Bar Tips Analysis 2016 Mercado

Bar
Tips Analysis 2016

Raymond Mercado IVA

LEGEND
BLUE -Master Table; page 2
ORANGE -Reading Materials and Lectures; page 3
GREEN -Study Schedule; Number and Order of Readings page 11
YELLOW -Pre-Week and On the Day itself page 24
PURPLE -Personal Tips! page 33

Featuring Bar Review Tips from:

Mandy Anderson (5th 2015) Ignatius Ingles (1st 2012)
Reginald Arceo (4th 2015) Raoul Atadero (1st 2011)
Jericho Tiu (8th 2015) Filemon Javier (2nd 2010)
Christian Drilon (2nd 2014) Cecile Mejia (7th 2007)
Marjorie Fulgueras (9th 2013) Jack Jimenez (3rd 1968)
Dianna Wilwayco (2nd 2013)

Caveat from the Author:

This piece of work is but a collection of information aimed at guiding you on your journey to take the bar.
However, in the end it is still you who must find your own path.
Good luck! Batch 2016 100%!

Bar Tips Analysis 2016 Raymond Mercado IVA #Goodluckbatch2016 #NotoCrabs #OBF #maytheforcebewithyou 1
MASTER TABLE

# of Reads Did not Did not Review
Bar Placer Rank (+pre-week) Exercise study Sat study Sun # of Hours Center
(Insert your name - - - - - - -
here)
Anderson, Mandy 5th (2015) 3 ✓ ✕ ✓ 9-11 Chan/Albano
Arceo, Reginald 4th (2015) - - - - - -
Tiu, Jericho 8th (2015) 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ 10-12 ALS
Drilon, Christian 2nd (2014) 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ 9.5-13.5 -
Fulgueras, Marjorie 9th (2013) 5 - ✕ ✓ 9-13 ALS
Wilwayco, Dianna 2nd (2013) 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ 8-10 -
Ingles, Ignatius 1st (2012) 4 ✓ ✓ ✓ 8-11 ALS
Atadero, Raoul 1st (2011) 3 ✓ - - 10-11 ALS
Javier, Filemon 2nd (2010) 5 ✓ - - 6-15 ALS
Mejia, Cecile 7th (2007) 3 ✓ ✓ ✓ 10.5 ALS
Jimenez, Jack 3rd (1968) 2 - - - - -
Total - - 8/8 5/7 7/7 - -

READING MATERIALS AND LECTURES

Reading Material
Subject Basis: Lecture
Anderson, Arceo, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco, Ingles, Atadero, Javier

Political Law Codal (All-minus Arceo, Anderson, Atadero; Ingles, Wilwayco; Drilon) Pre-week: Jack
(Jech)
(9/9)
Bernas primer (Jech: Consti but really not recommended; Arceo; Anderson; Fulgueras; FLJ; • Dean
Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco; Drilon) (Mon: 2011) Candelaria’s
Lecture on
(8/9) Public
Nachura (Jech: everything else recommended; Anderson; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; International
Wilwayco; Drilon) (Mon: 2015) Law (found this
extremely
(7/9) useful
Jack recent jurisprudence from 2010-2015 (Jech; Arceo; Anderson; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; especially when
Ingles) it came to
treaties)
(3/9) (Ingles)
Sarmiento-PIL (Arceo; Fulgueras; Wilwayco)
Agra Reviewers (Arceo; Fulgueras; Wilwayco) • Atty. Jack’s
pre-week
(2/9) lectures
Candelaria Reviewers (Fulgueras; Drilon) (absolute must
San Beda Mem Aid (Wilwayco; Drilon) for me, he goes
through
(1/9) practically all
Carlo Cruz Notes (Jech: highly Recommended) the case
Beda Red Notes (Jech) doctrines,
Beda Red Book (Fulgueras) which stuck
SBC (Arceo) with me during
Ateneo Reviewer (Ingles) the exam)
ASIL PIL Reviewer (Wilwayco) (Ingles)

• Atty. Agra’s
pre-week
lecture on
non-consti
subjects
(Ingles)
Labor Law Codal (All- Ingles, Wilwayco) Pre-week:
Manuel Labor
(5/9) standards
Azucena Green Book (Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; Drilon) (Jech)
Manuel Notes (Arceo; Anderson; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero)
• Atty. Manuel’s
(4/9) Pre-week
Ateneo Bar Ops (Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco) lecture
(good review
(3/9) for labor
Alcantara (Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles) relations, but
Chan (Jech; Anderson; Wilwayco) don’t forget to
study labor
(2/9) standards)
Chan Pre-week (Jech; Wilwayco) (Ingles)
Abad (Wilwayco; Drilon)
• I think I
(1/9) attended a
Beda Red Notes (Jech) lecture on
Beda Mem Aid (Drilon) updates on
SBC (Arceo) jurisprudence
Azucena (Arceo) as well. (Ingles)
Disini (Atadero)
Civil Law Codal (All) • Atty. Sta
Maria’s Pre-
(6/9) week on
Jurado (Jech: suggested; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco) Persons
(Ingles)
(5/9)
Sempio-Diy -Persons (Jech: Not suggested; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles) • Justice
Aquino (Jech: suggested; Junsi said incomplete; Arceo; Anderson; Atadero; Drilon) Hofilena’s Pre-
De los Angeles- Land Titles (Arceo; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco) week on
Zuniga-SecTrans (Arceo; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco; Drilon) Property (but
Balane-Succession (Arceo; FLJ; Atadero; Wilwayco; Drilon) stepped out
once in
(4/9) a while, and I
Paras-Property, ObliCon, Succession (Jech: Not suggested; Arceo; FLJ; Drilon) think I skipped
some
(3/9) stuff. Did it
CLV outline (Jech: Not suggested; Wilwayco; Drilon) mostly for
Sempio-Diy- Conflict of laws (Jech: Semi-suggests this; Fulgueras; Wilwayco) updates on
Balane-Oblicon (Fulgueras; Atadero; Wilwayco) jurisprudence)
Sta. Maria-Persons (Arceo; FLJ; Drilon) (Ingles)
Champ Reviewer-Succession (Fulgueras; Ingles; Wilwayco)
• Dean Angeles’
Pre-week on
(2/9) Land
Beda Red Book (Jech: Okay lang but better than CLV; Fulgueras) Titles (Ingles)
Beda Red Notes (Jech; Atadero)
CLV-Sales, Agency, Partnership (Arceo; Ingles)
Ingles-SecTrans (Arceo; Ingles)
Regina Maniego Persons and Oblicon Reviewer (Ingles; Wilwayco)

