Memoirs of a Bar Examinee

[| J |]

I finished the CA bar yesterday.

I thought the MBE was easier than BarBri, but perhaps I bombed it and just don't know yet.

The first essays on T and Th sucked.  Malicious Prosecution?  WTF!?!!  And, I didn't do so hot in Con Law.  It's just too abstract for me I guess.  I made *&^% up.  Hopefully the *&^% I made up was better than the *&^% everyone else made up.

[Miss P]

I thought the MBE was hard. Anyone else feel this way?

I really did -- or at least they were different!  I was used to pretty much acing the BarBri questions and was relying on the MBE to carry me to bar passage.  I did not feel at all confident after the MBE.  I should have picked up a PMBR book or something, I think, and I definitely will if I have to retake in February. 

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Congrats to all, and thank you again to our mentor-leaders in this thread!

[Burning Sands, Esq.]

I made *&^% up.  Hopefully the *&^% I made up was better than the *&^% everyone else made up.

Classic! Sage words.

[A.]

I was used to pretty much acing the BarBri questions and was relying on the MBE to carry me to bar passage.  I did not feel at all confident after the MBE.

Don't worry...that's how I felt too.

I made *&^% up.  Hopefully the *&^% I made up was better than the *&^% everyone else made up.

Classic! Sage words.

  indeed

[Dr. Balsenschaft]

I thought the MBE was hard. Anyone else feel this way?

I thought the morning MBE was hard I actually ran out of time with 7 questions left, the afternoon was easy I thought; I either killed it, or I fell for every wrong asnwer that seemed so right.

I more or less agree with you.  I don't know if I'd go so far as to say the afternoon was easy, but I definitely thought it was easier. 

[Burning Sands, Esq.]

I thought the MBE was hard. Anyone else feel this way?

I thought the morning MBE was hard I actually ran out of time with 7 questions left, the afternoon was easy I thought; I either killed it, or I fell for every wrong asnwer that seemed so right.

We all felt the same way coming out. 

They split it up so that 1/2 of the test takers get the "easy" half in the morning, and some get it in the afternoon (so you can't look over your neighbor's shoulder).

I remember even after having done an insane amount of MBE questions before the exam, I still had to guess on at least half of those jokers, and there were some I just did not know at all.  But you gotta remember, everybody else feels the same way and they calibrate the MBE nation-wide so the odds are in your favor to pass.

[Kirk Lazarus]

Sands and Alci:

I've known you two for about 4 years now. I don't think you guys realize how much I rely on your advice and insight. It has always been very helpful. I just wanna say, I really appreciate it ( i know we all do). You guys are pretty awesome.

[Burning Sands, Esq.]

Sands and Alci:

I've known you two for about 4 years now. I don't think you guys realize how much I rely on your advice and insight. It has always been very helpful. I just wanna say, I really appreciate it ( i know we all do). You guys are pretty awesome.

Hey no doubt, son. Glad to help out.

[A.]

Sands and Alci:

I've known you two for about 4 years now. I don't think you guys realize how much I rely on your advice and insight. It has always been very helpful. I just wanna say, I really appreciate it ( i know we all do). You guys are pretty awesome.

Thanks dood.  Happy to help.  Glad to see that you also chip in regularly for the n00bs.