Super helpful! Thank you for making this video. I’m taking the bar this July (TX/UBE) and you just gave me the validation I need to stray from the Barbri PSP lol. ❤
Appreciate this and glad you found these tips helpful! Will be posting more bar prep tip videos in the coming months leading into the July exam as well. Stay tuned!
My timings were Up at 7am - shower and eat breakfast, listen to music and watch a little tv 9am to 1pm study / 4 hours 1-2 lunch break 2pm to 6pm / 4 hours 6-8 dinner and tv time 9-11 3 hours study Sunday off I studied four months - 1056 hours and I creamed the bar exam - I mean I literally destroyed it - you have to make a schedule and stick to it - I switched my phone off and didn’t speak to anyone except my family - I focused and didn’t care about anyone or anything. I followed a simpler pattern to this lady in this video except I went through the materials first three months in depth and then just practiced every 6 days for a month is exam conditions and after I did my cycle I sat the exam with a one day gap - no studying day before exam I - ate light food, relaxed and got an early night prepacked and got up early and went to face the biggest battle of my life! You can do it too - just believe, keep to a routine and remember keep that phone off!!!!!!
Love to hear this!! This is why you killed the bar! Had a great routine, got rid of all distractions and stuck to your schedule. Super happy for you! 🙌🏽🙏🏽
Hi Denise, I didn't see in your videos or schedule time blocked for studying outlines. Did you just jump into questions without studying/memorizing outlines? I am struggling with spending too much time viewing and studying lectures, and by the end of the day, I am exhausted, and I don't even feel like I remember all that much even though I am doing active studying, meaning I am taking notes and really listening. Any advice you have on how to memorize outlines would be hugely appreciated. Thank you, Nina
Hi!! Thank you so much for sharing these great tips. I will be taking the CA bar next year and feel like I’ve forgotten so much. How did you deal with learning the black letter law/rule statements without going through all the long lectures? Thanks again!!
Hi Kathy! Appreciate your support on the channel :) Wishing you best of luck on the CBX next year -- you got this!! As far as learning the BLL / rule statements, I did a mix of learning and memorizing by creating my own Essay schemas and MBE rule sheets. I discuss this further in another video where I talk about the Resources I used to pass the bar exam. Hope this helps! 🤗 The Resources I used to pass the Bar Exam: czcams.com/video/K_UpYPflL38/video.html
Thanks! that's very helpful. I am curious though, how did you prepare your outlines? I am preparing them as I solve MBE and Essay questions, but that takes up a lot of time. This means I am not able to solve as many questions as I would have liked to, as I am spending a lot of time learning from the answers. Do let me know if you have any suggestions! thanks
Thanks very much for your video! Quick question- when did you take the time to actually learn the material/ write your outlines? I’m doing Barbri now and most of the time is spent with me watching lecture videos. Thanks!
Hi Steven! I studied my outlines in the 3rd shift of my day (I.e, after I was done doing active studying like essays/MBES). So I used this time to work on more passive studying while my brain was winding down and reviewing my answers from the essays/MBEs.
When you did active studying sessions, how did you develop the foundation to do the problems? Did you squeeze in video lectures before or just jump right in?
Hi Denise. So, I'm using Barbri since my school provided it for us and I'm not sure if you're familiar with it but barbri has lecture videos that lay out all the law for the subjects (I'm CA). The lectures are usually separated into 2 videos scheduled one day after the other (the videos can be up to around 5 hours long each). For example, I have gone over evidence, con law, and have just now finished contracts over the past 2 weeks. You mention that we should 'study less, practice more' by doing active studying like mbe sets/essays/PT's but my concern is, by practicing more aren't we essentially just learning from our mistakes? Say I do 100 torts mbe and get 38/100, I have to review the reasoning and rules on the questions I got wrong to learn. What do you say on the video lectures that explain the reasoning of the law? Personally, I find myself always getting distracted and often 'bored' while watching the lectures which could be the whole passive studying you mentioned. I suppose what I'm trying to get at is, wouldn't you need to have a foundation for 'practicing' by 'studying' the subject first? Also, you mentioned flashcards as part of your 'passive studying' at the end of the day, does this include memorizing rules verbatim? And when did you have time to write down the rules? I'll be sure to email you to take a look at your study schedule because I honestly don't feel like I'm learning that much with what barbri is scheduling me.