(1/9)
Beda Mem Aid (Drilon)
SBC (Arceo)
Sta. Maria-Oblicon (Drilon)
De Leon-SecTrans (FLJ)
Chan Robles Pre-week (Anderson)
Padilla-Damages (Wilwayco)
Tax Law Codal (All-minus Arceo, Ingles) • Atty.
Montero’s
(5/9) lecture on
Ingles (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Ingles; Wilwayco) updates
Co-Untian (Arceo; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco) on
jurisprudence
(4/9) (Ingles)
Mamalateo (Jech: recommends you ignore this; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; Drilon)
Pierre Reviewer (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Wilwayco) • Atty.
Geronimo’s pre-
(2/9) week lecture
Domondon-Gen Principles, Income Tax (Arceo; Atadero) (but only
UP Reviewer (Anderson; Drilon) attended the
Ateneo Bar Ops (Fulgueras; Ingles) first few days;
mostly for basic
principles of
taxation)
(Ingles)
Mercantile Law Codal (All-minus Arceo; Anderson; Atadero; Wilwayco) Pre-week: Jack
(Jech; Ingles)
(8/9)
Sundiang (Jech; Arceo; Anderson; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco; Drilon)
CLV (Jech; Fulgueras; FLJ; Wilwayco)
CLV-Secreg, Corp, IPC (Arceo; Atadero; Ingles)
CLV- FIA (Drilon)

(7/9)
Abad-Nego (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco; Drilon)

(3/9)
Jack Jimenez Notes AMLA, Secreg, Foreign Investments, Banking, and jurisprudence
(Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles)

(2/9)
Perez-NIL, Insurance, Transpo, Corp, Secreg (Arceo; FLJ)

(1/9)
Lex Pareto (Arceo)
Agbayani-LOC (Arceo)
De Leon-Trust Receipts Law (Arceo)
ALS (Arceo)
Quimson Insurance and Corp Outlines (Fulgueras)
Blancaflor IP Handout (Fulgueras)
Catindig (FLJ; Atadero)
Glenn Tuazon’s Notes (Ingles)
Dimaampao Commercial Law Reviewer (Wilwayco)
Abaño Notes – SecReg (Drilon)
Beda Mem Aid (Drilon)
Criminal Law Codal (All- Atadero) Pre-Bar:
SPL – DVI (Jech:
(7/9) If you can bear
Boado (Arceo; Anderson; Fulgueras; FLJ; Atadero; Ingles; Drilon) with his voice,
then you are in
(3/9) good hands)
Gregorio (Jech: Not as updated but good sample bar exams w/o answers; Atadero; Wilwayco)
Reyes (Arceo; Fulgueras; FLJ)
San Beda Mem Aid-book (Anderson; Wilwayco; Drilon)

(2/9)

(1/9)
Ortega (Arceo)
Sandoval-SPL (Atadero)
De Castro-SPL (Atadero)
Elements – Personal reviewer (Jech)
Bed Red Book (Fulgueras)
SBC (Arceo)
Festin-SPL (Arceo)
Chan-Robles Pre week (Anderson)
Ingles Reviewer (Ingles)
Remedial Law Codal (All) • Atty.
Tranquil’s Pre-
(6/9) week (Ingles)
Riano-CivPro (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco)
Riano- Crim Pro (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco)
Riano Evidence (Jech; Arceo; Fulgueras; Atadero; Ingles; Wilwayco)

(5/9)
Festin-Spec Pro (Jech: it was okay read it w/ codal in 1-2 days if not Magdangal-De Leon’s
reviewer; Arceo; Fulgueras; Ingles; Wilwayco)

(3/9)
Beda Mem aid (Anderson; Wilwayco; Drilon)

(2/9)
Ingles (Fulgueras; Ingles)

(1/9)
Magdangal De Leon (Jech)
Beda Red Book (Fulgueras)
SBC (Arceo)
Glenn-SpecPro (Arceo)
Regalado (FLJ)
Ateneo Reviewer-Evid, SpecPro (Ingles)
Ethics Codal (All) • Justice Hofi’s
Pre-week
(5/9) (Ingles)
Ateneo Reviewer (Jech: w/ annotation; Anderson; Fulgueras; Ingles; Wilwayco)

(4/9)
SBC (Arceo; FLJ; Atadero; Drilon)

(3/9)
Aguirre (Arceo; FLJ; Atadero)
Antiguerra (Arceo; Fulgueras; Wilwayco)
Paño (FLJ; Atadero; Wilwayco)

(1/9)
Agpalo (Wilwayco)
Cosico (Fulgueras)
Memorize Lawyer’s Oath (Anderson)
Familiarize Canons (Anderson)
Chan Robles Pre-week Lecture (Anderson)
Phil. Judicial Academy Annotated (Atadero)

STUDY SCHEDULE AND NUMBER AND ORDER OF READINGS

Bar Placer Rank Study Schedule Number and Order of Readings
Basis: Basis:
Anderson, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco, Anderson, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco,
Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez
(insert your name - - -
here)
Anderson, Mandy 5th (2015) Ideal Schedule First Read: Second Read:
POLI CRIM
Second Week of May until August LABOR COMM
7:00am – Wake Up CIV TAX
7:15am – 8:00am – Gym and shower TAX CIV
8:00 – 11:30am – Study (with random breaks COMM LABOR
since I can only study for an hour straight CRIM REM
max.) REM POLI
11:30 – 12:00 – Walk my dog and teach her ETHICS
tricks
12:00 – 1:00 pm – Lunch break Number of Days (up until the first bar
1:15 – 6:30pm – Study at a coffee shop near me exam) less Sundays (no study day) x
(with random breaks) Weight of subject = Days to Study Subject
I usually didn’t study after 6:30pm since I had
to take care of other aspects of my life. But Days to Study Subject = Number of days
when that aspect didn’t apply, I could read for first read
until 830 pm or I’d just go out for a walk with 2 (Reads)
my dog. I always had a glass (or two) of beer
after studying. I read it boosts memory. ☺ (hey Note: Don’t follow the number of days you
it worked for me and I’ve been doing it since get from the equations above strictly.
law school) Assess yourself and see which subjects you
11:00pm (the latest) --- Beauty sleep ☺ don’t feel confident on. For example, if I got
20 days for Tax, I’d only use 10 days since I
September – October felt I was confident with the subject. I
6:00am – Wake Up would instead use the extra 10 days to
6:15am – 7:00am – Gym and shower study Rem (which didn’t really matter
7:00 – 11:30am – Study (with random breaks since that exam was crazy).
in between)
11:30 – 11:45 – Walk my dog
12:00 – 1:00 pm – Lunch break
1:15 – 7:00pm – Study at a coffee shop near me
(with random breaks)
7:00 – 7:30 – Dinner
7:30 – 9:30 – Light studying or sometimes I’d
walk my dog again
9:30 – 10:00 – Watch one episode of anything
and have a glass of beer
10:00pm – Beauty sleep ☺

