July 2016 (UBE) Self Study Thread Forum

[myrtlewinston]

FYI: Adaptibar offers lectures by Jonathan Grossman. If you can, watch them. He breaks the MBE rules down into plain English and has helped me clarify a number of issues.

[alpaslan]

[myrtlewinston]

Is anyone living in NYC currently?

[barprepblues]

taking the ube for new york this july. does anyone know if we can transfer mbe scores from other states to the ube?

[nachosrgood]

taking the ube for new york this july. does anyone know if we can transfer mbe scores from other states to the ube?

Not taking NY bar so take this with a huge grain of salt but I heard from someone that you can... DONT TAKE MY WORD, call the NY bar examinationers/NY Supreme Court (whatever it is there) and figure this out. This is one of those things you should be getting the answer from the horse's mouth so to speak.

[MzJD]

Hey All! Checking in UBE repeater and I will be self-studying too. I am trying to create a schedule as I will be working this time and last time I was not if anyone has any suggestions I would appreciate it. I am going to be using the Barbri CRM from 2015. I will also be using the Rigos books ($50 on Amazon) a piece 4 books. I will also supplement with baroutlines.com which I already paid the $50 and can use for a lifetime. I will start my program next week Monday on the 23rd. If you all have any questions about the UBE feel free to ask as I've already taken it.

[myrtlewinston]

if you're still looking for material, see my post in the Sale thread. You won't even need Adaptibar!

[nachosrgood]

Hope studying for all you self-studiers is going well. No complaints here.

[lawst_]

What is everyone's study schedule looking like? I'm having trouble creating one for myself since I'm working full time and have an hour+ commute on each end of my day.

This is further complicated by the fact that I really can't afford a full bar prep course so I can't listen to lectures while I work or anything like that. I will be getting Adaptibar asap though, as I'm a third time taker and cannot master the MBE for the life of me.


I have pretty much all the materials I could manage, aside from the bar course itself. I have all 2015 Barbri books, all or most 2015 Kaplan books (from a friend), Critical Pass cards, and the Emanuel's MBE book.

Any help/ideas for creating a schedule appreciated!

[myrtlewinston]

Do you have a friend who's taking Barbri or Kaplan? If so, you could follow the course schedule.

[nachosrgood]

What is everyone's study schedule looking like? I'm having trouble creating one for myself since I'm working full time and have an hour+ commute on each end of my day.

This is further complicated by the fact that I really can't afford a full bar prep course so I can't listen to lectures while I work or anything like that. I will be getting Adaptibar asap though, as I'm a third time taker and cannot master the MBE for the life of me.


I have pretty much all the materials I could manage, aside from the bar course itself. I have all 2015 Barbri books, all or most 2015 Kaplan books (from a friend), Critical Pass cards, and the Emanuel's MBE book.

Any help/ideas for creating a schedule appreciated!

I am following Barbri's for the big picture. You can download it online at their website (I downloaded the NY UBE one: http://www.barbri.com/states/new-york/c ... w-york.jsp)

For a daily schedule here is what I thought I would do:
8:30-9 - Flashcards
9-12 learn content by watching a free online video, reading CMR/friends Barbri notes from last year and comparing those to flash cards
12-1:30 - excercise+lunch
1:30-5ish MBE, essays and more flashcards (I would bulk up the flashcards with stuff I missed on essays or in MBE pratice)
4-7 chill
7-8 Flashcards MBEs

In reality I am actually try to get through all the substantive review straight through, then to familiarize/learn/begin to memorize the knowledge on the second half of my allotted time to that subject. So using evidence and the two days I allocated:
Day 1: 7 hours with breaks as needed straight substantive review (watch free videos, read notes, add to/compare notes with critical pass flashcards)
Day 2:
1 hour flash card review
3-4 hours of MBE then review
2 hours of MEE and review
1 hour flash card review to end

Also, about essays: generally only outline them (maybe write 1 a day, then outline the rest)

[DueProcessDoWheelies]

Anyone who needs an Adaptibar discount code- PM me your email and i'll send it to you ASAP!

Adaptibar is the shit. Helped me bring my MBE up 22 points from July to February

[nachosrgood]

If any of you want to mix it up occassionally and hear/watch an MBE lecture for free, I have listed to this person's torts, evidence, and crim law/procedure videos on x2 speed after I reviewed the barbri lecture notes I have and critical pass. His videos cover pretty much the same material, albeit more superficially, though I have not found any errors. Happy studying.

http://passthebar.com/free-bar-review/p ... ro-review/

[lawst_]

Hey guys -- can anyone message me an Adaptibar code? I'd really like to get signed up today.

Thanks!

