how I studied for the bar exams

I wrote this for myself… to remember those days… 

I started studying when I was in first year. nahks! joke lng. 

I wasn’t a diligent student all throughout my lawschool days.  pero in fairness… masipag nmn yta ako? kahit konti…

But I make it a point that I study… That I fairly know the lesson for the day… prepared for the recitations…

I reread the whole coverage for the midterms and final exams.  That would be my 2nd reading of the book assigned for the subject.

During our Review Classes, I read only the transcribed lectures and relied on them for exams.  Except for Poli (Nachura), Commercial (Sundiang), Civil (Jurado/Albano Reviewer), and Tax (Lahat ng books ni mamalateo).

April na ko nagstart magseryoso sa review.  20 weeks to go before the bar.  I remember buying a couple of little notebooks for my schedule, list of books, lectures to attend, etc.  Nawala lng sila lahat after ko sulatan. Mahilig lng kse ko magsulat.

Wla akong proper sked. bsta dapat, pagkatapos ng isang linggo, marami akong nabasa. or may natapos ako.  kung wala ko natapos, hindi yun pde. hehe.

I made a list lng pla ng coverage… dapat lhat yun matapos ko tlga before mg exams… then pagnagyyabang ako, turo ka lng ng topic, iddiscuss ko sayo. ganun ako. haha 

Bsta here are all the materials i read:

SAN BEDA MEMORY AID> 2x - read once cover to cover the week before the exams kahit hanggang madaling araw or kahit sa lunch break. basta matapos lang. d kse ko confident pag di ko natapos. like sa criminal law. sobrang nangarag ako sa exam dahil lang d ko natapos basahin ang mem aid.

LAHAT NG MATERIALS NG BEDA: pre-week, digests, red notes (d mshado), etc.  

POLI - Nachura, codal, special laws, nachura lecture, i also attended yung lecture ni (Shet di ko na matandaan)

LABOR - lecture ni dean abad, digest ng Azucena book 1 and 2, everyone’s, codal, special laws. 

CIVIL - albano reviewer, conflicts by justice sempio diy, codal, special laws, digests

TAX - de leon, reyes, mamalateo reviewer at VAT, abella lecture

COMMERICIAL - Sundiang (2x) codal, special laws.

CRIM - digested Reyes 1 and 2, J Lo lecture, amurao lecture

REMEDIAL - jara notes, riano, a lil bit of regalado, yng notebook ng civpro nanabibili sa Rex

ETHICS - mem aid.

Habang nagrereview, madalas pa rin ako umiyak at makipag-away sa bf… punit punit ang mem aid ko sa ethics dahil sa galit ko.  basa ng luha ng iba.  may time pa na hindi ako nag-aaral for 2 days para lng magmatigas.

nag boracay pa pala ako ng august.

gumigising ako ng 8am, natutulog ng 10am, gumigising 12 para kumain hanggang 1. aral…. kwentuhan, byahe, mafia wars. hanggang 12midnight. zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz……….. 

I made it a point that I sleep at 1am ng sunday before exams. 4am gising na para maligo, magmakeup at magbihis.  sarap ng breakfast lagi yogurt. hehe.  I did not eat lunch all four sundays.  I went out for a movie/ nice dinner every after exam.

I prayed the rosary almost everyday while waitng for the results.  Prayed to our lady of manaoag before taking the exams and before te results went out.

Here’s how i prayed din pala… before the exams, i prayed na sana, i’ll have strength to study and the motivation to continue… nung september… sana matandaan ko lahat ng inaral ko at sana yng mga sagot sa tanong naaral ko, at sana masagot ko lahat ng tanong.  After ng exams, thank you i made it ng 4 sundays.  sana ok mood ng examiners while checking my paper.  I was desperately praying for a miracle.

Kahit na nabalita na na lalabas na results, i still believed na pde pa ang miracle…

Thank you Lord God!  Babalik akong Manaoag! 

Yahoo! I may not have topped the bar, atleast pumasa ako!

…I also wrote this for you.  For hope and faith in miracles.