Tanicius's Guide for Bullshitting Essay Topics

[Damage Over Time]

Just wanted to say that I never took Secured Transactions, Agency, Partnership, and Wills in law school and was really bored by the long outlines provided by my bar prep company. These little primers were perfect for understanding some concepts that seemed hard but are actually pretty simple. Thanks, dude.

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I think this thread saved me from disaster, at least on secured transactions

[Impishee]

This has been an absolute god-send, thank you.

Could someone verify whether the wills essay re: intestacy issues is applicable for UBE states for specific $$/dollar amounts that a surviving spouse would take? I think for a UBE state, we'd just approach it with those amounts for SS and, for any other issue/heirs, discuss all three per stirpes, per capita with representation, per capita at each generation (unless directed otherwise). Not sure though.

[umichman]

If i could take one thing into the test, it might be your guides.

[Tanicius]

If i could take one thing into the test, it might be your guides.

Making them was really what solidified the memorization for me. I encourage anyone who doesn't get this stuff to just write their own swear-word-laden prose outline.

[volleyball1327]

Using this now to study for the 2017 Florida bar exam! This was so helpful to dumb things down. Only wish you could have done this for every subject!! Thanks so much.

[Samarcan]

I'm not sure if people are still/ever used these, but some things seem off. For example, in the post on secured transactions, the original poster wrote that PMSIs perfect automatically. Isn't that only true for consumer goods? Not sure if there are errors or caveats elsewhere as well...

[onlyunholy]

/\ what he said..

[Tanicius]

Don't worry guys. You won't lose an essay score point by getting something small like that wrong. I know in your position it's hard to believe, but the essays are not graded on content almost at all. Three of my six essays on the real thing were horribly off, but I still passed by a large margin. You need structure, the basic isues identified, and polish.

You're at the point in bar studying where you spend an hour double checking notes after getting a single multiple choice question wrong. I once called my dad, a lawyer, at night a week before game day to ask him what his state rule on felony murder merger doctrine was, because I feared my notes from my testing company were wrong about it after two MBE questions gave conflicting answers.

Yep, some of my stuff is almost certainly wrong. It's cool you're able to double check it. But if you're at that level, content is not your problem - confidence and time management could be though. Need to focus on relaxing and not burning out.

[elcee1987]

Damn. I wish I saw this last night. Would have saved me from some desperately wrong essay answers today. Eh well. At least this made me laugh, you're a god among men.

[Nonconsecutive]

Just wanted to say that I printed all these out and reviewed them in the last few days before the MEE, and I had really not done much in the way of MEE preparation. Sure I'd listened to the lectures and crap, but I had done maybe like 6-8 practice essays at most. I ended up doing fine on the MEE and passed the bar, so these guides are highly credited on my end. Didn't really concern myself over any details being off, I read the guides holistically with the mind of a bullshitter and felt way, way more confident as a result. I don't get my specific essay grades, so I can't give exact performance, but I passed and that's all I really care about. Thanks for writing these up.

[Tony48]

This was a fun (and very informative) read! I really enjoyed the hearsay/Wikipedia comparison. That was a great analogy.

[onlyunholy]

Thank you Tanicus for these guides!

[sarahbeck10]

If i could take one thing into the test, it might be your guides.

Making them was really what solidified the memorization for me. I encourage anyone who doesn't get this stuff to just write their own swear-word-laden prose outline.

These posts were really helpful while studying. You should make your own website or try to contribute to sites like JD Advising. You'd still be giving the info out for free and could potentially make $ through ad placements and traffic.

[axel.foley]

These are still incredibly helpful. Thank you for posting!

[jcwest]

Is Secured Transactions, Wills, and Commercial Paper still recommended? And, if so, they should supplement, not replace outlines, correct?

[Tanicius]

Correct - these are meant to supplement your outlines, to assist with either articulating or memorizing concepts you're having trouble with. They are meant to help see the forest for the trees when you feel lost on essay questions.

[ubebarstudying]

Correct - these are meant to supplement your outlines, to assist with either articulating or memorizing concepts you're having trouble with. They are meant to help see the forest for the trees when you feel lost on essay questions.

I have been meaning to tell you for some time that you did an excellent job with these and I love the humor and blunt nature.

[ubebarstudying]

Is Secured Transactions, Wills, and Commercial Paper still recommended? And, if so, they should supplement, not replace outlines, correct?

Secured transactions and Wills are frequently tested, if that's what you are asking. Secured transactions - I believe - was tested on 5 or 6 bar exams in a row, was off for one, and then on the most recent two that have been released. It seems to have gotten popular.

[Smiddywesson]

Secured Transactions were on the bar again last February. I just wanted to share some observations and say thanks for your excellent work Tanicius.

I do not believe in frequency analysis anymore, you have to study everything. I swear the examiners look at the frequency analysis and screw with us. I bet the farm on Wills and it wasn't there. On the other hand, I was convinced Trusts would not be tested and it was. Fortunately, I got cold feet and studied it in the last week, and then by some miracle I studied it though the whole lunch hour. Nailed it. Luck is a beautiful thing.

What's tested on the MEE is very superficial. The questions were straightforward. Materials that discuss the chiefly tested issues are so much important than long outlines. You just won't remember those long outlines, but you will remember short ones that are to the point such as Tanicius's materials or Studicata. I used both.

[Fox_85]

Tanicius, you're a hero. THANK YOU!

[Tanicius]

My pleasure, y'all. Although... it's been 4 and a half years now, so I alas can't even enjoy any of my material anymore because I don't know what any of it means anymore.