Arceo, Reginald 4th (2015) - -
Tiu, Jericho 8th (2015) I read from 10AM to 10PM for the first two My order for reading was Rem, Crim,
months, 1PM to 11PM for the next two months Comm, Civ, Tax, Labor Poli for all three
and 8:30/9AM to 11PM for the last two reads.
months, inclusive of breaks. I exercised every
morning before I started for the first four
months and that’s why I started pretty late, but
for the last two months, I felt that time was
running out, so no more exercise ☹ I did not
study on Saturdays for the first four months, as
in completely no studying, but I read ethics and
ethics alone on all eight Saturdays for the last
two months. I went out to have a life every
Friday for the first four months and for the last
two months, I consumed a relatively smaller
amount of alcohol, as I would have to read
ethics the following morning. Sucks.
Drilon, Christian 2 (2014) Study Schedule
nd As much as possible, for 1st read, I would
Typical day during Bar review (May-August, read all the materials I felt comfortable
1st read): withthen transfer all of my notes into one
8:30 — Wake up material which I then used for 2nd read
9:00 - 10:30 — Breakfast/free time and pre-week.
11:00 - 12:00 — Exercise
1:00 - 1:30 — Lunch I followed the schedule of the Bar, so I first
1:30 - 7:00 — Study studied Political law, then Labor, etc. I only
7:00 - 8:00 — Dinner/free time finished 2 readings for Bar review (then 1
8:00 - 12:00 — Study more reading during pre-week for each
12:00 - 12:30 — Prepare to sleep/rest period subject).
12:30 - 8:30 — Sleep

End of August to early September: gradually
adjust schedule to wake up by 4:30am
Typical day for September (until pre-week, 2nd
reading):
4:30 — Wake up
5:00 - 6:00 — Breakfast/free time
6:00 - 10:00 — Study
10:00 - 11:00 — Break
11:00 - 12:00 — Exercise
1:00 - 1:30 — Lunch
1:30 - 6:00 — Study
6:00 - 7:00 — Dinner/free time
7:00 - 9:00 — Study
9:00 - 9:30 — Prepare to sleep/rest period
9:30 - 4:30 — Sleep
Typical day for October (Bar month):
4:30 — Wake up
5:00 - 6:00 — Breakfast/free time
6:00 - 11:30 — Study
11:30 - 12:00 — Home exercises/bath
12:00 - 12:30 — Lunch/free time
12:30 - 6:00 — Study (or pre-week lectures)
6:00 - 6:30 — Dinner/free time
6:30 - 9:00 — Study
9:00 - 9:30 — Prepare to sleep/rest period
9:30 - 4:30 — Sleep

I always made sure to make time to exercise
even for just 10 minutes, since it helps to
regulate my sleep.

Sleep at least 7-8 hours every night, including
the night of the exams. Prioritize sleep over
studying. Try to get regular exercise also, since
this helps you sleep better and supposedly
improves brainpower and memory.

• Schedule is the same for all days. If a date
day, I finish studying before dinner so that
dinner onwards is free.
• I had no day during the week where I would
not study at all. I would just have longer rest
periods before and after
meals. Schedule can be adjusted as needed. If I
felt like I didn’t study as much, I would shorten
my break times the following
day to compensate. I would follow my schedule
more strictly as it got closer to Bar month.
• For my meal periods, I would usually watch
one 20-minute show (Friends, Big Bang
Theory, Modern Family) while eating,
then Facebook/internet afterwards.
• Rest day (2-3 times a week): essentially the
same, but I replaced exercise with longer free
time and a bit of studying
before lunch.
• I took around 3-5 completely study-free
break days during the entire Bar review.

Fulgueras, 9 (2013) During review, my usual day starts at 7am.
th I started reviewing right after graduation. I
Marjorie Start early so you’ll end early! You can do so had a month of vacation because our finals
much if you start your day at 7/730am. I’d ended I think at least a month before our
wake up at 7 or 730 and by 8 or 830, I was graduation. However, vacation doesn’t
already in Starbucks (my regular study place). I mean you won’t do anything at all. Make
would then study until 11am and eat brunch sure to organize your materials and to plan
until 12nn or 1230pm. Thereafter, I’d continue your schedule while on break.
reading until dinner but gave myself a 30
minute break in between. During my first The schedule I made was pretty tight
reading, I stop studying before dinner but as because I knew I won’t be able to
the bar gets closer (around late July) I’d remember everything with two readings
continue reading until 12mn or until I finish only. I was just actually aiming for 3
my quota for the day. If you finish early, stop readings but I got so paranoid, I ended up
studying. Get some rest, watch a movie, have a doing 4. 4 readings is doable if you
drink, or go on a date. Believe it or not, I concentrate on the same materials you
managed to go out on dates at least thrice a have read before. Don’t bother getting new
week. I even saw all the movies I wanted to see authors/reviewers, they talk about the
during bar review. ☺ same law anyway.

Wilwayco, Dianna 2nd (2013) I studied at least 8 hours a day Monday-Friday. • My weekly quota depended on: (1) the
The only time I studied on weekends was when subject I was reviewing for, (2) the number
I foresaw that I would of review materials I had selected
not be able to reach my weekly quota. I also for a particular subject, and (3) the number
made sure that I had adequate exercise (7 of pages each of my materials had.
hours a week from May to Considering these factors, I read about
August, and 1 hour from September to October. 100-150 pages every day. On a very good
Yes, I exercised during Pre-Week). I always had day, I could read up to 250 pages (this
a hearty breakfast, a happened only, like, twice. Hehe).
heavy lunch, and a very light dinner. During the Depending on the text, I could read 15-25
actual Bar examinations, I avoided starch and pages per hour.
limited myself to brown • Early on I decided to do only two full
carbs. I also ate 1 big Fuji apply during lunch readings, excluding Pre-Week. Even if I
breaks. read 2-3 books on a particular subject, I
still considered it as one reading. I tried to
• As much as possible, I no longer studied on avoid “peaking” too soon. In law school, I
Saturdays. I tried to relax and meditate at least stuck with two readings for class and
30 minutes before I slept. for exams, and so I relied on the same
Lights off at 9pm, and I was asleep at 10pm at technique that worked for me.
the latest. I drank 1 capsule of 5HTP before • For my first reading, I spent two weeks
bed. I woke up 4am every on the major subjects, and one week for
Sunday. I performed exercises to wake up my minor subjects. I followed this
body (this is comprised mostly of a series of schedule strictly, except for Civil and
pokes on selected pressure Remedial Law, to which I allotted two and
points so that my brain and body are awake a half weeks each. I gave myself
and in the zone). I drank two cups of green tea allowances just in case I had “off” days.
with honey, Berocca, 1000mg • I started reviewing on May 4. Following
Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and 1000 mg B-12. my study strategy as mentioned above
ensured that I finished my first reading
by the end of July.
• For my second reading, I dedicated one
week each per subject. This time, I
followed the mirror method. By the time I
finished my second reading it was already
Pre-Week.