Read first on your review material then pre test then watch lecture then post test .. Tomorrow follow up test then read for another subject then pre test then lecture and so on Combine passive and actife studying
hey .. thanks for this, i have no idea what i'm doing, i just graduated from law school. i haven't formed any study habits at all.. i'm scared .. i'm just blessed i passed the law school subjects. now the problem lies on how to start the real studying for bar exam. thanks a lot really.. T_T
@swaggyesq, hi Denise, I hope all is well. May I obtain a copy of your outlines and templates of each tested subjects. I’m studying for July bar. Working full time . Thank you!
When did you have time to practice Performance Tests? I feel that is my weakness and I’m not sure if didn’t hear you mention where you squeezed PT’s in during month one?🙊
Thanks for the great video! Just to be clear, for the month 2, if a day is for contract and torts, do the 100 MBE questions and 4 essays only deal with these two subjects? or are you do mixed questions for all other subjects? Thank you!
Appreciate the support here! For month 2, I would do a mix of all the MBEs every day. For the essay subjects, I would do 2 contracts and 2 torts (from your example above). So I would split the essays into the 2 subjects I was reviewing that day.
So happy you’re finding this helpful! As far as book recs, the only one I used during actual bar prep was Strategies & tactics by Emanuel for the MBE portion. I believe JD advising has a free PDF that talks about some tips and tricks for the MBE as well that is helpful. I also talk more about the resources I used during bar prep here: czcams.com/video/K_UpYPflL38/video.html Hope this helps!!
Completely agree with you here! The sample answers shouldn’t be seen as “bible” per se. In some instances there can be missed issues and whatnot. But what it does show is what the graders are generally looking for and the main issues to hit in that particular fact pattern. It’s a good starting point if you’re completely lost in how to answer an essay question. This is why it’s so important to read A LOT of the sample answers so you can craft your own essay attack outlines. Just my opinion though and what also helped me! 😁🙏🏽
Hi Fatelia! Are you sitting in for the CA Bar exam or another state? Absolutely, what's your email and will shoot you over a copy. FYI - I'll be posting more bar prep tips in the coming months leading into the exam. So stay tuned and best of luck with your studies!
For the 2nd month I was doing a mix of all the MBE subjects. But of course, if you feel weak in a certain subject, I’d focus on that and maybe do like 50 Qs subject specific then the other 50 mix. Up to you though! Best of luck 🙏🏽
Sorry, I have additional question. I’m doing MBE practice. You mentioned you do 100 MBE’s, don’t you write down your right and wrong answers? That takes me so much time! I couldn’t get through 100 MBEs!
Hi! Yes, for the 1st month of bar prep my main focus was to go through each subject 1x and split it into 2 days. The 2nd month of bar prep, I went through each subject again but this time twice for a total of 3x by the end of bar prep. Also, I have a downloadable PDF attachment with my daily and monthly schedule broken down. If you're interested in a copy, feel free to send me your email! :)
@@SwaggyEsq Hi. I am prepping for bar exam in July, I would love a copy of your PDF. Also, can you clarify what you mean by going through a subject. Is that following an outline and reviewing all the rules, writing flashcards, or something else ? Can you provide content on what exactly you did. Did you use any other resources such as lean sheets, MBE decoded, or any other tools? Thank you for all this!!
@@txla4878 Hi there! Feel free to email me at fnssetheway@gmail.com and I’ll send you PDF copy. And thank you for the content suggestion, I’m actually planning on dropping a video explaining what bar prep resources I used to pass. Stay tuned! 😊
Hi! Happy to help, feel free to email me and I’ll send you a copy of the last cycle from Feb 2024. Just apply it to July 2024 calendar and should be the same! Fnssetheway@gmail.com
I was actually lucky enough to take those 2 months off to study for the bar exam with no distractions. If you have the financial ability to do, I’d highly recommend only focusing on the bar for those 2 months 🙏🏽
oh i dont know, its not like im downplaying your efforts and bar exam at your country but that practice wont apply here in the Philippines since bar exam here is considered the most rigorous licensure exam.. it will take you like almost a year to prepare or even years..
Studying for the bar starting next week, very helpful video! Thank you so much for this.
