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- Young Marino
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Nice.. I am 5 days in. Hitting around 50% pretty consistently on mbe questions taking an mbe diagnostic this weekend
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Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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Yea that is def my weakest subject. I hit the property early start lectures yesterday as a result and faired much better on the property mbe questions. Yes the passage rates have been falling but if I'm not mistaken, they are still around 60% so at least we have a better than 50-50 shot at passing.. Right??robin600 wrote:Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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Actually, the first time pass rates for lawyers already licensed in other states who are taking the Florida bar is substantially higher than the first time pass rates for graduates of Florida law schools. The fact that you passed a bar someplace already likely means that if nothing else, you have decent test taking skills. And that is apparently what gets most previously admitted in other state Florida test takes over the hump.robin600 wrote:Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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I highly recommend the Critical Pass MBE Flashcards (it comes with the app for free) as a supplement for your bar course. I found it helpful for learning black letter law and studying on the go. If you are interested I can send you 10$ off if you email 2017barexam@gmail.com.
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Sweet!
Random character and fitness question but how long does it usually take to process that in FL anyone know? I sent my app in april so I'm hoping if I pass I can get sworn in when results come out.
Random character and fitness question but how long does it usually take to process that in FL anyone know? I sent my app in april so I'm hoping if I pass I can get sworn in when results come out.
Tzhs wrote:Actually, the first time pass rates for lawyers already licensed in other states who are taking the Florida bar is substantially higher than the first time pass rates for graduates of Florida law schools. The fact that you passed a bar someplace already likely means that if nothing else, you have decent test taking skills. And that is apparently what gets most previously admitted in other state Florida test takes over the hump.robin600 wrote:Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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robin600 wrote:Sweet!
Random character and fitness question but how long does it usually take to process that in FL anyone know? I sent my app in april so I'm hoping if I pass I can get sworn in when results come out.
They will have it done before results come back, unless there are issues. 3-6 months is the general timeline, if they don't require a hearing.
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how are these cards different than just memorizing your outlines?law9871 wrote:I highly recommend the Critical Pass MBE Flashcards (it comes with the app for free) as a supplement for your bar course. I found it helpful for learning black letter law and studying on the go. If you are interested I can send you 10$ off if you email 2017barexam@gmail.com.
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I think just doing Barbri mbe questions and taking the time to actually go through each response even when gwtting the question right is a great method.
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Is there a good resource for doing Florida MCs beyond using BarBri or Themis? Looking for a cheaper alternative.
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I am also licensed in another state and submitted my application/character/fitness in February. If it helps I just got my letter stating I was approved.
robin600 wrote:Sweet!
Random character and fitness question but how long does it usually take to process that in FL anyone know? I sent my app in april so I'm hoping if I pass I can get sworn in when results come out.
Tzhs wrote:Actually, the first time pass rates for lawyers already licensed in other states who are taking the Florida bar is substantially higher than the first time pass rates for graduates of Florida law schools. The fact that you passed a bar someplace already likely means that if nothing else, you have decent test taking skills. And that is apparently what gets most previously admitted in other state Florida test takes over the hump.robin600 wrote:Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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I've heard good things about Adaptibarsgd19 wrote:Is there a good resource for doing Florida MCs beyond using BarBri or Themis? Looking for a cheaper alternative.
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Adaptibar only has the MBE questions. I was looking for the Florida specific MCQsYoung Marino wrote:I've heard good things about Adaptibarsgd19 wrote:Is there a good resource for doing Florida MCs beyond using BarBri or Themis? Looking for a cheaper alternative.
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I've heard people talk about celebration bar prep for florida MC questions. They are on amazon. I haven't used them personally.sgd19 wrote:Is there a good resource for doing Florida MCs beyond using BarBri or Themis? Looking for a cheaper alternative.
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Property is awful. Luckily for me I am really good at civ pro, to hopefully make up for lost property points.robin600 wrote:Licensed in another state for the past 3 years. Taking Themis and studying full time.
Also have the Kaplan "red book"
Started at the beginning of May
I'm scared shitless about this exam. I've been hearing horror stories of the horrible passage rates recently, especially for those not right out of law school.
Oh and property sucks. Worst..subject..ever
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This Florida exam is quite confusing to me. It seems that the 100 MCQ's that they will ask will be the same questions as the MBE, only some of them will be Florida specific where Florida law is applicable. So, it seems to me that a good amount of the Florida MCQ's will merely be MBE questions. Similarly, some of the Florida essays will be the same thing as UBE essays, as Florida law is not applicable to every subject.sgd19 wrote:Adaptibar only has the MBE questions. I was looking for the Florida specific MCQsYoung Marino wrote:I've heard good things about Adaptibarsgd19 wrote:Is there a good resource for doing Florida MCs beyond using BarBri or Themis? Looking for a cheaper alternative.
Making Florida's exam like this seems like a bad move, in that it is more important for people to learn something about how to write about the law then how to fill in 300 bubbles. This just makes it obvious that the exam isn't trying to teach attorney's new things and is merely a barrier to becoming a lawyer. Still, for some reason I still believe that I have a better chance at passing this exam than the UBE, as you can potentially screw up on the essays and still pass.
I am also looking for some more Florida MCQ's with sample answers btw (other than the ones on the web site). If anyone is aware of any good ones let me know.
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WTF DOES FLORIDA'S CONSTITUTION SAYZ?
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- Young Marino
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Guess we'll find out soon enough... I noticed you are MSU alumni taking the FL bar... Jared? Is that you?robin600 wrote:WTF DOES FLORIDA'S CONSTITUTION SAYZ?
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How's studying going for everyone?
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I'm a female so I don't think I'm Jared. MSU for undergrad. Out of law school for 3 years and licensed in another state, but just accepted another job in Florida. The last bar I took was definitely not this badYoung Marino wrote:Guess we'll find out soon enough... I noticed you are MSU alumni taking the FL bar... Jared? Is that you?robin600 wrote:WTF DOES FLORIDA'S CONSTITUTION SAYZ?
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I am in the same boat. I swear it is much harder this time around.robin600 wrote:I'm a female so I don't think I'm Jared. MSU for undergrad. Out of law school for 3 years and licensed in another state, but just accepted another job in Florida. The last bar I took was definitely not this badYoung Marino wrote:Guess we'll find out soon enough... I noticed you are MSU alumni taking the FL bar... Jared? Is that you?robin600 wrote:WTF DOES FLORIDA'S CONSTITUTION SAYZ?
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- Young Marino
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How many hours per day are you guys roughly putting? For me it's about 6-7 hours with 1 full day off per week so roughly 36-42 hours per week. Wondering if I'm doing too little.
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About the same number of hours per week.Young Marino wrote:How many hours per day are you guys roughly putting? For me it's about 6-7 hours with 1 full day off per week so roughly 36-42 hours per week. Wondering if I'm doing too little.
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As long as you retain the material and understand it, it doesn't matter. AKA - I breezed through crim law, crim pro, and evidence because I have been a practicing defense attorney. I probably spent 8-10 hour days trying to learn property.Young Marino wrote:How many hours per day are you guys roughly putting? For me it's about 6-7 hours with 1 full day off per week so roughly 36-42 hours per week. Wondering if I'm doing too little.
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Florida property, or normal property???robin600 wrote:As long as you retain the material and understand it, it doesn't matter. AKA - I breezed through crim law, crim pro, and evidence because I have been a practicing defense attorney. I probably spent 8-10 hour days trying to learn property.Young Marino wrote:How many hours per day are you guys roughly putting? For me it's about 6-7 hours with 1 full day off per week so roughly 36-42 hours per week. Wondering if I'm doing too little.
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