Ingles, Iganatius 1st (2012) Schedule: Get up at 730 am. Work out. Then »» 1st reading goal: just get it over with;
start studying by 9 am. Mass and lunch at 12 get that bad boy out of the way
noon. Start again by 1 pm. »» 2nd reading goal: connections start
End around 6-7 pm. Closer to the bar, I’d study forming in your head; connections make
after dinner again, until around 10-11 pm. things easier to
Location: Rizal Library, Katipunan, and Reno, understand and remember
Nevada (for three weeks) »» 3rd reading goal: quicker and more
comprehensive recall.

Review Schedule:
• 1st reading: feel free to follow any order
for your first reading; I started with Poli
and Labor first since I didn’t take Labor
Law review (I coupled it with Poli for no
reason). I studied Tax and Ethics the last,
since I was pretty confident with Tax.
• 2nd reading: I started following the order
of the exams, but in a mirror fashion. So, I
studied Rem first, and ended
up with Poli. I made it a point to finish my
2nd reading before September ended
(although I don’t remember if I was
successful. Hehe)
• 3rd reading: I told myself that I’d start
with my third reading in September. I did
the mirror technique again, but gave
myself only one week to study the two
subjects coupled together. What I didn’t
finish in one week, I finished during
preweek.
I just marked where I left off on my notes.
◊ So, in the first week of September, I
studied Rem and Ethics. Second week, I
studied Comm and Crim. Third
week, I studied Civ and Tax. Fourth week, I
studied Poli and Labor.

◊ I found this “one week to study
everything” technique useful for two
reasons: first, it built my confidence since
getting three readings in was my goal to
begin with; and second, by the time I
started with Poli and Labor, the Bar
exams for those subjects were two weeks
away. So it’s like I had two weeks for my
“pre-week” in Poli and Labor.

• So my goal for my first reading was to
read different materials, determine which
one I was most comfortable with, and
consolidate my notes in what I called my
“final” reviewer (if you check the chart I
made below, the materials with the most
readings were my “final” reviewers. All my
notes were consolidated there). For
example, in my first reading in Poli, I read
Bernas and Nachura, and then
consolidated the my notes in Bernas
(meaning, I put stuff that were in Nachura,
but not in
Bernas, in my Bernas book). So when it
came to my 2nd, 3rd, and pre-week reads, I
just had to open one book (except
Civ, which I swear had a thing against me.)

Atadero, Raoul 1st (2011) TYPICAL STUDY DAY [This is ideal because I Subject Chronology. Don’t feel the need to
tended to be liberal with my days]: be organized during your first reading. Use
• Wake up at around 6:30 to go to the gym. it to feel the lay of the land and
[Going to the gym was discontinued a month survey the materials out there, then use
before the exams.] what you’ve learned from your 1st reading
• Grab coffee and be at the library around 9- to plan an excellent 2nd reading and
9:30. beyond. For 1st reading, I took the subjects
• Study until around 11:30 [most likely doze off in the order I wanted. I took the subjects
somewhere in between]. which I felt I was weakest at first, then
• Head to the mall for lunch [as the exams worked my way from there. For my 2nd &
approached, the mall was replaced with the 3rd readings, I took the subjects in the
cafeteria]. reverse of the order their exams were
• Study until around 5:30 [almost definitely scheduled [i.e. Criminal to Political Law]
doze off several times in between]. that way, I’ll end my last reading reviewing
• Head to the cafeteria for dinner. for the immediately coming exam.
• Study until the library closes.
• Goof off at home. [As exams approached, I’d Number of Readings. Be realistic with the
continue studying at the AGSB study area at number of readings you set out to do. It’s
the 2nd floor or at home] better to have fewer quality readings
• Sleep at around 11pm. than a lot done in a hurried, haphazard
fashion. Your number of readings will of
Daily Hours. Aim to log at least 8 hours of study course depend on your own style and
every day. Ramp this up to 9, 10, even 12 hours speed of reading. I aimed to complete three
as the exams approach. readings of my materials with a time limit
While I personally didn’t have the organization of 2 months per reading. You don’t
to use a stopwatch, it might be helpful for you. have as much time, this time, so you may
Take Breaks. Breaks are necessary and highly want to change this a bit.
encouraged. So long as you’re able to meet
your quota of study hours, be
generous with study breaks and breaks for
meals. My library study buddies will attest to
my frequent internet breaks, runs
to the mall for milk tea, or just taking time to
walk around.
Vacations. Allow yourself vacations. If well-
timed, they break the monotony and can
recharge your spirits. I gave myself 2
during bar review season, though take note we
had 7 months to review.

Javier, Filemon 2 (2010) First thing is to plot your schedule
nd First Reading: Overdrive / Assessment
Important because without a schedule you My first reading was quick and crazy. It
cannot start reviewing was intended to put me in an overdrive
16hours a day(but medyo impossible) early. For my first reading, I gave myself
Start of 6hrs a day (before since 6 months) only twenty-four (24) days to finish
everything. My plan was to test myself
6hrs of sleep or 4hrs of sleep, nung malapit na. whether I am ready to take a bar exam on
the 25th day. Hence, on 19 April 2010
8hrs dapat usual, pero pag malapit na yung (April 18 was our graduation day) I took
exam, yung katawan mo na yung mag dedecide. “my bar exam”. I used the questions in the
past bar exams for this exercise.
Graduation day, before grad day, hope you get When I objectively reviewed my answers, I
one read na. felt that I should be able to pass the bar
Confidence - study the weak subjects exam but the quality of my answers will
Don't go on vacation first, because its really not be enough to give me a slot in the top
difficult to change your mindset 10.
4 months lang naman so aralin mo na Assessment: I may have a good chance of
Might spell passing or failing. passing the bar, but if I want to top it, then
30days yung masasayang mo I must study harder.

