Summer 2013 Extra Feedback Program Schedule

We look forward to assisting you in your journey to success this summer!  Submit practice exams already assigned as homework for extra feedback from experienced PPLW professors.  Only Pacific McGeorge graduates may participate, but they do not have to be enrolled in Barbri. 

Please read the instructions carefully.  Different, late, and/or incorrectly submitted exams will not be graded. 

PDF Version:  2013 EFP Schedule

Fingerprinting on Campus Today

Fingerprinting is available today 2:00-6:15 in the Student Center as part of Senior Day. Get yours out of the way now so you can submit your Moral Character Application ASAP (if you haven’t done so already).  Even if you pass the bar, you cannot be sworn in without a favorable MC determination.  There is about a six-month turnaround, so be sure to submit yours before graduation.

“What a Bunch of Losers”

Are you taking the bar again?  Is it your first time, but you keep “failing” the practice exams?  NOT ONE of you is a loser…but sometimes you might get overwhelmed and feel that way.  This post from Dan Weddle (UMKC) is a reminder to keep going anyway: 

http://lawprofessors.typepad.com/academic_support/2013/01/what-a-bunch-of-losers.html

 

Feb. Bar Takers: Get Extra Feedback on Practice Exams!

 

Link to PDF:  Winter 2013 AFP Schedule

 

Help for Repeat Takers

While I am very happy for our graduates who passed the July ’12 exam, I know that the news received Friday night was not positive for everyone.  If that applies to you and you’d like to try again, take heart and know that you CAN do this. 

If you are planning to regroup and pursue the February bar exam, you will find that there are lots of often-confusing options available for repeat-takers.  Please feel free to send me an email at clee1@pacific.edu (do not forget the “1″), and I will share information about reputable tutors and programs that have received positive reviews from other McGeorge graduates.  Please also include a scan or photo of your scores if you have them (just the part with the numbers is fine) or type the information into the body of the message so I can see if there are any specific courses of action that I can suggest. 

I know you are reeling and might not feel up to thinking about next steps, but the sooner you can arm yourself with information and create a plan of attack, the better.  Remember, not passing the bar does NOT determine whether you are intelligent or whether you will be a great attorney — just ask the Dean of Stanford Law School!  Moreover, this exam is a big deal, but it is not everything.  Trust me; I lost my mom last week, and I would fail the bar 50 times if it meant I could bring her back. 

The campus will close Tuesday evening for the Thanksgiving holiday, so I might not be able to respond until next week, but I will respond.

2013 Early Bird Bar Review

 

*Note:  Due to a last-minute change, attendance cards will no longer be used.  The Barbri representatives will take attendance in person. 

 

Post-Bar Reception

From the Pacific McGeorge Alumni Association: 

Pacific McGeorge Alumni

The McGeorge Alumni Association wishes you

all the best on the upcoming California State Bar Exam.

Look forward to celebrating all your hard work at the

“The Bar is Finally Over” Reception

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Immediately Following the Last PT (5:00 p.m.)

Glide’s Market (off of the main lobby)

The Sheraton Grand Hotel (right next to the Convention Center)

Enjoy Wine, Cheese & Massages!

 

Planning Transportation

Have you visited the test center yet? If not, I recommend using whatever mode of transport you’ll use during the bar (car, bike, Light Rail, etc.) and taking a trip out tomorrow morning at the same time you’ll be leaving for the exam next week. That way you can get an accurate representation of traffic, parking, etc., and doing so now will remove some unnecessary stress from next week. For more info about parking (including bicycles), please see this link.

 

Prepared, not scared!

Just wanted to throw out some virtual spirit fingers for everyone studying for the July exam!  I know you’re at the point where you just want it to be over, yet still feel like you need more time; that’s totally normal.  Just KEEP PRACTICING — simulate simulate simulate!! — and you’ll get through this with flying colors.  If you graduated from McGeorge, YOU CAN PASS, no matter your rank.  (In my class, #207 of 207 passed on the first try!) 

Do not tolerate any negativity from this point forward — from anyone, but most of all yourself.  Every day, tell yourself that you are doing your best, and you are going to pass, just like thousands of other people will pass.  And that’s that. 

 

General Tips

This is a short blog post written by a colleague last year and intended to give some general advice to bar applicants in their final days of study.  It really applies to any period of bar prep, however — and while none of it should sound unfamiliar, sometimes hearing it from another source helps.  (Note:  “MPT” refers to the Multistate Performance Test.  CA has its own version that you recognize as the “PT.”) 

One of my favorite tips:  “Remember that memorization is necessary but without practice, memorization is futile.  Memorize, practice, and evaluate your progress.“ 

Practice really does make perfect on the bar exam.  I know it’s scary to begin writing practice exams before you feel like you know the material, but PRACTICE ANYWAY!  The most common repeater comment is, “I didn’t write enough practice exams.”  No one has ever complained that s/he wrote too many!  Simulate the exams as if they were the real thing whether you feel ready or not.  You will be a better bar taker for it. 

Speaking of PRACTICE, remember that you have the opportunity to turn in a PT for extra feedback on Monday, June 25.  This is not part of your bar review homework schedule, so please plan accordingly.  Hard copies are available in the Academic Success Resource Center in NW Hall, and submission instructions are available here.