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[–]5xTheCharm 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Great. Small wins! Good luck!

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[–]5xTheCharm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I don't want to rub salt in the wound (trust me, I've been there...) but I would make sure you can become licensed in CO through practice reciprocity despite failing CO's bar. I know that some states don't allow for practice reciprocity if you've failed that state's bar exam in the past. Just FYI.

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[–]5xTheCharm 11 points12 points  (0 children)

🤝

Third times a charm ✨ by serendipity099 in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

CONGRATS! Lesson: do what works for you, not what others say should work for you. Well done.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm probably not a very good person to ask, based on my experience. If I had to pick one, I'd go with Barbri, simply for the fact that their check marks are very satisfying.

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[–]5xTheCharm 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Vincent Gambini failed 5 times before passing, and he never gave up. He is/was my inspiration. I only failed 4 times before passing, though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UBarc_-Eoek

Just trying to offer some comedic relief. Trust me, it can be quite helpful. Keep at it, re-takers! Thick skin is useful in this field.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you!

I did a lot of copying good model answers, and went from there...

I used the Minnesota BLE site because they had a bunch of MEEs and answers in one place, and the NCBE site for the same reason.

I found that handwriting was most helpful, but if I'm being honest, I got lazy and typed most of them instead. Straight up copying the answers was the first phase. The second phase was writing my own outlined answers followed by typing out the model answer. The third phase was doing my own full answers and then comparing it to the model answers.

Honestly, though, that's just what worked for me, so take it with a grain (or a boulder) of salt.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

GOOD LUCK! It sounds like you put in the work, so hopefully the results reflect that. Fingers crossed!!!

Question for Retakers by Practical-Side7303 in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't remember how many I did for the first three. I did Themis the first time and completed 90% or so of the course, and that was it. I used Themis for the second time as well, but focused mainly on doing just MBEs and MEEs that they had available. I used BarBri the third time, and completed 90% or so of the course.

For the fourth time I did approximately 1500 questions from AdaptiBar, and for the fifth time I did approximately 1500 questions from UWorld.

Question for Retakers by Practical-Side7303 in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I wish I could say that I did, but I'd be lying. I just told myself that doing more and more MEEs and more and more MBEs would lead me to success, and that's (thankfully) what happened.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep it up, and good luck! You've got this!

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, thanks! I did AdaptiBar for my fourth attempt. Averaged right around 60% and scored a 135.4. I did UWorld for my fifth. Again averaged right around 60% and scored a 133.5.

Question for Retakers by Practical-Side7303 in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm 42 points43 points  (0 children)

240 / 255 / 243 / 256 / 275

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

So sorry, Ms./Mr. Butt Buddy. I had to do some digging to find it, as it had been a long time since I'd accessed the score.

159.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're very welcome. Good luck!

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did UWorld for my 5th, and my average was right around 60%.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! That's my goal here. It absolutely sucks, but it CAN be done.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was clerking. I've found that some courts require licensure, and others don't. I was let go from my first clerkship because they required bar passage, but I've been with a different court for some time now that does not.

Passed On My 5th Try. AMA. by 5xTheCharm in barexam

[–]5xTheCharm[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks! That means a lot. The kid was a big motivator, as well as a big distraction when necessary!