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Haven't started studying for bar yet; how fucked?

CA Bar Top 10%, have biglaw lined up. Only took two bar co...
.,..;..,;..;,..,.;.,...,.,.;,.,;.,,..,;.,.  06/13/12
Youre ok, but get off your ass and start NOW
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  06/13/12
all you need is 2 weeks. 1 week if you took evidence in law...
there's a wocket in my pocket  06/13/12
Evidence will not help you pass the bar, unless this some fl...
wishiwerntapostr  06/13/12
California tests Evidence. Both state rules and the FRE.
.,.,...,..,..,.,:,.:,,..,:::,.,.,:,.,.:..:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
i will attempt an accurate reading of how fucked u are, but ...
osama del rey  06/13/12
I only took evidence and business associations.
.,..;..,;..;,..,.;.,...,.,.;,.,;.,,..,;.,.  06/13/12
so that just leaves wills/trusts, community property, and cr...
osama del rey  06/13/12
i pretty much procrastinated all last summer. Then I got sup...
,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.  06/13/12
describe the panic you felt. also describe how moronic you h...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
I was convinced I was going to fail and was ashamed of my l...
,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.  06/13/12
brother any tips on how to absorb all the info? I feel overw...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
Like I said, I thought I was going to fail up until very cl...
,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.  06/13/12
thanks man, I think I'm just gonna have to keep reviewing a ...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
"I'd guess by a wide margin" You'd guess wrong.
...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,  06/13/12
what makes you say this?
,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.  06/14/12
more generally, is it normal to feel like you don't know shi...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
the property barbri teaches you is flame. the property MBEs...
osama del rey  06/13/12
TCR. I didn't know mortgages at all and spent way too much t...
luis  06/13/12
brother, can you discuss more about why you think you failed...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
I needed MORE time needed reading over practice essays and M...
luis  06/13/12
Anyone can make these on their own, but I was sent a copy an...
YOU BETTA BACK UP!  06/13/12
bless you chris hanson
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/13/12
The next month is going to be very stressful
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
brother, how did you do on your finals and papers that you w...
,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.  06/14/12
i've already taken and passed the bar
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
what? did u take adderall? how long did u study per day?
....................,.......,....  06/14/12
no i have never taken adderall before idk, i studied ever...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
you overdid it crazily. tbf, you're a quiet law chick and th...
.,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::  06/14/12
i wish i could do that, don't have the stamina. this chick ...
....................,.......,....  06/14/12
why would you want to put in 'A' grade study hours when a 'D...
.,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::  06/14/12
i used to actually procrastinate a lot in high school and co...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
(person who confuses working way too much with not procrasti...
.,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::  06/14/12
i haven't confused anything. i don't procrastinate anymore. ...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
he was saying he wished he could put in the hours that you d...
.,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::  06/14/12
i guess i made the comment i did based on all his threads ab...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
i did overdo it. i typed up all lectures, made hundreds of c...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
the super study stress shit never gives anyone any comfort. ...
.,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::  06/14/12
of course. but i wanted to do everything i could to make sur...
'''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.  06/14/12
yeah. I think I'm just going to study strategically.. I just...
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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:52 AM
Author: .,..;..,;..;,..,.;.,...,.,.;,.,;.,,..,;.,.

CA Bar

Top 10%, have biglaw lined up.

Only took two bar courses in law school.

Assuming I find the will to start studying next week, how much (if at all) is my life about to suck for the next month and a half?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20878921)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:52 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

Youre ok, but get off your ass and start NOW

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20879807)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:58 PM
Author: there's a wocket in my pocket (future Semi-Retired master man)

all you need is 2 weeks. 1 week if you took evidence in law school.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20879851)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 9:32 PM
Author: wishiwerntapostr

Evidence will not help you pass the bar, unless this some flame I don't know about or CA is wildly different.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20883103)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 9:37 PM
Author: .,.,...,..,..,.,:,.:,,..,:::,.,.,:,.,.:..:.,:.::,.

