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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:11 PM Author: Frisky tank Kaplan user, first time taker in state where 264 is passing
115/200 on MBE midterm 112/200 on MBE final (supposed to be much tougher than midterm)
TLS spreadsheets show that people with these scores often end up with scaled MBE of 132-141
67% on Kaplan Con Law (300 qs) / 85% on Emanuel's previously released Con Law (52 Qs) 66% on Kaplan Crim Law / Procedure (200 Qs) / 77% on Emanuel's previously released Crim (55 Qs) 65% on Kaplan Civ Pro (300 qs) / 72% on Emanuel's (45 Qs) 63% on Kaplan Torts (300 qs) 59% on Kaplan Contracts (200 qs) 54% on Kaplan Evidence (200 qs) 48% on Kaplan Property (150 qs)
I feel confident about two state essay subjects; OK about one; unsure on the others (either haven't reviewed or haven't started to learn)
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:12 PM Author: self-centered big university Ha yep. I would just cancel now. Study harder for July. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433071) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:12 PM Author: Frisky tank explain (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433079) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:25 PM Author: self-centered big university waited to long to study essays, so wont pass them
mbe scores are too low to make up the difference |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:31 PM Author: Odious Principal's Office Dog Poop This (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433175) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:23 PM Author: Slap-happy partner And don't wait till the last week to learn essays. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433127) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:20 PM Author: Frisky tank goddammit you're right, kind of. i've gone over all the subjects they test at least 50% of the time, but haven't outlined all the old prompts yet (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433511) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:24 PM Author: Spruce zombie-like range trust fund (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433138) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:44 PM Author: histrionic school cafeteria Yep. You should be getting almost every mbe question right. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433240) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:20 PM Author: demanding puppy cuck If you're not in line for a 150+ MBE then you're fucked. They'll gape you on the essays. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433107) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:22 PM Author: Slap-happy partner Cr. I was in a similar spot and failed because of essays (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433119) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:20 PM Author: Frisky tank how so?
132 mbe means i just need 132 on essays, which is four fours and two twos. |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:20 PM Author: Beady-eyed Therapy Jesus. First time taker? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433108) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:22 PM Author: Frisky tank didn't take last july. death in immediate family. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433534) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:21 PM Author: Arrogant useless brakes depressive i passed it first time and didn't start looking at barbri until after eating 4th july bbq. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433114) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:33 PM Author: Medicated Motley Meetinghouse That's way more than 9 days (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433188) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 7:44 PM Author: Arrogant useless brakes depressive yeah i posted a lot too. it wasn't even close. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433243) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:26 PM Author: heady athletic conference brunch I'd just drill the MBE as much as possible and hope for the best (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433552) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:28 PM Author: Frisky tank i forgot all percentages in Emanuel's but fwiw, maybe not much, I'm over 60% on all previously released Qs---often over 70%. some people say Kaplan Qs are harder than the real thing while released MBE Qs are easier than the modern Qs (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433567) |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:34 PM Author: heady athletic conference brunch I found barbri to be noticeably harder than the real thing.