Good luck!! You got this!! 🙏🏼
Muito feliz em ver que tenho colegas do Brasil por aqui! Também estou focada nos estudos para o BAR Exam.
Super helpful! Thank you for making this video. I’m taking the bar this July (TX/UBE) and you just gave me the validation I need to stray from the Barbri PSP lol. ❤
You’re so welcome! Best of luck to you on the TX bar, I’m rooting for you and will see you on the other side 😉🙏🏽
Thank you for this video!
You got it! Thanks for dropping in ✨
Thank you for this👏🏾 I’m definitely going to model this schedule going into the bar for this upcoming July
Let’s go!! So glad to hear this. Rooting for you!! Best of luck in July 😊🙏🏽
@@SwaggyEsq thank you so so much🫶🏾
This is great! I’m gonna pass this on to my friend Daryl!
Great idea 😉🙏🏽
Hi Denise, I emailed you a few days ago! Would be thrilled to get your detailed study schedule. Thank you for your help!
This is pretty good. I’ma have to use a few of your strategies.
Appreciate this and glad you found these tips helpful! Will be posting more bar prep tip videos in the coming months leading into the July exam as well. Stay tuned!
Ótimas palavras, muito obrigado pelas informações.
Taking the Feb bar. This is super helpful. Thank you!
Glad to hear that this is valuable to you 😊 wishing you best of luck during bar prep season! You got this 🙏🏽
Im from Brazil, but I will pass the Bar exam. Im a lawyer for 12 years in my country.
Hello! Absolutely, you got this. Wishing you best of luck during your bar prep studies! 🙏🏽
Me too....sou brazuca e vou tentar.
Sinfontes, onde vc conseguiu os materiais para estudar ? .obrigado
My timings were
Up at 7am - shower and eat breakfast, listen to music and watch a little tv
9am to 1pm study / 4 hours
1-2 lunch break
2pm to 6pm / 4 hours
6-8 dinner and tv time
9-11 3 hours study
Sunday off
I studied four months - 1056 hours and I creamed the bar exam - I mean I literally destroyed it - you have to make a schedule and stick to it - I switched my phone off and didn’t speak to anyone except my family - I focused and didn’t care about anyone or anything.
I followed a simpler pattern to this lady in this video except I went through the materials first three months in depth and then just practiced every 6 days for a month is exam conditions and after I did my cycle I sat the exam with a one day gap - no studying day before exam I - ate light food, relaxed and got an early night prepacked and got up early and went to face the biggest battle of my life! You can do it too - just believe, keep to a routine and remember keep that phone off!!!!!!
Love to hear this!! This is why you killed the bar! Had a great routine, got rid of all distractions and stuck to your schedule. Super happy for you! 🙌🏽🙏🏽
During your second month, for the morning and afternoon shifts are you doing for example; 100 evidence MBE (morning), 4 corporation MEE (afternoon)…
AWESOME VIDEO!!!!
Thank you so much! 🤩
Hi Denise, I didn't see in your videos or schedule time blocked for studying outlines. Did you just jump into questions without studying/memorizing outlines? I am struggling with spending too much time viewing and studying lectures, and by the end of the day, I am exhausted, and I don't even feel like I remember all that much even though I am doing active studying, meaning I am taking notes and really listening. Any advice you have on how to memorize outlines would be hugely appreciated. Thank you, Nina
Hi!! Thank you so much for sharing these great tips. I will be taking the CA bar next year and feel like I’ve forgotten so much. How did you deal with learning the black letter law/rule statements without going through all the long lectures? Thanks again!!
Hi Kathy! Appreciate your support on the channel :) Wishing you best of luck on the CBX next year -- you got this!!
As far as learning the BLL / rule statements, I did a mix of learning and memorizing by creating my own Essay schemas and MBE rule sheets. I discuss this further in another video where I talk about the Resources I used to pass the bar exam. Hope this helps! 🤗
The Resources I used to pass the Bar Exam:
czcams.com/video/K_UpYPflL38/video.html
Thanks! that's very helpful. I am curious though, how did you prepare your outlines? I am preparing them as I solve MBE and Essay questions, but that takes up a lot of time. This means I am not able to solve as many questions as I would have liked to, as I am spending a lot of time learning from the answers. Do let me know if you have any suggestions! thanks
Thanks very much for your video! Quick question- when did you take the time to actually learn the material/ write your outlines? I’m doing Barbri now and most of the time is spent with me watching lecture videos. Thanks!
