Reply With Quote
miss whitney. i've seen you at the gtg's. i don't know if i've ever said hi. but you know what? ing congrats. that's a uva degree.
Even more unsolicited advice -- Take at least one of the PMBR courses (the short course is just as good as the long course) and work on as many multistate practice questions as you can bear. PMBR gives you two books, a red book and a blue book. Try and do all of the questions in the red book, if you can (there are at least a thousand, so do 40-50 everyday). When people fail the bar, it is usually because of the multistate, but if you work on enough practice questions, you'll be fine.
Also, go back and look at the procedure and evidence questions from the previous three or four years. I would say that 80% to 90% of these questions on your exam will be recycled from previous exams. When I say recycled, I mean that they will literally be word-for-word. You can do yourself a huge favor by looking at the prior exams.
Don't believe them when they tell you that you won't have an oil and gas or tax question on the written portion of the exam. One of the two will be there and if you aren't prepared, you will get burned.
Don't pay attention to what others are doing or how they are doing in their studies. There is a lot of puffing prior to the exam and you will worry yourself sick if you dwell on the fact that you got 48% on a practice exam and your friend got 63%.
Finally, pace yourself in your studying. Take at least one day a week off, if not two, and go to the movies or just relax. If you push yourself too hard, you will burn out before the exam.
Good luck to you.
miss whitney. i've seen you at the gtg's. i don't know if i've ever said hi. but you know what? ing congrats. that's a uva degree.
Mr. Peabody is right about everything in that post, but I highlight these two things based on my own experiences. I struggled mightily with multistate questions, particularly in the days leading up to the bar exam, and really fought some demons as friends would come down to my study carrel and brag about having gotten 80% of the torts questions right, or something like that. I finally decided that I didn't need to concern myself with how others were doing -- that I needed to just learn the material and worry about getting enough right to pass the exam. Curiously, once I did that, my practice scores went up, I learned the material, and did well enough on the multistate to cruise to a passing score.
Also, I think studying for the Bar is like a job, but even a job gives you some time off during the week. You haev the better part of two months to prepare. That's more than enough time to review the material and get concepts straight in your head -- you should aim to be efficient in your studying, but not exhausting. The best thing that I did the summer before the Bar exam was to take the 4th of July weekend off. I had rented a house with some friends and we threw a wild 4th of July party and just relaxed on the 5th. It seemed to refresh me and give me the second wind to get through to the exam date. It might not have been a cure for all, but it certainly worked for me. Harder to do that with the 4th falling in the middle of the week this year, but don't be shy about taking time off and reserving some time for you to do things that you enjoy.
Above all else, though, Peabody is right -- good luck!
Good, we need another lawyer in the United States.
j/k congrats.
Thanks to all who have congratulated me after I last posted in this thread! I will take the PMBR too as you recomended Mr. Peabody. You have offered great advice that I will try to follow. I appreciate the way you and FromWayDowntown have taken the time to share what your experiences have taught you, and I know the advice you have given will help me as I prepare for the bar exam.
This from a guy who has never been able to pass a bar in his life.
BUMP!!
I wanted to bump this because Whitney passed the bar!!!
Congrats, Whitney!
Congrats, Whitney.
You are now free to go defend Richard Lee.
Congrats Whitney!
Kris has a super hot sister...
If I ever need a lawyer, Whitney is going to be my #1 choice!
Congratulations again, Whitney -- and welcome to the club!
Kudos!! Well done.
Very awesome ... congratulations!
Congratulations Whitney!
congrat's Kris!!!!
Congratulations Whitney!!!
There's an amusing lawyer story I've heard recently.
What do you call 1000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?
Please don't sue me!
Thanks everyone! I was very excited to get the good news!
Congratulations Whitney!!!
There's an amusing lawyer story I've heard recently.
What do you call 1000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea?
Please don't sue me!I guess I could let it slide just this once.
Hoooo RAY!!!!!!!!
Congrats!!!
Us here Spurstalk Posters could use a good lawyer!!!!!
Congratulations!!!
I don't know Whitney, but having watched my sister-in-law go through law school and pass the bar I wanted to add my congrats.
An intensely difficult course of study with a mother of a test to cap it off.
My best to you and your future career.
There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)
Posting Permissions
