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Ok team, help me feel better. Where is everyone, compared to your program's syllabus?

10 days but closing the gap every day

Danger Zone wrote:10 days but closing the gap every day

How do you close the gap? I'm finding it very challenging to do more than one day's worth of work in a day and retain the new information. I was able to in the beginning when it was just a few hours of lecture plus review / MBE practice, but now that it's more work / review in a day an state-specific stuff that I never covered in law school rather than, say, a review of torts...

ahead but will soon be behind

I'm 6% behind, whatever that means. 59%/65%. I guess that's 2 days behind?

despina wrote:

Danger Zone wrote:10 days but closing the gap every day

How do you close the gap? I'm finding it very challenging to do more than one day's worth of work in a day and retain the new information. I was able to in the beginning when it was just a few hours of lecture plus review / MBE practice, but now that it's more work / review in a day an state-specific stuff that I never covered in law school rather than, say, a review of torts...

Honestly, I have a great memory, so I don't need to review topics that I've already learned much.

Focus on the MBE material if you want to narrow your focus.

I'm at 43%/66%. My peers are at 46%.

Percents

Me: 42
Peers: 39
Assigned: 60

Are these percents a Barbri thing? Do they not break your schedule down by days?

despina wrote:Are these percents a Barbri thing? Do they not break your schedule down by days?

They have both

That's why they're so PREFTIGOUF

despina wrote:Are these percents a Barbri thing? Do they not break your schedule down by days?

They do, but each day includes anywhere from 3 to 9 items. You can do the ones you want in the order you want and leave others for later.

BARBRI here.

Me: 39%
Peers: 46%
Assigned: 68%

Yeah but if you're BARBRI how many of you just check off the dumb random busywork like "Review MEEH Notes" or "watch this 5 min inspirational video" type stuff? I personally just check all that shit off and then keep rolling on to the actual substantive stuff.

40% done
42% peers
60% assigned

Oh wow, Kaplan does not give us any data about "peers." Not sure whether I'd be reassured or intimidated.

It looks like from the Barbri data that on average, folks are substantially but not drastically behind?

But from our n=35 so far, we're about half behind and half on time / ahead.

Completed: 57%
Average: 42%
Assigned: 64%

I have mainly been neglecting on essays and they are really coming back to haunt me

kyle010723 wrote:Completed: 57%
Average: 42%
Assigned: 64%

I have mainly been neglecting on essays and they are really coming back to haunt me

Im at 50% in NY, average is 40. Also havent done many essays or MPT, and still cramming real property. I think everyone is pushing the essays off.

victortsoi wrote: Im at 50% in NY, average is 40. Also havent done many essays or MPT, and still cramming real property. I think everyone is pushing the essays off.

I found doing essays closed book nearly impossible notwithstanding the perfect model Barbri gave us. Many others mentioned that they did their essays semi-open book, i.e. looked at the answer, then try to regurgitate it. Not sure how helpful that is, but that is the best I can do with essay right now, else it is just a waste of time and frustrating to no end.

kyle010723 wrote:

victortsoi wrote: Im at 50% in NY, average is 40. Also havent done many essays or MPT, and still cramming real property. I think everyone is pushing the essays off.

I found doing essays closed book nearly impossible notwithstanding the perfect model Barbri gave us. Many others mentioned that they did their essays semi-open book, i.e. looked at the answer, then try to regurgitate it. Not sure how helpful that is, but that is the best I can do with essay right now, else it is just a waste of time and frustrating to no end.

Yes, please tell me that im not the only completely shocked by the law review style model answers. I hope thats not what is required to get a 52 in NY.

victortsoi wrote: Im at 50% in NY, average is 40. Also havent done many essays or MPT

+1. me too.

I remember from the first day, Barbri says that 100% passing rate for those who complete 75% of the assigned materials

Jchance wrote:

victortsoi wrote: Im at 50% in NY, average is 40. Also havent done many essays or MPT

+1. me too.

I remember from the first day, Barbri says that 100% passing rate for those who complete 75% of the assigned materials

I wonder what percentage of people completed that much of the assigned material, though.

57% done
44% average
70% assigned

I've started ignoring the daily assignments for now though to work more on state subjects and questions in Emanuels.

50% done
49% average
69% assigned.

Looks like I'm not reaching 75%. I'm definitely not going to do the assigned 4-5 essays per day.

Outis Onoma wrote: assigned 4-5 essays per day.

Wow, I've never had more than 3 assigned in a day,and most days it's just 1 or 2...

despina wrote:

Wow, I've never had more than 3 assigned in a day,and most days it's just 1 or 2...

Look ahead, Barbri begin assigning 5 essays a day after all lectures are over with. I.e. better catch up before then or it will be virtually impossible.