Hi Steven! I studied my outlines in the 3rd shift of my day (I.e, after I was done doing active studying like essays/MBES). So I used this time to work on more passive studying while my brain was winding down and reviewing my answers from the essays/MBEs.
When you did active studying sessions, how did you develop the foundation to do the problems? Did you squeeze in video lectures before or just jump right in?
Hi Denise. So, I'm using Barbri since my school provided it for us and I'm not sure if you're familiar with it but barbri has lecture videos that lay out all the law for the subjects (I'm CA). The lectures are usually separated into 2 videos scheduled one day after the other (the videos can be up to around 5 hours long each). For example, I have gone over evidence, con law, and have just now finished contracts over the past 2 weeks. You mention that we should 'study less, practice more' by doing active studying like mbe sets/essays/PT's but my concern is, by practicing more aren't we essentially just learning from our mistakes? Say I do 100 torts mbe and get 38/100, I have to review the reasoning and rules on the questions I got wrong to learn. What do you say on the video lectures that explain the reasoning of the law? Personally, I find myself always getting distracted and often 'bored' while watching the lectures which could be the whole passive studying you mentioned. I suppose what I'm trying to get at is, wouldn't you need to have a foundation for 'practicing' by 'studying' the subject first? Also, you mentioned flashcards as part of your 'passive studying' at the end of the day, does this include memorizing rules verbatim? And when did you have time to write down the rules? I'll be sure to email you to take a look at your study schedule because I honestly don't feel like I'm learning that much with what barbri is scheduling me.
Read first on your review material then pre test then watch lecture then post test ..
Tomorrow follow up test then read for another subject then pre test then lecture and so on
Combine passive and actife studying
hey .. thanks for this, i have no idea what i'm doing, i just graduated from law school. i haven't formed any study habits at all.. i'm scared .. i'm just blessed i passed the law school subjects. now the problem lies on how to start the real studying for bar exam. thanks a lot really.. T_T
You got this!! :)
@swaggyesq, hi Denise, I hope all is well. May I obtain a copy of your outlines and templates of each tested subjects. I’m studying for July bar. Working full time . Thank you!
When did you have time to practice Performance Tests? I feel that is my weakness and I’m not sure if didn’t hear you mention where you squeezed PT’s in during month one?🙊
Hi Denise! Thanks for the video! Where can we find the pdf schedule?
Thanks for the great video! Just to be clear, for the month 2, if a day is for contract and torts, do the 100 MBE questions and 4 essays only deal with these two subjects? or are you do mixed questions for all other subjects? Thank you!
Appreciate the support here! For month 2, I would do a mix of all the MBEs every day. For the essay subjects, I would do 2 contracts and 2 torts (from your example above). So I would split the essays into the 2 subjects I was reviewing that day.
Thank you so much!!! You’re the best
Thanks! This is super useful. How many times did you go through the Emmanuel book?
I only went through Emmanuel once! But went through Adaptibar almost 2-3x bc it was faster through the computer
Thank you!!!! I appreciate your response. This might be a weird question, but do you coach on the Bar?@@SwaggyEsq
Of course! Unfortunately, I don’t have the bandwidth for coaching. But hope my videos can help in the interim. Rooting for you!! 🙏🏽
Thank you so much for this insightful video, is there any book recommendations that'll help me accumulate knowledge so I too can pass the Bar Exam?
So happy you’re finding this helpful! As far as book recs, the only one I used during actual bar prep was Strategies & tactics by Emanuel for the MBE portion. I believe JD advising has a free PDF that talks about some tips and tricks for the MBE as well that is helpful.
I also talk more about the resources I used during bar prep here:
czcams.com/video/K_UpYPflL38/video.html
Hope this helps!!
Thank you sm !!
The published answers on the State Bar's website gets criticized a lot. I, personally, found them to be helpful.
