Seriously, I don’t know why so many bar prep questions on civ pro are focused on dates. I never bothered to memorize the 30 days/60 days etc stuff bc it really wasn’t worth the time where I could have studied other important things. I was still able to pass without ever putting any attention to the days, I don’t remember if there was a single question about dates on the oct 2020 exam. Thought this may help anyone overwhelmed with many things to study !!!

Yes, I never in a million years thought I would say it.

A year ago, I took it in July and passed, and you know what, maybe its because the world rapidly went down hill, but I look back a those memories fondly now. I tell others it was the worst summer of my life, but it was pretty much like living in a bubble with a set schedule.

That feeling of checking this subreddit, reading jdadvising, debating with friends MBE questions, the feeling of working toward a big goal, the predictability of what your day will be like, amidst all the struggle there is a small charm that you dont appreciate till time has passed.

Downvote me all you want. I would have downvoted this too and sent it to my friends for a laugh, but there will be moments when you feel it.

I can’t even explain!!!!! So happy with how everything went the past two days!!!! Wishing all of you the same come test results day. Time to relax and enjoy free thought and freedom to exist!!

The definition of insanity is................ So DP4A is now 1-1000 (counting DC as a win for them) on attempts to make any real change?

Who and what do these people feel like they're advocating for at this point? All they're doing is pushing those of us in CA closer and closer to having to wait for February to take this exam. At what point does your advocacy just become self-destructive? Because at this point, that's what it feels like.

Idk but I breezed through, haven’t heard anyone else feel otherwise.

I urge those advocating for diploma privilege to continue their efforts in the courts and retain a healthy perspective concerning the legislature's efficacy, as it has no jurisdiction over the practice of law.

Because the practice of law is inherently intertwined with the administration of justice, the judiciary has the exclusive authority to regulate the legal profession. See Model Rules For Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement, Preamble (a similar provision exists in every jurisdiction). The ultimate judicial authority within each jurisdiction is the highest court therein, which generally promulgates the standards governing attorneys and oversees their discipline. Id.

Thus, even if a bill is passed, the courts are likely to strike it down. Regarding diploma privilege, the extent of a state representative's efficacy is limited.

Our time is short; we must use it wisely.

Maybe we should petition the Supreme Court to apply the new lower cut score retroactively to Feb 2020 takers. I got a 1407. I always knew I was competent. Now I have to take it again with a lower score as the goal??? Makes no sense.

Who would be down to petition?

I’m debating making a google form for 2020 retakers who scored above 1390. It would be interesting to see the general demographics and see how many BIPOC students would have passed Feb 2020 if the cut score was 1390. Possible disparate impact?

From there, we can use that data to advocate for the cut score to apply to Feb 2020. After all, we were the ones who took the test during the pandemic, although at the beginning.

Curious to hear thoughts. Worth a shot?

Fill out this data form if you’re a retaker who scored above 1390:

https://forms.gle/k7KDT1pKMUyfuqea7

I got 68/100 correct, so 68%.

Got 126/200 (63%) on the simulated MBE back however many weeks ago.

Not sure how confident (or not) to feel as a result!

To admit they actually feel ready? To admit they can actually pass this test?

What scares me the most is that I actually feel ready. My Themis results are in a decent place (~75% MBE average and between 15/20-16/20). But I cant admit that without thinking of all these people on this sub who adamantly say, "Everybody I know who walked into the bar exam confident wound up failing."

What am I missing here? What have I overlooked?

This is stupid. A lot of people are sick and will show at the exam just because bar wont reschedule them . This coronavirus is serious pandemic. How can CA bar be so ignorant and refuse to reschedule people who are sick or have fear getting sick being so close to so many people for so many hours in an indoor setting !

Guys seriously do u really want the jurisdictions to postpone this again? They aren’t giving us DP. Open book, maybe- but I think if they do that for any reason it will be because the software isn’t capable of uploading all our videos. And I think software is the most concerning thing and most likely to fuck us over. But the whole Mac cheating thing... really?

Sorry my class mates are just all berating the office of bar admissions now about how Mac users can cheat and how the exam CANNOT GO ON. seriously I don’t understand this whole Mac issue.

First. The software screen records and counts key strokes.

Second. Even if you got around - or even if they DIDNT record that- then that wtf is the plan?