Second Reading: Cover to cover
My second reading was slow and
deliberate. I read every page (from preface
to the last page). I encircled the page
numbers (sometimes the entire chapter) of
my book that I felt I need not read again.
This strategy helped me weed-out
unimportant pages/chapters of the text
book or those portions which I already
mastered during my four years in law
school and during my first reading. My
subsequent readings became manageable
because of this approach.

Third Reading: Studying more
Only because I did not waste the first three
months of my review, by the end of July, I
was already confident that I will pass the
bar.
I encourage you to do the same. Take your
first months of review very seriously.

Fourth Reading: Studying to top the bar
An officemate (who ranked 3rd in 2009
bar exams) once said that one should
prepare to top, not just to pass. In my
fourth reading, I memorized case titles and
important provisions of law.
Mejia, Cecile 7th (2007) Treat it like a regular school day 3rd reading is for memorizing
Wake up at 7 am 1st 2 readings is just read everything
Jog and Breakfast up 8:30 Last before pre-week is to memorize
Be there when the library opens at 9 am Rest on Monday (start late at night)
Stop at 11:30 Date day is Saturday
Lunch 11:30-12:15
Mass: 12:15-12:40 I read the subjects in reverse. Started with
Attend lecture at 1 ethics and ended with Poli. Did this 3
Dinner at 5 at the mall or at the caf times.
Study 6 until lib closes
Go home After studying a subject answer questions
Watch tv and rest till 10 for that subject on the week you are
At 10 answer questions for one hour 10-11 studying for another subject. For example,
If I didn’t know the answer I’d skip the answer poli on the week you are studying
questions for labor. In an hour you would only be
11 sleep able to answer 3-5 questions

*I attended every single lecture cause I believe Try studying two subjects at a time just
in the principle of “diminishing returns” which like the bar exam
means that at the beginning of review you
would tend to read hundreds of pages but due
to the monotony of the reading you would
eventually be less productive and read less and
less as the bar approaches. Attending lectures
helped me break this monotony and also
pressured me to finish my quota per day.

Every Saturday rest day
Sunday morning to Monday morning she
would be in Bulacan
As the bar came closer family would just come
over instead

Stick with what you now.
Jimenez, Jack 3rd (1968)
Follow your own study habits He read 2 subjects per month and
reviewed

PRE-WEEK and ON THE DAY ITSELF

Bar Placer Rank Pre-Week On the Day itself
Basis: Basis:
Anderson, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco, Anderson, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco,
Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez
(insert your name - - -
here)
Anderson, Mandy 5th (2015) - -
Arceo, Reginald 4 (2015)
th - -
Tiu, Jericho 8 (2015) I received advice that during pre-week, you
th -
shouldn’t read anything new, except for
recent jurisprudence, and it made a whole
lot of sense to me, so I followed it. During
pre-week, all the schools will have their own
pre-week materials, but I decided to read
them only if I had time. Like in Crim, for
example, I made sure that I went through the
codal, my personal reviewer, and the red
notes first before I read the pre-week of
Beda. Once I had gotten through my routine,
I felt that reading the pre-week material was
a breeze because it just mainly repeated
things I’ve already read before.

Drilon, Christian 2 (2014) If you’re going to enroll for a Bar review
nd You will find it really hard to study the
course, pick the lectures you’ll attend wisely. Monday after each exam. Take this
I found the normal review classes inefficient opportunity to relax and try to forget the
because the lecturers spend a lot of time previous exams. Personally, I was only able
discussing concepts which you can read in to study again the Tuesday after.
just a fraction of the time. However, DO NOT
miss the updates to jurisprudence lectures.
Fulgueras, 9 (2013) I only attended the recent jurisprudence and
th Night before the test originally, I planned to
Marjorie pre week lectures. During pre-week, I found just sleep and enjoy Sofitel. However, I still
it hard to study right after every exam. I ended up studying at least the codals and the
decided to attend all the lectures to not pre week-materials I gathered from the
waste trying to read when I don’t have the lectures. If you’re the paranoid kind like me,
heart to. But even if you don’t have the time just stick with the codals.
to attend pre-week lectures, do not miss
Atty. Jack’s. Hardest Subject: The least I liked studying
were crim and civ. I found crim the most
difficult because I didn’t take crim seriously
back in first year. It was only in 4th year
review that I got to fully read the RPC. As to
civ, it’s not difficult to understand but it’s
just too lengthy. It takes so much time to
read and there's that tendency to get sawa
and overly confident. Truth be told, during
the bar, Civ was the hardest. I wanted to
shoot whoever said that you just need to use
your common sense in civ.

Easiest Subject: Poli and Comm were the
easiest and I would like to thank Atty. Jack
for it. The topics he highlighted during 4th
year review, bar lectures, and the blue tips,
pretty much covered everything that was
asked.

Wilwayco, Dianna 2nd (2013) During Pre-week, I also followed the mirror Do NOT panic. Relax. You survived law
method. For the first week, I studied Labor school. You’ll live through this.
Law on Monday morning until • Make sure you have enough sleep to
Tuesday night, followed by Political Law sustain you for at least 12 hours for the
from Wednesday until Saturday noon. For actual Bar examinations.
the succeeding weeks, I took half the • Also, make sure your penmanship is
day off on Mondays. Consequently, I started legible. Write in PRINT instead of script.
reviewing for the minor subject Monday Practice your penmanship if necessary.
afternoon until Wednesday morning • Manage your time well. Make sure that
(give or take, this will spill over to the when you answer the exam, you have
afternoon). Then from Wednesday afternoon enough time to review your answers.
until Friday night, I would be studying During the actual Bar examinations, I read all
the major subject. of the questions first before I wrote my
answer on the exam booklet. I wrote
short answers on the questionnaire as I
scanned the exam (For example, I wrote “No,
violates separation of powers
doctrine). Whenever I got stumped in one
question, I immediately moved on to the
next. Scanning the entire examination
also allowed me to see if the possible
answers to the earlier questions were found
in the latter part of the questionnaire.
• Your answer should follow ALAC: (1)
Answer, (2) Legal basis, (3) Analysis, and (4)
Conclusion. The first sentence
should briefly state your categorical answer
to the question. Take a stand as early as
possible. For example, if the
question asks whether a governmental act is
constitutional, you should answer like this:
“No, the proposed bill is
unconstitutional, because it violates the
doctrine of separation of powers and the
equal protection clause.” Your Legal
basis should cite the applicable principle,
statute, or jurisprudence as is. The third part
of your answer should explain
how the legal basis you cited applies to the
present case/issue. Your last sentence
should reiterate the stand you made
in the first sentence.
• Be mindful of the examiner. The examiner
only has 2-5 minutes to check your exam
booklet. Make his/her job easier
by: (1) writing legibly, (2) answering direct
to the point, (3) organizing your thoughts
before answering, and (4) using key
words.
• Always pray for guidance before every
exam. Always give thanks after every exam,
regardless of your feelings on how
you answered.

