lol

fadedsunrise · Post by **fadedsunrise** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 1:04 pm

What's TCR so that I pass? I spent the weekend after crying and skipping meals trying to come up with a plan but arrived at the conclusion that if I had a plan I probably would have passed to begin with.

Do I start studying now so I can have as much time as possible? Will I forget shit if I start too early? The score report is probably coming in a day or two but it can't come soon enough

I'm at work and my boss just nonchalantly walked in to say "NBD, do what you have to and you'll pass next time."

cooldog86 · Post by **cooldog86** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:11 pm

Someone here mentioned studying in K Town. I actually work here, although I might cut down my hours if I can. I would be interested in some combined study. Waiting for my score report from July 2015.

InTheWideLand I Walk · Post by **InTheWideLand I Walk** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:24 pm

cooldog86 wrote:Someone here mentioned studying in K Town. I actually work here, although I might cut down my hours if I can. I would be interested in some combined study. Waiting for my score report from July 2015.

I live in Ktown and am studying for the bar. pm me if u wish.

fadedsunrise · Post by **fadedsunrise** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 2:27 pm

I'm in El Segundo but willing to go to Ktown. Can I get in on this LA study group?

MarcZero · Post by **MarcZero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:25 pm

fadedsunrise wrote:What's TCR so that I pass? I spent the weekend after crying and skipping meals trying to come up with a plan but arrived at the conclusion that if I had a plan I probably would have passed to begin with.

Do I start studying now so I can have as much time as possible? Will I forget shit if I start too early? The score report is probably coming in a day or two but it can't come soon enough

I'm at work and my boss just nonchalantly walked in to say "NBD, do what you have to and you'll pass next time."

One of the partners (whom I never interact with really) popped into my office and asked to go out to lunch with him 1-on-1. Hoping for a pep talk, but fearing a shit-canning. Fun times, fun times.

MrMustache · Post by **MrMustache** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:33 pm

Guys, do you know if they send our score reports using USPS? My dumbass apparently managed to forget to change my mailing address on the bar website, and I'm hoping the mailing packet will be forwarded to me.

gaagoots · Post by **gaagoots** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:36 pm

MrMustache wrote:Guys, do you know if they send our score reports using USPS? My dumbass apparently managed to forget to change my mailing address on the bar website, and I'm hoping the mailing packet will be forwarded to me.

Yes, they come First Class Mail, from zip code 94105. In Feb, I got mine Monday (LA Area)

MarcZero · Post by **MarcZero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:42 pm

If anyone has had to repeat using Themis, do they send you a new set of books when you re-enroll under the guarantee or do they expect you to use the books they previously sent you?

NY_Sea · Post by **NY_Sea** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 3:46 pm

BuenAbogado wrote:Starting to study for this in case I fail July 2015.

Took the exam in February 2015 and got a really good MBE score, ended up being 5 points away from passing due to bombing PTs.

For what it's worth, the reason I did well on the MBE was Adaptibar. BarBri, Themis, Kaplan, etc. don't want to pay royalties to NCBE, so they make up their own fake questions that are nothing like the real thing.

If anyone needs a coupon for $75 off AdaptiBar, send me a private message with your email and I'll hook it up. I promise I do not work for them, but it really did help me.

Hey Buen, I posted a similar question in the NY Feb thread, but figured I would ask you since you would most likely have an answer for me. Failed NY as a first-time taker in July by 11 points (654, need 665)... MBE was my downfall, I got a 126 and would've passed with a 132. Didn't do nearly enough practice questions this first time around and didn't read any explanations... Just went through and marked right/wrong to see how I did. Got Adaptibar and have been working on the questions for about a month now... As I've been going along, I've noticed that the same or very similar fact pattern will come up pretty frequently. Since these are supposedly all real, past MBE Qs, did you see any questions on the real MBE that were similar or even the same as ones you had done through Adaptibar?

Thanks in advance!!

hotsummer · Post by **hotsummer** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:52 pm

BrokenMouse wrote:
hotsummer wrote:Anyone interested in having a study group in Los Angeles Ktown area and practicing timed exams?
What bar prep u taking?

Have all the Kaplan materials, but am not sure if I want to take any full course at this time.

hotsummer · Post by **hotsummer** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:54 pm

juniormint33 wrote:
hotsummer wrote:Anyone interested in having a study group in Los Angeles Ktown area and practicing timed exams?
I'm on the Westside but yeah, down for this.

am waiting for the score report and also trying to come up with a good place to study. Let's PM.

hotsummer · Post by **hotsummer** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 4:55 pm

InTheWideLand I Walk wrote:
cooldog86 wrote:Someone here mentioned studying in K Town. I actually work here, although I might cut down my hours if I can. I would be interested in some combined study. Waiting for my score report from July 2015.
I live in Ktown and am studying for the bar. pm me if u wish.

