First, make an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in different subjects and adjust your study time accordingly. Second, compact reviewers may not be helpful, especially for weak subjects and morning topics. Third, choose review classes to attend wisely. Fourth, avoid unnecessary comparisons and focus on your own pace. Fifth, perfect your handwriting and grammar. Sixth, write things down in a organized manner like using post-its. Seventh, memorize key words not full citations. Understanding is more important. Eighth, short answers do not work for the bar, answers must be exhaustive. Ninth, keep updated on latest jurisprudence with short relevant facts. Tenth, make time for breaks to stay sane during intensive review.
First, make an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in different subjects and adjust your study time accordingly. Second, compact reviewers may not be helpful, especially for weak subjects and morning topics. Third, choose review classes to attend wisely. Fourth, avoid unnecessary comparisons and focus on your own pace. Fifth, perfect your handwriting and grammar. Sixth, write things down in a organized manner like using post-its. Seventh, memorize key words not full citations. Understanding is more important. Eighth, short answers do not work for the bar, answers must be exhaustive. Ninth, keep updated on latest jurisprudence with short relevant facts. Tenth, make time for breaks to stay sane during intensive review.
First, make an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in different subjects and adjust your study time accordingly. Second, compact reviewers may not be helpful, especially for weak subjects and morning topics. Third, choose review classes to attend wisely. Fourth, avoid unnecessary comparisons and focus on your own pace. Fifth, perfect your handwriting and grammar. Sixth, write things down in a organized manner like using post-its. Seventh, memorize key words not full citations. Understanding is more important. Eighth, short answers do not work for the bar, answers must be exhaustive. Ninth, keep updated on latest jurisprudence with short relevant facts. Tenth, make time for breaks to stay sane during intensive review.
First, make an honest assessment of your strengths and weaknesses in different subjects and adjust your study time accordingly. Second, compact reviewers may not be helpful, especially for weak subjects and morning topics. Third, choose review classes to attend wisely. Fourth, avoid unnecessary comparisons and focus on your own pace. Fifth, perfect your handwriting and grammar. Sixth, write things down in a organized manner like using post-its. Seventh, memorize key words not full citations. Understanding is more important. Eighth, short answers do not work for the bar, answers must be exhaustive. Ninth, keep updated on latest jurisprudence with short relevant facts. Tenth, make time for breaks to stay sane during intensive review.
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BAR TIPS (ATTY.
JOAN DE VENECIAS LECTURE)
BY ATTY. FRED The entire phbar community would like to express its gratitude to Joan for sharing her time and effort in giving a lecture during the 2nd Gathering of the phbar community. Joan placed No. 1 during the 2! "ar #xams. $ere%s a summary of the lecture& 'irst& (ake an honest assessment of the sub)ects you are good at* and the sub)ects you feel you have an inade+uate foundation on. ,d)ust the number of days devoted to each sub)ect accordingly. -econd& .ompact reviewers might not necessarily help* especially for those sub)ects in which you are weak at* and the morning sub)ects. Third& .hoose the review classes you want to attend. /0 enrolled at the law center but didn%t attend most of the lectures1. 'ourth& ,void unnecessary comparison to the pace of others. 2e all have our own rhythm according to the laws of inertia. 'ifth& 3erfect your handwriting and grammar. -ixth& 2rite things down. 0 had so many post4its in my codals* especially for .iv and 5em. 0t was like a mini4 book where all the important doctrines were )otted down. -eventh& No need to memori6e laws. 0f you must memori6e* memori6e only the key words of important doctrines. 3lease* don%t memori6e case titles and -.5, citations. 7on%t clog your brain with useless clutter. 8nderstanding is key. #ighth& 'or the bar* short answers don%t necessarily work. The answer must be firm yet exhaustive. 0 did not cite cases nor specific provisions* but )ust went straight to the answers. Ninth& 8pdates on latest )urisprudence are indispensable. 5e+uest that the updates come with short facts* because bar +uestions are often facts4based. Tenth& ,lways make time for gimmicks and relaxation to keep you sane during the review.