Ingles, Ignatius 1 (2012) Feedback on Ateneo Review Classes
st »» Night before the exam, you’re confident
It’s up to you what you want to attend. If and relaxed, knowing you put in the hours
you’re confident with your grasp of the and the work.
subject matter, no need to attend the »» After the exam, you’re not crying and
review classes. However, updates on confident with how you answered.
jurisprudence lectures and preweek lectures Hardest Subject
are a must. Hardest subject to study: Civ (because the
materials were kalat)
Hardest subject to answer: Tax/Labor
Easiest Subject
Easiest subject to study: Poli and Tax
Easiest subject to answer: Poli
Night before the Test
Don’t study. I stopped studying Saturday
lunch, and spent the afternoon reading
comics and playing video games. Every
Saturday went like this: mass at night, good
dinner with the wife, made sure exam permit
was in place, and then slept
early.
Bring a watch to the exam room.

Atadero, Raoul 1 (2011)
st
Javier, Filemon 2 (2010) Dont attend all kasi waste of time
nd Huwag kayo mAgulat pag sa monday after
Preweek lahat attend mo, pag hindi mo gusto the exam hindi mo kaya,
yung prof alis ka nalang For the first time may tanong na di mo alam,
as in di mo alam talaga.

Citing of case,if alam mo verbatim, icite mo
na yung case. Pag sure ka cite mo yung
provision, pag di ma sure huwag ka mag cite.

Gusto mo ba mag top.
Pag hindi ko alam, skip ko muna, tapos
babalikan ko talaga. Babalikan mo talaga
kasi more chances of winning.
Huwag ka mag kakamali na hindi mo
sasagutan.

Ang daming nang yayari napag nag skip ka,
hindi nababalikan tapos bumabagsak.

Huwag na mag discuss after the exam,

Gel pen mygel. Leave your pen after the
exam
White tshirt
Huwag mo bibitawan yung ballpen mo. And
also huwag ka mag aateneo tshirt,
Huwag ka mag tatanong. Kasi target ka pag
ikaw yung tinanong,
Review questions because grammatical
error is a BIG NONO
KASI BAKA IJUDGE KA NI EXAMINER NA DI
KA MARUNONG MAG ENGLISH

MARKING - tanga mistakes are okay, yung
blood tumulo sa booklet okay, skipped
questions sinabi nalang niya na namiss niya
and sinulat sa likod, notary public use name
okay lang, but be careful

Simple writing!!!!

Maintain handwriting!
But according to flj aral ka nalang, basta
PWEDE MABASA,
PWEDE MAG SULAT SA TEST PAPER

IF MAY typo, sagotin mo literally tapos
second paragraph yung tamang sagot

30mins before the exam papaalis na yung
stuff. Tapos 5mins aabot n yung mga test
papers.

Pag isipan mo na kaagad yung sagot, para
may sagot ka na.
Depending on the questions and how many
they are,
Pag sobrang dami, yung dalawang una and
dalawang huli SHOW TIME,
SHOWTIME TALAGA, First impressions kasi
impt
Tapos yung gitna na iklian mo nalang

Pag di ka sure huwag mo sasabihin kaagad,
pag sure ka yes or no, pag di mo alam
banatan mo ng encyclopedia style.
Enumerate mo na kaagad. Sa laast na yung
sagot pero huwag mo kalimutan na sagutan.

Make sure your first three and last three are
answered well. Middle → short

Watch over your bluebook!

Pagising ko may choice ako, mag basa o
kumain, maligo kumain or umihi, pero mag
babasa na ako sa umpisa palang, lunch
30mins, tapos nap 15mins,

No to coffee, natural lang lahat, sundin mo
katawan mo.
No questions, sayang oras, huwag ka na
makipag usap masyado. One page one
question usually. Try mo mag answer ng di
masyado mahaba. Libo libo yung checheckan
niya so ayusin mo.
Mejia, Cecile 7th (2007) Codal lang during pre-week Consider staying at home
Wake up at 4:30
Starts at 8 but be there by 7
7:30 nothing in the room
Ces didn’t read blue tips, brain needs to be
relaxed and fully confident of the material
Feel Confident
“I’ve reviewed enough”
Never skip a number because you might not
be able to go back
Read instructions carefully
Discussing questions after the bar (it’s a no-
no)
You have to psyche yourself everyday
After the Bar exam I would go for a Massage
and spa
Mondays are useless to review
“You’ve done everything you could have
possibly have done”
After each exam, Coach threw away all her
notes and reviewers in the trash bin all that
that was left were her books
NO FEAR! NO TURNING BACK!
“Lord wala akong options kundi mag top
ako”
Jimenez, Jack 3rd (1968) Get a good sleep
DO NOT MISS THE PRE-WEEK LECTURES Unless you’re sure that your first answer is
wrong, stick to it. The probability is that the
first answer is correct.
Always review your examination booklet. I
missed a question in remedial law.
If you’re absolutely not sure place your legal
sources first and then your answer
Remember. Don’t be demoralized!

PERSONAL TIPS!

Bar Placer Rank Personal Tips!
Basis:
Anderson, Tiu, Drilon, Fulgueras, Wilwayco, Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez
(insert your name here) -
Anderson, Mandy 5th (2015) I relied a lot on what I learned during law school. It might help to have some
confidence yourself. Learn to relax and please please please, DO NOT PANIC.
Understand what you’re reading. Don’t compare your pace with your friends.
Everyone’s study habits are varied and our capacity to retain and understand
things are different. We are all special in that sense. We’ve studied for four years
in law school, if whatever study habits you had worked for you during that time,
then don’t change your strategy. Make sure you sleep well at night. It helps with
your memory.