[blaze1306]

Ok so I have been studying since February. I graduated in 2013 and put off taking the Bar, February will be my first. I am scared S@#$less of failing so I am doing some type of studying everyday. I just finished the BarBRI Simulated MBE 2012 (400 Muti-choice questions) as well as the Multi State Primer book as well as periodical change of pace with Kaplans PMBR Mutistate workbook ( probably a total of 600 Multichoice questions in all) and Flashcards. I am now moving on to essay questions and I am VERY concerned that I am not getting close to the model answers.

I am taking the New Mexico UBE but these questions and answers from the February test are posted on the Minnesota ( another UBE state) site:
https://www.ble.state.mn.us/resource-ce ... swers.aspx

How do I better prepare myself for these essay? I feel fair about my performance on the Mutichoice but I am worried I'm not on the right track for essay. I know I just stated on them but...wow. How do I prepare an attack plan for the possible subjects? If I had sat for the February bar and seen the first question was the Secured Transaction like the one on the last Bar I may have ran out screaming.

[Kratos]

Checking in. Planning on using baroutlines.com and will use the free MEE/MPT questions they offer on the NCBE website, I assume they haven't changed too much, at least structure wise, so should be fine for getting acclimated to the questions (if they have changed someone let me know please). Will probably use adaptibar questions as well, I pmed a few people who said they have discount codes but if anyone else wants to hook me up real quick I'd appreciate it.

[squiggle]

Hey guys -- can anyone message me an Adaptibar code? I'd really like to get signed up today.

Thanks!

If you PM me the address you'd like to use to register for Adaptibar, I can send you the code.

[allthelaw]

Wills question.

First time taking the UBE.

Is anyone aware if we need to know UPC for Wills, or just minority and majority rules?

I am studying of my materials from the previous bar I took, but that state was UPC.

Thanks!

[Jss]

Are we expected to be able to cite specific statute sections (e.g. UCC ) and case names?

[BarTaker]

I signed up for Adaptibar. I did 200 practice questions and got an overall 55%... it's a "normal" range for my first time or I'm really wrong? Thanks.

[nachosrgood]

Are we expected to be able to cite specific statute sections (e.g. UCC ) and case names?

Just the BLL I think, not the statute or case reference. That is how Barbri model answer's are.

[nachosrgood]

I signed up for Adaptibar. I did 200 practice questions and got an overall 55%... it's a "normal" range for my first time or I'm really wrong? Thanks.

Seems like a solid start if it was your first one. Keep it up. The percentage isnt what matters at this point, but using the questions as tools to learn the law.

[DarlayBoo]

Hi all! I'm taking the UBE in MN in July, previously passed the CA Bar way back in July 2011. While I practiced in CA, I'm not able to waive into MN for a variety of very annoying but unavoidable reasons, so here I am back studying for the bar. Whoohoooo

I did BarMax back in 2011, loved it, thought it was by far the most sane, reasonable, effective program out there. They focus on really nailing the 20% of the material that is 80% of the test, because you neither need nor want to know every possible detail the way BarBri tries to scare you into cramming. Biggest benefit of BarMax though is the giant bank of actual MBE questions. Invaluable, accept no substitutes to real past MBE questions. Anyway, since BarMax gives you lifetime access to the materials, I'll be studying for the UBE this time using my revived CA course access: perfect for the MBE, MPT is fine, and just going to have to round out my MEE study with some additional outlines and the practice questions from the MN website. Little bit of a janky solution, but free and should work well enough. + Honestly, if you nail down the MBEs, the MPT, and the MBE material on the MEE, you really don't have to worry much at all about the rest of it.

I'm not starting studying until next week - my first time I studied about 8 hours a day for 35 days (usually 5 days a week) and that felt really like the right amount. Planning to do a similar schedule this time, minus a little since I'm even less anxious about it all this time, since I have the benefit of knowing I can do this thing. (And if you can do California, you can do any bar.) Might not be enough time for everyone, but I'm lucky to memorize things easily and I'm also good at just sitting down and focusing so my 8 hours = at least 7.5 hours of real studying.

Anyway, I probably won't be on here much, but wanted to just drop back into TLS land (so many years ago I loved these forums), say hi, and assure you all, you can do this thing. Just don't freak out, which is greatly aided by self-studying, since it means a lot less contact with other people who are freaking out. Lone wolf for the win.

[nachosrgood]

Hi all!...

Anyway, I probably won't be on here much, but wanted to just drop back into TLS land (so many years ago I loved these forums), say hi, and assure you all, you can do this thing. Just don't freak out, which is greatly aided by self-studying, since it means a lot less contact with other people who are freaking out. Lone wolf for the win.

Thanks for stopping by! Hope to see you pop back in here and there!

[myrtlewinston]

Apparently, Adaptibar's Civ Pro questions are wanting. Any good alternative sources?