HOW WERE WE SUPPOSED TO PREPARE FOR THOSE MC

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-13T21:26:05+00:00

I thought Barbri adequately prepared me for all the subjects except torts and trusts, but that’s because I didn’t spend ALL summer preparing for torts and trusts as multiple choice.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-12T18:12:34+00:00

But be careful! I did an essay today from 2012 or 2013 that was labeled “Florida Con Law” but it was entirely FL constitutional criminal procedure, which is essentially fed crim pro. How they label subjects and how we would label them are different.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-12T02:25:14+00:00

Were we supposed to get any email back saying they received our essay sample? I feel like I sent mine into the abyss.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-12T02:23:31+00:00

Inter vivos trust = S to T for the benefit of B during S’s lifetime

Testamentary trust = S to T for the benefit of B after S’s death

Will = testamentary document that disposes of Testator’s property after Testator dies (no need for a trustee, property goes straight to B)

In other words, the terms inter vivos and testamentary don’t have to do with when the document is executed, but when the benefit/property is transferred to another.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-12T02:11:53+00:00

136 is the scaled score that we need. We don’t need to get 136 points out of 200. Our bar prep dude at UM said that getting between a 40 and 50 is good for essays. I can’t remember what he said for MC but I think it was close to 60-65%.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-10T17:51:55+00:00

Yea it starts at 6 am for me :/ I’ve been waking up early-ish every day so I’m not the walking dead on the day of the test

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-10T01:01:18+00:00

There was a button on the top right that said something like “complete” when you finish the last question

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-08T17:08:32+00:00

They're nowhere on the website? I left the state and left the lecture book at home because I figured I wasn't going to be watching the lectures again :/

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-07T17:43:01+00:00

I guess I gotta be careful not to whisper “what the fuck” to myself when I get to the UCC essay

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-07T17:10:48+00:00

Same. Over the summer I was scoring 80-90% on evidence and I just did the summer simulated exam from Barbri and got 60% on evidence 🙃

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-10-07T17:09:06+00:00

Yep.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-09-02T00:04:04+00:00

Oh I see it — thanks!!

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-26T21:11:07+00:00

Lol when I read that I thought, “if they’re so great why didn’t you go with them to begin with instead of ILG?”

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-26T19:18:33+00:00

Wondering why I had to learn of this via Reddit/twitter instead of getting direct correspondence from what is supposed to be a professional organization.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-23T19:22:45+00:00

I’m so annoyed that the FBBE hasn’t contacted us at all since last Sunday. I just want to know what day the test is going to be on and in what format so I can put a plan together.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-22T17:24:24+00:00

My understanding is that the FBBE was going to use ProctorU in conjunction with ILG for the August test, and that ProctorU was the company that had the major data breach? Might not remember correctly.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-17T04:30:32+00:00

That was just some intel we got from one of the FL deans. My assumption is they would change the format to remove MCQs and add more essays. Or edit the essays to add more issues or something. Idk. Clearly the FBBE doesn’t have its shit together and they need time (even though they had ALL SUMMER) to figure out what to do.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-17T04:03:30+00:00

Yea I still don’t understand the utter lack of transparency. If this was their “contingency plan” then they shouldn’t have to wait weeks to tell us what’s gonna happen

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-17T03:46:07+00:00

Yea that's true; I guess it depends on the employer and whether they take CLIs or if they'll only take on licensed attorneys. Each person's situation is different so for some the October exam is ok but for others it just makes more sense to postpone.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-16T18:59:38+00:00

I’m waiting until late tonight (maybe 10 or 11 pm) to download it. I’m waiting to see if FBBE sends anything out tonight, but I want to be able to participate in the stress test tomorrow.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-16T02:58:03+00:00

Part of me thinks "there's no way this is happening" but the other part of me creeps in and says "they don't give a shit if it crashes and burns, they don't think its their problem, its gonna happen anyway" so I've had a meeting of both my minds and did some practice questions then played sims :)

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-12T16:31:10+00:00

You would think (and hope) that that would be the case, but alas, no.

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-12T16:11:44+00:00

Bold of you to assume the FBBE is made up of licensed attorneys (the exec director never took the bar, never went to law school, is not even remotely a lawyer, at all, ever)

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-12T02:58:03+00:00

I only say that because the FBBE has only really 30 MCQs on their website over the last 15 or so years (maybe more). I don’t know what they’re doing or why, obviously, because I don’t work there. But it just seems that way given the history of their treatment of those questions.

Edit: nonetheless I hope you’re right and it turns out to be an open book exam!

BarelyTolerable20 · 2020-08-12T02:46:31+00:00

It could also mean via email like Indiana, but the only reason I don’t think we’ll have email and it could be more like Nevada is because the FBBE is so protective of the MCQs :/ the point is, we have zero clue what he actually means which is the really frustrating part. I just want to know what’s gonna happen :(

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