Do not cram! I never studied the day before the exams since I believe it messes up
you’re understanding of things you’ve already understood (or thought you
understood). DO NOT PUT YOURSELF IN A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD
PANIC. I’ve known a lot of people who’ve blacked out from cramming the night
before and not getting enough sleep.
Arceo, Reginald 4th (2015)
Tiu, Jericho 8th (2015) I did not attend any other lecture, even Jack’s non-pre-week for comm and poli. I
decided that by not going to lectures, I would save time and finish my reading
goals, which I did, to some extent. Do I regret this decision? Not at all. Pick your
lectures. Some people will say that going to all the lectures is will be tantamount
to one read, but in my opinion, that is a fucking pipe dream. Nothing will
compensate for actual hardcore reading. Honestly, I felt that I should have left
after the first 20 mins. of Alex Dy, but I didn’t want people to judge me lol I
should’ve left though. Sayang yung two hours.
Drilon, Christian 2nd (2014) Follow what worked for you during law school. You’re the only one who knows
what works best for you given your strengths and abilities. Don’t feel pressured
by your batchmates, because everyone has their own style and pace. Have a plan
at the beginning of Bar review and try to stick to it as much as possible. Decide
how many reads you want to achieve, where you want to study, who you want to
study with, what your review materials will be, etc. Don’t listen to rumors about
examiners, and don’t try to read everything, because you’ll run out of time. Decide
early on what you want to achieve, and adjust as you go along. Generally, it’s
better if you use the books/reviewers you used in law school.

Fulgueras, Marjorie 9th (2013) My strategy was just to treat the exam just like an ordinary law school final exam.
I maintained my usual study habits and read the same textbooks and reviewers I
used in law school. It takes a while for me to adjust to new schedules so a sudden
change in study style for the bar would prove to be very difficult. When I started
reviewing after graduation, it was like I never left law school. It was just like
preparing for a recit five/six times a week, one subject at a time, and taking the
finals in October.

So my advice is to stick to your study habits and trust in your Ateneo education.
That would be enough to give you the composure and confidence you need when
you take the bar this October. However, don’t get overly confident. Remember,
you may have graduated from this school but that doesn’t mean you don’t have to
work hard to pass (or top it).

Things to Avoid
• Avoid neglecting the codals. Push comes to shove, the codals will save you.
My style is to read the codal before reading the commentaries. This may be time
consuming at first, but after the first and second reading, it will save you A LOT of
time.
• Try to avoid people that will just stress you out. DON’T compare your
progress with others.

Best Kind of Help
Just stick to what works for you and treat the bar just like an ordinary final exam.
This way, you’ll get rid of all the stress, anxiety and paranoia. Talk to Topnotchers
and other barpassers for reassurance. Make a schedule and stick with it. Don’t
forget to rest but make sure you also make up for any wasted time.

But more than anything else, always remember that taking the bar is also a test of
character. Try to go through the process with grace. You may be reviewing for the
bar, but that doesn’t mean the world will stop just to accommodate you. Just be
quiet, find your own corner, read, pray, and don’t waste your energy doing the
unnecessary. And while you’re at it, try to enjoy the experience.
Wilwayco, Dianna 2nd (2013) During the entire Bar review, I listened to various study playlists. I had an upbeat
playlist (mostly Zedd, David Guetta,
etc) to wake me up. I also had an intense playlist that altered my brainwaves so
that it would be in the zone (Joe Hisahishi’s
compositions. If you know Spirited Away, Howl’s Moving Castle, or Princess
Mononoke, you’ll know the music. Otherwise,
if you go to Ikkoryu Fukuoka Ramen, that’s the playlist). Be careful though,
because my intense playlist is really
intense. After listening to it for 4 hours, you’ll probably need to take a break.
Seryosong intense siya.

Ingles, Ignatius 1st (2012) Things to Avoid
1) Panicking. You panic, you’re halfway to losing.
2) Forgetting your exam permit. Photocopy it in color to be sure.
3) Drugs. Drugs are bad.
Best Kind of Help
Prayer and family.
• Relax. My goodness, relax and don’t pressure yourself. You already know the
gravity of the exams, adding useless
pressure on yourself will just make you crack. Relax.
• Don’t stress yourself out with super complicated situations and “what if”
scenarios. The examiners will rarely ask
something that hasn’t been set in stone anyway. And it just adds useless worry.
• Stay with positive people. The bar is stress enough, no use having negative
people adding bad vibes to you.
• Don’t get into this mindset that “I have to stop my life for the bar and that I
shouldn’t have other world problems while
I’m reviewing.” The reality is, you WILL have other problems. Having that mindset
will just aggravate the problem. Instead,
have people who will help and support you through the “non-bar related”
problems. The world doesn’t stop for the bar,
and the sooner you accept that, the easier it’ll be to deal with non-bar related
problems. With that said, you should still
prioritize the bar.
• Exercise. Sound mind, sound body. Fit brain, fit belly.
• Take breaks, for the love of mankind.
• Take mini-vacations to reward yourself.
• When it came to study materials, the most important thing for me was that I
only had one material to study. That’s why I
made all those reviewers – to consolidate everything that I had to know in one
material. Having just one reviewer made it
easier for me to memorize and faster for me to study. It’s really hard having
different books in front of you when studying.
It’s a clutter and I found it cluttered my brain as well. (That’s why I had such a
hard time studying Civ, since everything
was scattered between different authors.)
• I also made it a point to just study Ateneo reviewers. (Although I’d consult with
some Beda reviewers if some points
were missing in the Ateneo reviewers.)

Atadero, Raoul 1st (2011) Exercise & Eat Healthy. Apart from not overindulging on comfort food, try to put
in some exercise to keep yourself fit. You
cannot afford to get sick, so exercise, eat well, and take vitamins if necessary. If
you’re a stress eater, this will offset the Bar
Review weight gain. Remember though, that your first priority at this point is to
pass the Bar Exams – while you should put
in some exercise, don’t spend all your time at the gym getting yourself bikini-
ready.
Study Goal Fails. Don’t be too hard on yourself when you fail to meet the study
goals you’ve set for the day, week, or month.
I fell short on a lot of days.
Talk it Out. It helped me to take breaks to talk to the people I was studying with.
Apart from gossip (an excellent way to relax), we discussed things in our study
materials we were confused with – this was an excellent learning exercise.
Nap. When you need to, nap. There’s no point studying when you’re sleepy. I
usually couldn’t help myself – I was always
dozing off at the library (usually around 15-30 minutes).
Don’t Force It. If by the end of the day you’re very tired and sleepy, don’t force
yourself to study when you can’t process or
retain what you’re reading anyway. Sleep and continue the next day.
Pray. When you’ve studied harder than you’ve ever done before, there’s nothing
else to do but trust in some higher power.

