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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by VulcanVulcanVulcan » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:29 pm

Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?

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Post by Stringer6 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:31 pm

VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
I like them because they are less effort than reviewing on your own, I like some of the lecturers, and the tips are good

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by encore1101 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:40 pm

VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
The ConLaw guy was great. Really seemed like he went above and beyond in just the answers.
Contracts guy was just the answers.
CrimPro/CrimLaw went beyond just the answers, but in a less helpful direction..

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Post by jd20132013 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 6:41 pm

i am having to go to the detailed answers in the back at times. its as important sometimes to understand why something is wrong and they gloss over that...

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Post by LAWYER2 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 7:27 pm

encore1101 wrote:
VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
The ConLaw guy was great. Really seemed like he went above and beyond in just the answers.
Contracts guy was just the answers.
CrimPro/CrimLaw went beyond just the answers, but in a less helpful direction..

agreed.

I actually commented negatively on the Real property dude!

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by nygrrrl » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:25 pm

Stringer6 wrote:
VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
I like them because they are less effort than reviewing on your own, I like some of the lecturers, and the tips are good
Also what encore said.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by Stringer6 » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:35 pm

nygrrrl wrote:
Stringer6 wrote:
VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
I like them because they are less effort than reviewing on your own, I like some of the lecturers, and the tips are good
Also what encore said.
:)

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by nygrrrl » Sat Jul 12, 2014 8:48 pm

Stringer6 wrote:
nygrrrl wrote: Also what encore said.
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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by jd20132013 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:02 am

has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by jd20132013 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:19 am

hmmm the Crim Law woman seemed great at first and her system is good but she is glossing over some things like the ability to withdraw from a conspiracy differing from common law to MPC

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Post by aquasalad » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:28 am

Those review lectures are hit or miss.

I took notes on all of them, and plan on going back and pulling out the good stuff from the notes and printing that out.

I also need to go back and read the explanations for all of the questions I missed.

If you watch the videos at 2x, take notes, and review the questions you missed, i think that is time well spent.

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Post by mvpforme » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:42 am

How many hours is normal to be throwing at bar review atm? Today I watched all the review videos for the simulated final exam, which my state had earlier this week. That was 7 hours of video, which I watched on 2x, but I stopped every few minutes to take notes and research issues. All in all it took 10 or so hours. Now I'm just brain dead. I feel like I should review a state subject or something before bed, but I just don't have the energy.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by LAWYER2 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:57 am

jd20132013 wrote:has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...
I don't see why you couldn't take an x-tra strength 5-hour energy before going into the exam and maybe a regular one on break. Are you allowed to exit the building for lunch?

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by fundamentallybroken » Sun Jul 13, 2014 1:39 am

jd20132013 wrote:has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...
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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by pkt63 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 3:52 am

fundamentallybroken wrote:
jd20132013 wrote:has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...
Chocolate covered espresso beans.
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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by bigstumpdriver » Sun Jul 13, 2014 8:52 am

How is all of the people on this thread doing health wise. Remember! Stay healthy and don't forget to get proper sleep.

For example, I eat a vege every meal, go to hip hop class, and suck on frozen fruits for healthy sweet treats. :)

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by MoneyMay » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:09 am

VulcanVulcanVulcan wrote:Has anyone else found the video review lectures for the practice MBE to be both interminable and not that helpful? I would prefer to just read the explanations rather than listen to the lecture. Am I missing something?
I skipped them all. I am not an auditory learner at all and the last thing I was going to do is watch more of these unbearable videos. I just reviewed it thoroughly on my own.
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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by encore1101 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:11 am

jd20132013 wrote:has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...

I was going to pour one or two red bulls into a one liter bottle, and mix the rest with water. It'll probably taste like ass, but at least I can drink it throughout the day.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by jaydizzle » Sun Jul 13, 2014 9:54 am

Does anyone know if there are real MBEs in study smart or what questions sets make up the mixed sets?

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by bigstumpdriver » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:39 am

jaydizzle wrote:Does anyone know if there are real MBEs in study smart or what questions sets make up the mixed sets?
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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by MoneyMay » Sun Jul 13, 2014 10:42 am

Anyone else finding the mixed sets really easy? I don't want to lull myself into a false sense of security.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by jarofsoup » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:12 am

MoneyMay wrote:Anyone else finding the mixed sets really easy? I don't want to lull myself into a false sense of security.
I think they are relatively easier. So are the A and B sets. But Barbri's questions are harder on average so they may be more representative.

I would recommend doing some real questions.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by jd20132013 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:22 am

just did my first set of real questions from Emanuels.
I agree that they seem to be easier, but they way they are written is noticeably different. i would strongly suggest not just relying on the Barbri questions.

EDIT: i realize this message might seem a little gloom and doom. i picked up what mattered very quickly and scored very well. i'm just saying that sometimes the answer that you're looking for won't be phrased the same way as you might expect. it's still easy to figure out the answer, and probably easier because these questions do seem easier.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by MoneyMay » Sun Jul 13, 2014 11:35 am

jd20132013 wrote:just did my first set of real questions from Emanuels.
I agree that they seem to be easier, but they way they are written is noticeably different. i would strongly suggest not just relying on the Barbri questions.

EDIT: i realize this message might seem a little gloom and doom. i picked up what mattered very quickly and scored very well. i'm just saying that sometimes the answer that you're looking for won't be phrased the same way as you might expect. it's still easy to figure out the answer, and probably easier because these questions do seem easier.
I've been using Adaptibar and strongly agree to not rely on BarBri and it's good to get a different flavor of questions.

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Re: Barbri paced program question?

Post by ap1987 » Sun Jul 13, 2014 12:00 pm

jd20132013 wrote:has anyone thought about what they are going to do for caffeine?

i dont know if it varies by state but we can't bring in any five hour energies, etc or even a caffeine pill

I thought about taking an extended release caffeine pill in the morning? Idk though. I just dont want to be flagging at the end of the morning/afternoon sessions...
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