eh I'll just answer questions in this thread or people can PM me
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Originally Posted by remi983
how was taking another states bar?
my law school curriculum didn't focus on bar preparation at all for any state, so taking the bar in a different state didn't particularly hinder me. law school didn't really prepare me for the bar exam, other than having a foundation in basic 1L curriculum stuff.
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did you do a bar prep class or just study on your own? if you did barprep, then do you think just getting the books from someone else would have been sufficient?
like most people, I took Barbri. I didn't take PMBR. Barbri sucks in a lot of ways, but I'd make the same choice if I had to go back in time and do it again.
getting a complete set of bar study materials probably would have been sufficient for me if I could have stayed motivated enough to make myself study. taking a course has the benefit of giving you a "class" to go to regularly.
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how much harder is the bar than the average law school final?
apples and oranges
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what was your study strategy, how many hours a day, etc.
my strategy was basically just to follow the daily schedule Barbri gave me. I ended up completing about 1/2-2/3 of everything they told us to do.
I went to Barbri "class" (i.e. watch a video and take notes) for 3-4 hours 5 days a week and then probably spent an additional 4 hrs/day studying on my own.
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Originally Posted by Eyedea
Can you include the first months at a firm?
I've been working for 6 weeks and I'm basically still getting my bearings. almost everything I do I'm doing for the first time. as compared to summer associate, hours are longer, lunches are shorter and expectations are higher. I'm still happy with my decision to go to law school and into biglaw. ask me for an update in a few months.