Yes, I did ask about studying in K town. am also waiting for my report... Keep me in the loop.

KatieSpades · Post by **KatieSpades** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:03 pm

a male human wrote:
BrokenMouse wrote:Does anybody have any discount for BarEssays.com?
PM'd you w/ $20 coupon

Regarding baressays.com, would you guys recommend the standard subscription or the premium one with the outlines and feedback from actual bar graders? I'm going to buy a subscription in the next few days but I haven't decided which one to purchase yet.

FinallyPassedTheBar · Post by **FinallyPassedTheBar** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:13 pm

KatieSpades wrote:
a male human wrote:
BrokenMouse wrote:Does anybody have any discount for BarEssays.com?
PM'd you w/ $20 coupon
Regarding baressays.com, would you guys recommend the standard subscription or the premium one with the outlines and feedback from actual bar graders? I'm going to buy a subscription in the next few days but I haven't decided which one to purchase yet.

I have the premium sub and I think it is worth it since it is only $50 more. Note that hey have tons of essays available for the standard sub, but not every essay has feedback for the premium sub.. Generally, it looks like they give feedback for one essay on the 50/55 range. One feedback essay for the 55/60 range. And one feedback for the 65+ range.

FinallyPassedTheBar · Post by **FinallyPassedTheBar** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:15 pm

6TimeFailure wrote:
KatieSpades wrote:
a male human wrote:
BrokenMouse wrote:Does anybody have any discount for BarEssays.com?
PM'd you w/ $20 coupon
Regarding baressays.com, would you guys recommend the standard subscription or the premium one with the outlines and feedback from actual bar graders? I'm going to buy a subscription in the next few days but I haven't decided which one to purchase yet.

I have the premium sub and I think it is worth it since it is only $50 more. Note that they have tons of essays available for the standard sub, but not every essay has feedback for the premium sub.. Generally, it looks like they give feedback for one essay on the 50/55 range. One feedback for the 55/60 range. And one feedback for the 65+ range. So basically every past bar question has an average of 3 to 4 submitted essays with feedbacks.

They also provide a model answer for each question which I find very valuable

KatieSpades · Post by **KatieSpades** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:17 pm

6TimeFailure wrote:
I have the premium sub and I think it is worth it since it is only $50 more. Note that hey have tons of essays available for the standard sub, but not every essay has feedback for the premium sub.. Generally, it looks like they give feedback for one essay on the 50/55 range. One feedback essay for the 55/60 range. And one feedback for the 65+ range.

They also provide a model answer for each question which I find very valuable

Thanks! I was leaning that way! Glad to hear it's worth it.

nsnSF · Post by **nsnSF** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 5:43 pm

I am also in LA and would be into meeting up in Ktown.

I had some people from my school who organized 4 sessions where they did 3 real essays back to back (bar exam format) and then would talk out the answers after lunch. They all passed and it seemed like a good sytem. Unfortunately, I could not participate but would like to do something similar this time. Learning how to write 3 under time pressure is really valuable - I felt unprepared for that on the Bar.

MarcZero · Post by **MarcZero** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 6:17 pm

As an FYI, it looks like One-Timers has updated their CA scoring calculator.

https://one-timers.com/one-timers-bar-exam-calculator/

Underoath · Post by **Underoath** » Mon Nov 23, 2015 11:05 pm

I just sent Themis my official score report. Has anyone already been given access to the website?

MarcZero · Post by **MarcZero** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:05 am

Underoath wrote:I just sent Themis my official score report. Has anyone already been given access to the website?

I just sent mine in too. Since I'm guessing no one got it before today, I'm betting they will start working on it in the next 24-48 hours.

MarcZero · Post by **MarcZero** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:07 am

I also found out I failed the test by a single MBE question. My response has been like that of a woman on Maury who is being given the results of a lie detector test about her cheating husband. Just me shouting, "Are you SERIOUS?!?!" about a million times and storming around back and forth; perhaps a few chairs flipped over.

FinallyPassedTheBar · Post by **FinallyPassedTheBar** » Tue Nov 24, 2015 2:14 am

MarcZero wrote:I also found out I failed the test by a single MBE question. My response has been like that of a woman on Maury who is being given the results of a lie detector test about her cheating husband. Just me shouting, "Are you SERIOUS?!?!" about a million times and storming around back and forth; perhaps a few chairs flipped over.

Damned that is harsh. So was your total scaled score something like 1439.9 ???

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