California tests Evidence. Both state rules and the FRE.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20883161)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 12:59 PM
Author: osama del rey

i will attempt an accurate reading of how fucked u are, but i need to know which CA bar subjects you didn't take in law school

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20879857)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:44 PM
Author: .,..;..,;..;,..,.;.,...,.,.;,.,;.,,..,;.,.

I only took evidence and business associations.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881648)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:54 PM
Author: osama del rey

so that just leaves wills/trusts, community property, and crim pro basically. you're fine because the former two can each be learned to the point of total essay competency in about a day each. pay attention to crim pro, it's likely to come up this time

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881700)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:50 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.

i pretty much procrastinated all last summer. Then I got super anxious with 3 weeks left. Studied for 4hours/day, then 6hours/day, then 8hours/day the last 3 weeks. I thought I was going to fail until about 4 days b4 the bar. Passed, and I'd guess by a wide margin. That was the worst 3 weeks of my life.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881670)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:52 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

describe the panic you felt. also describe how moronic you have to be to fail. also describe your techniques for the final 3 weeks. tyty.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881682)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:59 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.

I was convinced I was going to fail and was ashamed of my laziness at not taking it seriously. It made me literally sick a couple times per day. A few days b4 the exam I started dominating all the practice questions without referring to notes or anything and started to get confident.

The final 3 weeks I just focused on the most common subjects in my state, taking practice Qs/essays and memorizing bite sized barbri law statements. I spent more time each day as the pressure mounted. Eventually I covered everything, with much more time emphasis on the commonly tested material.

I don't think you would have to be moronic to fail. I think it would be easy for a smart to fail if you don't put in at least 100 hours that last month or you can't focus on test day.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881736)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:17 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

brother any tips on how to absorb all the info? I feel overwhelmed man, and if I do an essay or MBE a few days after I studied the subject, I feel like I dont know shit - especially for the essays. I seem to miss a lot of the issues.

also, do you recommended doing essays and shit at first WITH notes? then transitioning out of notes?

thanks breh

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881856)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:28 PM
Author: ,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.

Like I said, I thought I was going to fail up until very close to the exam. I'd try to do an essay and only write down a few rules. Then I'd check all the issues and rules I missed and feel stupid. You have to keep doing it until you start feeling like you can fill the page just by recognizing the topic of the essay. E.G. you see it's about business associations and that triggers some basic rules which trigger more rules. That's how my brain worked.

By the time I took the test I could visualize a fairly complete outline of bar law for each topic and write it down without referring to anything. All I did was do as many questions as I could, referring to the outlines when I recognized gaps in my knowledge.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881915)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:30 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

thanks man, I think I'm just gonna have to keep reviewing a ton of essays until I get to a similar level of comfort. right now I'm missing issues left and right but hopefully I can change that.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881927)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 9:30 PM
Author: ...,,.,..,,..........,,,.,.,....,,....,.........,

"I'd guess by a wide margin"

You'd guess wrong.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20883097)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 1:45 AM
Author: ,.,.,.,,.,..,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,,.,,..,..,.,.,.,.,.

what makes you say this?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20884979)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:51 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

more generally, is it normal to feel like you don't know shit? fucking real property man is so fucked, I studied all week but I still dont think I know anything and get like 60% of my practice MBE questions right (more on other subjects though). the model answers for essays also scare the shit out of me.

AND I'm lazy and my studying is inefficient and fucked. fuck this shit brothers I dont want to fail.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881677)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 5:56 PM
Author: osama del rey

the property barbri teaches you is flame. the property MBEs are nothing but mortgages and deed shit these days so don't even think about slacking on that stuff

also, property has been tested several times in a row now, i think 3 times, so it's less likely to be an essay but you never know with these clowns

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881712)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:02 PM
Author: luis (dieseldood)

TCR. I didn't know mortgages at all and spent way too much time on the other shit. ended up completely fucked on property

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881757)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:18 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

brother, can you discuss more about why you think you failed? what did you do wrong/what would you have done differently if you did it over again? did you put in enough time?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881857)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:18 PM
Author: luis (dieseldood)

I needed MORE time needed reading over practice essays and MORE practice MBE questions.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881863)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:24 PM
Author: YOU BETTA BACK UP!