Completely agree with you here! The sample answers shouldn’t be seen as “bible” per se. In some instances there can be missed issues and whatnot. But what it does show is what the graders are generally looking for and the main issues to hit in that particular fact pattern. It’s a good starting point if you’re completely lost in how to answer an essay question. This is why it’s so important to read A LOT of the sample answers so you can craft your own essay attack outlines. Just my opinion though and what also helped me! 😁🙏🏽
Hi! I am sitting for the Bar exam in July! I would love a PDF of your study schedule if possible!
Hi Fatelia! Are you sitting in for the CA Bar exam or another state? Absolutely, what's your email and will shoot you over a copy.
FYI - I'll be posting more bar prep tips in the coming months leading into the exam. So stay tuned and best of luck with your studies!
@@SwaggyEsq Also just emailed you for a copy!
@@jaguilar34 Excellent! Just emailed you a copy ☺ thanks for your support, girl! YOU GOT THIS!
@swaggyesq, May I obtain a copy of your pdf study schedule and template of each tested subjects?
Atty. Can you please upload how your routine study or how can you recall your reviewed subject, tnx, help me to prepare my 2023 Phil. Bar exam
Hi Jennilyn! I’m working on those videos next. Stay tuned and hit the notification bell so you can hear about when I post more bar prep videos 😁
Thank you for this! In month 2, during M-F’s 100 MBE questions, was this mixed topics or specific one topic for the day?
For the 2nd month I was doing a mix of all the MBE subjects. But of course, if you feel weak in a certain subject, I’d focus on that and maybe do like 50 Qs subject specific then the other 50 mix. Up to you though! Best of luck 🙏🏽
Thank you!
Should I do Themis as a foreign grad or should I just do your method? I am familiar with all the subjects.
❤
Where can I find materials to study, I'm not in US. Thanks
Sorry, I have additional question. I’m doing MBE practice. You mentioned you do 100 MBE’s, don’t you write down your right and wrong answers? That takes me so much time! I couldn’t get through 100 MBEs!
Hi D, so did you devote 2 days for each subject? And did them for 3 times.. also i noticed that you did not use any bar review right?
Hi! Yes, for the 1st month of bar prep my main focus was to go through each subject 1x and split it into 2 days. The 2nd month of bar prep, I went through each subject again but this time twice for a total of 3x by the end of bar prep.
Also, I have a downloadable PDF attachment with my daily and monthly schedule broken down. If you're interested in a copy, feel free to send me your email! :)
Also, the first time I took the bar, I studied with Barbri. The 2nd time I took it (and passed) was with a tutor. Hope this helps!
@@SwaggyEsq Hi. I am prepping for bar exam in July, I would love a copy of your PDF. Also, can you clarify what you mean by going through a subject. Is that following an outline and reviewing all the rules, writing flashcards, or something else ? Can you provide content on what exactly you did. Did you use any other resources such as lean sheets, MBE decoded, or any other tools? Thank you for all this!!
@@txla4878 Hi there! Feel free to email me at fnssetheway@gmail.com and I’ll send you PDF copy.
And thank you for the content suggestion, I’m actually planning on dropping a video explaining what bar prep resources I used to pass. Stay tuned! 😊
What about the PT?
Denise você é ótima.
Obrigado! 🙏🏽😁
MULTIPLE CHOICE?????????
Can I get pdf version of the study schedule? And how?
Hi! Happy to help, feel free to email me and I’ll send you a copy of the last cycle from Feb 2024. Just apply it to July 2024 calendar and should be the same! Fnssetheway@gmail.com
What does PR mean on your calendar?
Professional Responsibility 😊
Hi! I’m also studying for the bar exam in July. May you also please email me a pdf of your study exam if possible? Thank you!
Hi Annie! Of course, shoot me an email at fnssetheway@gmail.com and I’ll send it over 😁
@@SwaggyEsq just sent!
How long you need to study for pass in the bar exam??
I dedicated 8 weeks leading up to the bar exam date!
When did you work during all this?
I was actually lucky enough to take those 2 months off to study for the bar exam with no distractions. If you have the financial ability to do, I’d highly recommend only focusing on the bar for those 2 months 🙏🏽
Thank you. Are you filipino?
Yes! 🇵🇭
i am lawyer from indonesia...awesome explanation
😊🫶🏼
oh i dont know, its not like im downplaying your efforts and bar exam at your country but that practice wont apply here in the Philippines since bar exam here is considered the most rigorous licensure exam.. it will take you like almost a year to prepare or even years..