Thursday, May 7, 2009

I Can't Remember How To Spell This Title or Day Four

I'm almost finished with Day 4/a million for Bar/Bri, and I can say it sucks badly. Worse than law school. It's like as bad as first semester, except worse because we have the Bar to worry about, not just stupid finals. I study for about an hour before class, then go to class for 3-4 hours in the morning. Then, I take like an hour long break to eat and drink Coke Zero. Then, I take the dogs to the beach for at least 30 minutes. Then, I study for about 5-6 hours. Then, I eat dinner and watch Six Feet Under DVDs with my old man. It suuuuucks.
I'm done with Property and am now study Crimes. Property is the hardest subject (it is seriously crazily hard), so I'm glad they taught us that first, while we are still fresh. On the first day, they gave us this calendar that has everything we are supposed to do/study each day. Thank god, I didn't have to waste time figuring that out. The schedule goes something like this: Go to morning lecture; read (whatever subject) mini-review (by mini, they mean at least 40 pages!); review lecture notes; do practice multiple choice questions for (whatever subject), and review (18 questions, each about 150 words, takes about half an hour or so, then the reviewing the answers takes close to an hour). Some days there is another thing added on. So far, I've done everything for every day.
Also - the schedule includes weekends. Even though I don't have lecture class, I still have to watch a lecture online, then do all that other crap. So...from now until my birthday (of all days!), when the testing begins, every single mingle day, I have to do a TON of studying. It is so hard. At least in regular school, after the first semester, I was able to have a tiny bit of time to relax on weekends.
I figure as long as I stay on track, I'll be fine. Afterall, Bar/Bri is able to charge a legal bitch ton of money ($4500) for this class because their system works, and people who do Bar/Bri generally pass.
It's only been four days, and I am displaying all the symptoms of exhaustion/fried brains. Such as: not being able to remember how to spell simple words (it took me like three minutes to remember how to spell "allow" earlier), missing exits on the freeway, headache, stomachache, ready to sleep at any moment, and I am steadily losing the ability to concentrate - making those five hour studying stints rough.
I have serious respect for anyone who has done Bar/Bri and passed the Bar in CA. It is weird though, because it is like we (once I pass) are all in this club of people who had something really fucked up happen to them, that no one else can understand because there is no way to understand how it is unless you're doing it.

4 comments:

  1. I believe it sucks. I think it would kill me. That's why I've avoided the BAR thus far.

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  2. I admire you so much for being so open and sharing this experience with us. If only love and caring and admiration would make it a bit easier for you. You are amazing.

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  3. There is a similar club for anyone that has ever completed their year's worth of student teaching. It is the most fucked up thing, but there is really no way to make someone understand until they've done it. The mind blowing that there are so many idiots that complete student teaching.

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  4. i agree with bear bear. not only is it true with teachers but also lawyers and even doctors, how do so many of them pass? they must be doing something illegal.

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