Anyone can make these on their own, but I was sent a copy and they're pretty decent. Could save you some time:

https://www.attacksheets.com/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881899)



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Date: June 13th, 2012 6:31 PM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

bless you chris hanson

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20881930)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 12:08 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

The next month is going to be very stressful

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20884449)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 1:35 AM
Author: ,.,...,..,,.,:,;,;,.,.,:,:,.,.,:,.,.:,:.,:.::,.

brother, how did you do on your finals and papers that you were stressing about last month?

hows the ADD with bar studying going?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20884931)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:36 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

i've already taken and passed the bar

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885224)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:37 AM
Author: ....................,.......,....

what? did u take adderall? how long did u study per day?

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885225)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:43 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

no i have never taken adderall before

idk, i studied everyday after barbri started pretty much. a little less toward the beginning but i think usually 8-10 hours at least. by july it was pretty much all day

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885234)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:46 AM
Author: .,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::

you overdid it crazily. tbf, you're a quiet law chick and that is what quiet law chicks do.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885243)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:48 AM
Author: ....................,.......,....

i wish i could do that, don't have the stamina.

this chick doesn't have ADHD

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885246)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:50 AM
Author: .,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::

why would you want to put in 'A' grade study hours when a 'D' is just as good? mile wide and an inch deep breh. learn the key topics, have some idea of what the fuck is going on in the less likely essay shit, and practice dem MBEs. people think you need mastery of this shit. look at what passing graded answers are. you can literally make shit up and still score points.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885256)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:50 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

i used to actually procrastinate a lot in high school and college. i guess i grew out of it though or have come to a point in my life where i think the stakes are too great to fuck it up by procrastinating

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885258)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:53 AM
Author: .,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::

(person who confuses working way too much with not procrastinating)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885262)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:55 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

i haven't confused anything. i don't procrastinate anymore. it doesn't matter if i am juggling a lot of work, or am going through a period of less work, i do assignments as i get them and don't waste time just because i can/it isn't due that day



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885263)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:57 AM
Author: .,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::

he was saying he wished he could put in the hours that you did. you responded that you used to be a procrastinator.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885269)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:59 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

i guess i made the comment i did based on all his threads about procrastinating.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885277)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:50 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

i did overdo it. i typed up all lectures, made hundreds of crazily organized flashcards and memorized everything i could. i didn't practice pts and didn't do many mbe questions though.

i was very freaked out and thought it would be worth it to give up a summer and do nothing but study if it meant only having to do it once and being done with it forever. when all said is done, it was worth it (even though i was convinced i had failed until results came out so even all that studying didn't give me much comfort)



(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885253)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:56 AM
Author: .,..,..,,..,.,.,:,,:,.,.,:::,.,.,,.,.:.,:.,:.::

the super study stress shit never gives anyone any comfort. bar is all about smarter not harder. there are abject shitlawyers out there who pass 3 bar exams in a span of a couple of years. it's more about knowing what you need to know than it is knowing everything.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885265)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:58 AM
Author: '''.....'''...'...'.'..'.'.'.'.'.

of course. but i wanted to do everything i could to make sure i passed, even if it meant overstudying. my worst nightmare was having to retake in february, especially with the passrate for retakers being something ridiculously low and the implication being that i wouldn't be admitted until may

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885270)



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Date: June 14th, 2012 2:59 AM
Author: ....................,.......,....

yeah. I think I'm just going to study strategically.. I just can't study more than 6 hrs/day max, spread out over a few hrs, so I need to make the best use of that time.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=1969676&forum_id=2#20885274)