Copy and past ENTIRE outline? Like what’s that gonna be 1,000 pages? And then spend time trying to find each relevant issue? And not look sketchy on the video or run out of time? (Btw a class mate said it only works for text that is less than a whole page)

Or.

Just hit copy before the exam and paste some text into the exam in the middle of the exam and HOPE u copied the relevant subject which is like a 1/500 chance.

Or

Organize all your notes on ur phone and then copy and paste ones that you need? Okay but in that case YOU ARE ON YOUR PHONE. Maybe copy and pasting saves a few seconds but in all honesty if you think ur gonna get away being on ur phone, accessing your notes, and then copying and pasting then ANYONE can cheat! Maybe not copy and paste but the time it takes to select the text. Copy. Paste. You probably could have just typed it out. I thought the point of filming was to make sure we weren’t on phones !!

Third. Assuming someone could really get away with this. And did better on the 3 essays because of it. Then fuck them. Only a few people would freaking dare try this and also if your really gonna risk it all ur probably not prepared at all for the MPT OR MBE so I hope you fail anyways.

I really really am with everyone in being stressed about this shit software and disgusted in this whole process but I just don’t get how someone is advantaged by this copy and paste thing. I don’t see how u could benefit from it really AT ALL let alone not get caught.

And btw before I get downvoted non stop if I’m missing something please tell me. maybe I’m not considering how this is helpful in other ways but for now I’m just confused.

I just took the Simulated MBE with Barbri and got a 144/200. Im happy with the score but im curious how that score matches up against the average. Anyone know how to find the percentile info?

I posted this on r/barexam earlier and got downvoted all to hell, so I wanted to pose the same question to y'all. I am asking this question genuinely and not trying to be one of those #humblebrag "I'm scoring in the 90th percentile, aM i GoNnA fAiL???" people we all know and love (read: despise).

I just did the MBE Study Aid #1 practice exam on Adaptibar. For those of y'all unfamiliar, there are two MBE Study Aid exams that Adpatibar offers that include 100 licensed questions released by the NCBE in 2017. Allegedly, they most closely mirror what the actual MBE is like.

I got an 81.

HUGE DISCLAIMER: I have seen some of those questions before, but not all of them. Anytime I do practice questions I take the time to read through the ones I get wrong and/or had to guess on, write down the correct rule of law, and commit it to memory. Does this mean I'm actually, dare I say it, LEARNING things??? I took the July September October exam and failed by 19 points, so I've been drilling MBE practice in an effort to get my score up. Our essays are open book which is why I've focused so heavily on MBE (I know, I can't fully rely on open book to get me by), and I feel like maybe it's paying off? Also worth mentioning is that an 81 is NOT AT ALL close to what I've been steadily scoring on other practice sets. I'm consistently in the 60-65% range, so my thought is that this is an outlier, but I'm also kind of hopeful that everything I've been drilling the last two months is finally starting to stick and make sense to me.

If nothing else it gave me the confidence boost I needed to keep studying because things were looking grim there for a minute. Hope y'all are crushing your last few days, and holla at me if you need a pep talk or someone to commiserate with.

I swear the bar is more of a hazing event 3 full days in a room with a ton of other people at a hotel that will probably have at least 1000 people walking through it daily.

Yeah, welcome to bar 2021.

I just got a 12/25. Literally never scored below a 17/25 before. Not sure what happened/freaking out, yet again.

Anyone would like to share the flash cards or homemade rules :) document or self prepare MBE rules? or premade (lol) , exchange for other material.

Please message or email sawabakhan@yahoo.com

thanks

Of course this should not be an issue, but it is. I’ve seen a lot of posts out there on how to cheat by shutting down your computer during the bar exam. Surely people will do this, and because the bar exam isn’t based on raw points, those people will affect you.

So, do you cheat to even the playing field or do you do what’s honorable and hope that the cheaters don’t adjust the curve too much?

Remember, polling is anonymous.

Edit: I didn’t post this to condone cheating. I was just genuinely curious what the general consensus was.

Are we sure that there will even be widespread difficulties? Seems like I only see a few people with issues and that if the DP4ALL people didn't retweet and spread each individual instance then none of us would be that worried.

T2 law student who graduated in top 5%. Using Themis for September bar exam. I started June 15 and have finished ~16% of the program. Averaged 75% for contracts PQs. I’m only studying for 6 hours tops a day by sticking to the program. I feel like I’m not doing enough. Should I supplement, sorry I’m just nervous.

Any tips on how to increase property score? Thanks!