F*** barbri. The lecturers teach the law as if it's in a vacuum. As far as CMR goes, I can COPY a rule STRAIGHT FROM the book, and the "grader" on the essay will say my rule statement is missing elements. THANKS CONVISER!
I'm so pissed off.
Barbri can go f itself.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Crap - Week 5
I now understand why there are not too many blogs of bar exam prep. There is so little time! Due to the time constraints -- today's blog is going to be short and sweet and likely nonsensical. Here goes:
- Of three essays submitted, I've only "passed" one. Two 60s and a 65. Awesome.
- Scoring in the 50-60% range on multiple choice. Not so hot.
- I have fallen behind in preparation; there are two essays I have not written and one I never outlined. There are also some essay analysis videos I did not watch. I always print the essay approach and create an outline based on that format; I just don't always watch the video...
- I created too many flashcards that are unnecessary - I am actually going to recreate some vital ones, and keep the multiple choice ones I made separate from these new sets. Then I'm getting rid of the ones I made from the CMR book.
- It will never, ever be funny to me for someone not studying for the bar to ask me, "Shouldn't you be studying?" when I am running an errand or eating dinner or taking one of the very few breaks I take.
- It will always, always irritate me that my family thinks this test is cake. This is not the freaking drivers permit test, people! Ugh. And yes, I DO need to be studying RIGHT NOW and NO, I CANNOT wait until the night before.
Sunday, June 12, 2011
This is not getting any easier
My scores have sunk back down -- now I'm in the 50% range on multiple choice.
I did a practice essay and tried hard to get all the issues -- it took me TWO HOURS.
I need to get my act together!
I did a practice essay and tried hard to get all the issues -- it took me TWO HOURS.
I need to get my act together!
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Week 3's Mini-Breakthrough Moment
Today was a great day. Extraordinary. Brilliant. What happened today was something I never thought would happen.
I scored a 9/12 on a mini-MBE review with the Study Smart software on Barbri.com. Yes, that's only a 75%. But I have never scored so high on any combination of MBE questions. And yes, there are other forces working in my favor; for instance, I chose the subjects and I chose only a handful of questions. But spare me, self (I always find a way to bring myself down). For one who consistently scores in the 40-50% range, this is huge.
I scored a 9 out of 12. That's fan-freakin-tastic. I only wish it would have occurred sooner in the day - it's a bit late to be having such a magnificent moment. But I digress.
My study schedule has not changed. It's still study, class, lunch, study, work out, study, random internet tv, bed. Week 3 is marching along, and the struggle to stay awake during the lectures is becoming more difficult to battle. I have still done e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g Barbri told me to do, and I plan to keep this up.
As far as study methods, the one thing I do that others do not (or at least I have not seen anyone do this) is type of the lecture notes. I fill in the blanks during the lecture, and then go home and type up the notes and explanations.
I also started reading my flashcards. I am not at the point where I can recite what the back of the flashcard says, but I'm a champ at reading it out loud. This was not a totally pointless effort, either, as I refreshed my memory on a couple of topics. Although I also realized that everything I learned way back when about present and future estates has been lost (and that was the topic of the damn property question I got wrong tonight on the MBE).
Today I started a list of the topics that I consistently mess up -- breach situations for contracts (I know, it's like the most basic part), present/future estates for property, etc. I have not actually done anything to re-familiarize myself with these topics, but I plan on reading the larger Multistate and CA outlines on these topics to try and get a better grip.
But anyhow. 9 out of 12. I am happy about this.
I scored a 9/12 on a mini-MBE review with the Study Smart software on Barbri.com. Yes, that's only a 75%. But I have never scored so high on any combination of MBE questions. And yes, there are other forces working in my favor; for instance, I chose the subjects and I chose only a handful of questions. But spare me, self (I always find a way to bring myself down). For one who consistently scores in the 40-50% range, this is huge.
I scored a 9 out of 12. That's fan-freakin-tastic. I only wish it would have occurred sooner in the day - it's a bit late to be having such a magnificent moment. But I digress.
My study schedule has not changed. It's still study, class, lunch, study, work out, study, random internet tv, bed. Week 3 is marching along, and the struggle to stay awake during the lectures is becoming more difficult to battle. I have still done e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g Barbri told me to do, and I plan to keep this up.
As far as study methods, the one thing I do that others do not (or at least I have not seen anyone do this) is type of the lecture notes. I fill in the blanks during the lecture, and then go home and type up the notes and explanations.
I also started reading my flashcards. I am not at the point where I can recite what the back of the flashcard says, but I'm a champ at reading it out loud. This was not a totally pointless effort, either, as I refreshed my memory on a couple of topics. Although I also realized that everything I learned way back when about present and future estates has been lost (and that was the topic of the damn property question I got wrong tonight on the MBE).
Today I started a list of the topics that I consistently mess up -- breach situations for contracts (I know, it's like the most basic part), present/future estates for property, etc. I have not actually done anything to re-familiarize myself with these topics, but I plan on reading the larger Multistate and CA outlines on these topics to try and get a better grip.
But anyhow. 9 out of 12. I am happy about this.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Week 2
I'm tired. The nerves of this entire situation have settled so that I can no longer wake up as early as I was last week to start studying, and I am actually beginning to get lazy after class. I am forcing myself to study and get my work done, but it is not coming as easy nor am I as obsessed as I was last week.
The schedule these first two weeks has been class in the morning, quick lunch, then doing the Barbri homework for 3 hours or so (whatever it takes until it is done), gym, home for dinner, and then more studying in the evening.
I am definitely not picking up the concepts like I should be, still! Everyone around me seems to be scoring consistently in the 70% or higher range on the multiple choice testing drills. I'm still below 50%. Pretty sad. I have never been good at multiple choice tests, but it is not like a failed out of law school -- my GPA is not too shabby at all, and these Barbri drills are really making me feel incompetent.
I will get it down...I know I will. I just hope I get it down by the end of July so that I can only ride this terrifying bar exam ride once.
The schedule these first two weeks has been class in the morning, quick lunch, then doing the Barbri homework for 3 hours or so (whatever it takes until it is done), gym, home for dinner, and then more studying in the evening.
I am definitely not picking up the concepts like I should be, still! Everyone around me seems to be scoring consistently in the 70% or higher range on the multiple choice testing drills. I'm still below 50%. Pretty sad. I have never been good at multiple choice tests, but it is not like a failed out of law school -- my GPA is not too shabby at all, and these Barbri drills are really making me feel incompetent.
I will get it down...I know I will. I just hope I get it down by the end of July so that I can only ride this terrifying bar exam ride once.
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