Cast as wide a net as possible for your 1st reading. Try to read or at least browse
through as many books as you can for
your first reading. This allows you to whittle down your reading list for your 2nd
and succeeding readings to those materials
that you think are useful and those you are comfortable with. Further, by reading
a range of materials, you’ll get at the very
least a vague familiarity of many different things – vague as this may be, you can
never tell when such stock knowledge at
the back of your mind might be needed.
Stick to the Beaten Path. Index your chosen study materials with those
recommended by people who have taken and
passed the Bar Exams before you. The materials chosen by the majority should be
sufficient. Now is not the time to be
eccentric!
Stick to Review Books or Reviewers. Resist the temptation to re-read your law
school textbooks for Bar Review when there
are review books or reviewers that will suffice. You do not have time to read all
your law textbooks again if you plan to do
more than one reading. If you feel that the available review materials for a
particular topic don’t quite meet your standards, then make exceptions. Make
these exceptions few and far between, however.
Organize your materials properly. Boxes, folders, bags, it doesn’t matter –
organize your materials in such a way that you can keep track of what you have
and find them easily. I personally wasted a lot of money photocopying or buying
materials
I forgot I already had because my things were in a sad state of disarray.
Bring your reading materials to Bar Review Lectures. Your Bar Review professors
might have updates to the law or jurisprudence that have not been incorporated
into your books and review materials. Bring them along to lectures so you can
make marginal notes on them to reflect these updates.

Javier, Filemon 2nd (2010) General Tips
In preparing for the bar exam it is important to PLAN, STUDY, FOCUS, and ENJOY.
It is crucial to have a plan or strategy when one is to take a monumental task, such
as taking the bar exam. It is a must to have a study schedule as it will guide you
during the entire period of your bar preparation. You may not be able to follow
your schedule strictly, but at least try to go back on track and catch up for the lost
time.

Be physically fit. Exercise. Take vitamins. Eat nourishing food. Pray. Sleep.
Enjoy. The bar experience is a wonderful experience. Enjoy every single day of it.
Focus. My father died during the first month of my review. I took good care of my
pregnant wife during the entire review period. Those factors could have easily
distracted me. I was still able to focus. You can also.
Study Schedule

There is no shortcut to passing (or topping) the bar. If you want to pass on your
first take, then you will have to work for it. But if you want to top it, then you must
be willing to sacrifice more. You will not top the bar just because you are brilliant.
There are equally brilliant law graduates who will be taking the bar with you. The
only way you can out shine them is by being better prepared. Do not waste time.
Study now.

First, assess yourself. Know your weak and strong subjects.
List the subjects and try to evaluate what your weak and strong points are. From
there, you can craft your strategy. Think of what works for you (e.g. book or
reviewer type of person).

Target:
Weak subjects → at least 75%
Strong subjects → 90% up

Decide how many readings you will have. Make your schedule. After making your
schedule, read trending topics.

Browse past bar examinations, before you start studying. Don’t forget to check the
suggested answers.

If you are a “fast-reader”, I suggest that you try to have four (4) or five (5)
readings. If you are the more deliberate type, two (2) or three (3) readings should
be enough. Do what worked for you during your years in law school. Do not
change gear just for the bar exam. Your study schedule should fit you. Hence, your
assessment of yourself is important.
I had four (4) readings excluding pre-week (hence, I had 5 readings in total). I
read the text books that I used when I was still in law school.

Deactivate facebook, Twitter and other social media
After the finals exam, ceremonial change of life style (no social media)
Email yahoo groups and cellphone
Madaming matatalino na bumagsak because of facebook
Its a good ceremony to settle your mind set
Do not change love life during the four months
Clean your room
Guilty ka na natulog ka.
Do not play games!
Master some subjects, and know little of everything
In the bar exam, katakot takot na jj gagawin mo.
Study as if you will fail, and study as if you will pass.
Balance of confidence and fear
Be scared of repeating the whole experience

Bar examiner - impt rumor. Because usually the bar examiners have books. And
the examiners are required to submit a hundred questions. And definitely may
uulit na questions

Recent jurisprudence!!!!!!! SUPER IMPT.
ENROLLMENT. - always attend pre week,
Preweek codal and tips
Preweek na binigay ng lecturer
Labor is easier but civil law almost impossible last week

Trending topics impt.
Summary of questions asked and topics
Usually tinatanong parati and yung mga hindi pa natanong
Summary of questions of trending

Showtime - term for showing off to the bar examiner. (Para hindi ka bumagsak)
Practice day - day to read past bar exams, day to read trending
Mock bar - not all subjects because it might take time
But flj took exams for himself by himself

FOCUS, BAD THINGS HAPPEN, BUT FOCUS. FOCUS LANG YAN KAYA MO
YAN.INVESTED KA NA DAPAT SOBRA. INVESTED KA NA.
Mejia, Cecile 7th (2007) Make a self-assessment: “This is my weakness, this is my strength.” Disable social
media accounts. Make your phone simple or just leave your phone. I only used
books cause I’m not used to reviewers. If you’re not a memorizer do more
readings. It’s all about discipline. Let go of toxic friends. During the bar you have a
heightened sensitivity. Emotions are always fragile. Madali kang magalit at
mairita at mainis (waste of time), I let go of ASIL don’t do Colayco Cup, let go of all
activities. It’s just review, review, review. Also, enjoy mo kasi once mo lang yan
iexperience. Pray everyday. Bawal breakdown, bawal away pre-week, go with
your friends on pre-week.

Tell yourself: “This is the first and last I am going to do it”
Jimenez, Jack 3rd (1968) Not enough to use reviewers, use textbooks, more particularly the books you used
in school

Devote the most time on Rem and least on Ethics
Don’t feel insecure with others who are faster and who have handouts
If the person giving the bar lecturer is your professor, skip it, but if its someone
new I suggest you take it.

Topics to watch out for:
o Limited liability
o Provisional Remedies
o Prelim Injunction
o Res Gestae

Special thanks to:
Anderson, Arceo, Tiu, Drilon, Wilwayco, Ingles, Atadero, Javier, Mejia, Jimenez, and the 2014-2015 ALS Student Council, Sheena
Tengco, Marj Fulgueras and Alex Delos Santos for your Bar Tips Notes.

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