Also depending on the state studying for mbe will also have crossover into essays so you get more bang for your buck knowing torts, etc. than state trusts and estate law |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:37 PM Author: Frisky tank no crossover in my state, unfortunately
taking Emanuel's final (all real MBE qs) on Wednesday. |
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:28 PM Author: Bonkers institution Study 15 hours a day (1 hour for food/shower/coffee) for next week, then day before get into a good sleep routine
I'd say you're a 50/50 chance but if you really put in 15 hours over a week you might be able to scrape together enough points
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Date: February 18th, 2018 8:29 PM Author: Frisky tank that's basically the plan. i made a schedule. it's outlining the rest of my state subject essays and drilling worst MBE subjects until saturday. sunday & monday, going over all state subjects outlines. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35433572) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 2:08 AM Author: Very tactful tanning salon you’re going to be fine (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35435287) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 10:51 AM Author: Frisky tank i hope so. i tell myself the average test taker passes, and i may not have been putting in as many hours as the average test taker, but i can't be in the bottom quartile. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35436244) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 2:11 PM Author: Frisky tank (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35437691) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 3:41 PM Author: Frisky tank 120 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35438333) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:30 AM Author: Spruce zombie-like range trust fund (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35459966) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 3:57 PM Author: dashing emerald hissy fit affirmative action 9 days is plenty of time. Do 200-300 MBE questions a day and read the answers, and then read essays for 2-4 hours depending on your stamina. Shoot for 275/day which is 2500, which is plenty if you read the answers. Always read the answers and figure out what you got wrong. It's like learning to do multiplication and division in your head. You have to drill hard, but for most people who get into a T14 doing 9 super intense days is better than doing 3 half-assed weeks. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35438420) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 4:20 PM Author: federal weed whacker What if op isn't T14? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35438601) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:02 PM Author: Frisky tank joe seperac's predictor tool (lsat, school rank, gpa, etc) gave me a 94% chance at passing, fwiw, but i didn't attend a t-14
also, goddamn, 275 MBE a day is crazy. that's like, what, 7 hours PLUS review (another couple hours) plus outlining essays?
my plan is still 50 Qs a day, 1 more full-length MBE, outlining all previous state essays---going back 10 years---on subjects tested >20% of the timing |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:26 PM Author: dashing emerald hissy fit affirmative action Do more MBE questions. You MUST do 2000 questions between today and test day. Don't fucking outline essays. Just read them and write the issues down in 5-10 word phrases and then read the answers. Read as many answers as possible, and do a subject a night and then cram them all the last two nights. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35439040) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:25 PM Author: mauve hateful piazza police squad (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35439031) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:09 PM Author: narrow-minded school I failed 3 times but I have good excuses for 2 of them. The first one I didn't study much. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35438944) |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:24 PM Author: mauve hateful piazza police squad i did it in 3 weeks of gakked-out study, and i'm mildly retarded.
your starting point is fine given you have 9 days left. keep plugging away, don't be a faggot about it, don't question yourself, don't quit. if you stop swimming you'll drown.
adderall xr helps.
lectures are 100% flame and should be skipped, reading outlines is 95% flame. skim the outline very, very quickly ONCE ever before you start hitting questions. you can return to the outline to figure out why you answered a question incorrectly. other than initial review + figuring out where you fucked up, reading outlines is a great way to wrongly convince yourself you know the subject when you're actually clueless.
even if you pay no attention to any other advice: *****spend as much time taking questions as possible.***** (and subsequently figuring out where you went wrong.)
focus on the subjects that come up most frequently and on the areas you find easiest (most pleasant?) to shore up. the quick improvements will reduce your anxiety so you can move on to the less important and less pleasant subjects.
good luck, and bump this thread when you get your results. |
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Date: February 19th, 2018 5:27 PM Author: dashing emerald hissy fit affirmative action All very credited. Another master procrastinator here. Hello, game, I'm also game. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35439044) |
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Date: February 20th, 2018 1:54 PM Author: Frisky tank Reading model essays after briefly outline and I'm spotting errors in law---not made by the test prep co., but by the students. Feeling good about that. Still, not sure how these fucks write two pages worth of shit in 40 minutes when I run out of things to say after 10 bullet points. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35445469) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:08 AM Author: Frisky tank Copped a 64% on Emanuel's 6th Edition (includes Civ Pro Qs). That's a 128/200 raw; or about a 136-142 scaled. My weakest areas are still my weakest areas, by a noticeable margin---so, while not cramming state shit, I know where my focus my energy on the MBE (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35459826) |
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Date: February 22nd, 2018 10:14 AM Author: magical ungodly step-uncle's house crotch I hope so, for your sake (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=3896998&forum_id=2#35459848) |
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