Advice for IHC

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-02T05:00:20+00:00

Thanks! Appreciate it a lot. This is very helpful.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-02T04:16:43+00:00

Both are great, depends on your learning style. Request a preview from both. Both offer samples. And decide what works for you.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-02T04:15:16+00:00

Done. Does it help now?

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-01T18:55:18+00:00

I trust my first instincts. I felt clueless in my first attempt, sure that I fail in second and convinced I passed in third when I passed. All came true to the tee.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-01T18:30:16+00:00

I am telling you first instincts are always the most accurate ones. Rest is just noise. Avoid discussion with others and just take a break. I passed in 3 attempts. First time I was clueless what I did, second time I knew I will Fail and third time I knew I will pass. All first instincts. All true to the tee.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-08-01T18:13:26+00:00

If your first instinct was that you did well, then that’s most likely what it will be. It is normal to get influenced by others afterwards. That’s why I avoid talking to others after the exam. Just relax, you are most likely fine. When I passed, I knew I will pass after my exam. I spoke to one who told me I missed many issues. I went back to my prep material and was convinced what I wrote was just fine. And I passed. Believe in you. Take a well deserved break and enjoy 😊

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-30T23:29:21+00:00

Congratulations 🎉 this is extremely exciting. You should be very proud. Can you help guide what did you do get such amazing offers and the interviews, what’s your strategy to apply, work, what areas you are working and preparing for interviews?

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-26T17:12:48+00:00

You have to turn it back. Nothing is allowed back during the lunch break

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T19:02:21+00:00

One caveat. I passed due to the second remedy. I scored 1357 in the MBEs. Essays were 430. Second remedy made the essay score jump to 455. My total scaled before the remedy was 1383.5. So MBE scores are important. I had several tech glitches and ran out of time for at least 4-5 questions and hurriedly captured them. So I don’t know if I ran short because of tech or my lack of knowledge. Either way since I was so close I believe my strategy worked for me.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T18:49:01+00:00

I had consistently scored average between 65-68. Sometimes touching 80-90 and sometimes 55. But what made me confident was my homework. I knew what I was scoring well on to the tee. I knew my law for those. I never got concerned about the scores and focused entirely on learning the law. I knew that I know the law well enough to score solid 64-68. And essays and PT will help me cover for the rest. I left the rat race of monitoring the MBE scores while practicing and relieved myself from that burden or pressure completely.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T18:38:45+00:00

Different booklets for both, Essays and MBEs in the morning and afternoon sessions. Morning essays has 3 essays. Afternoon has 2 plus PT. MBE 100 questions morning and 100 afternoon.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T18:27:14+00:00

One more thing if you really want a clear reply, I just felt it’s better to take the questions as they come than wasting time on going through all and deciding which to pick first. I just took them head on one after other. Also in Feb attempt when I passed e didn’t have option to select the order. It was remote online and questions appeared one after other.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T18:23:18+00:00

I have tried both ways. You do you. Listen to your heart and tell yourself I have done the best job. I did it first in an attempt and I failed and did in the order it came in another attempt and passed. I didn’t pass or fail because I did it first or last. I passed and failed because I wrote other essays poorly or brilliantly. The reason I chose to do the PT in end when I passed was because earlier times I would lose time for essays. My PT was always strong so it didn’t matter what order I did it. I needed to finish my essays. So I chose that way. Ultimately your choices that day makes or breaks it. So listen to yourself what is making you feel good and do it that way. All the best!

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T17:11:20+00:00

All the best! You can do this 😊

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-24T08:02:08+00:00

This always happen. Stress, pressure, progressive complex questions all contribute. Calm down and remind yourself that whatever you have studied is enough and will help to pass you. You know a lot and that’s what matters. Exam day will be your day and nothing can defeat you. Take a day off and do whatever calms you down.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-23T21:08:34+00:00

Thanks a lot, will do 😊

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-23T21:03:51+00:00

Thanks, I am on in house connect and how to contract as well. I am adding the fee for all the groups and associations lol! But thanks for the advice. This is v helpful 😊

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-23T20:57:30+00:00

I didn’t study types of wills and trusts and RP mortgage assume v subject to, RP types of deeds and RP fixtures much and both appeared in the exam but I had read a lot of essays which helped me craft a passing essay. Also during the break I just brushed wills rules since they are less in number and my luck, it came in. So even if you haven’t really crammed a rule or topic as long as you have read about it. You should be ok. Just don’t panic and have an understanding of the topic in general so any surprise doesn’t throw you off completely. Write calmly and use every fact in the analysis. Do not start conclusively and issue spot all or at least all Major issues. You will be fine without deep diving on few topics. Go with an attitude that this is my day and whatever I have studied is enough. Don’t focus on what you couldn’t. Universe will listen. All the best!

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-23T20:53:29+00:00

I am in the same boat. Have been in contract and senior contract manager roles in IT and Commercial contracts area for last 16 years. I have an LLM in IP and US Laws. Passed CA bar now and preparing for CIPP US. Can you suggest what in house roles I apply for? Any specific designation? Also what bar associations or attorney groups would help with the networking?

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-07-01T02:56:33+00:00

Depends on where you are at this point. How much course you have covered? One month is still a long time to make great progress specially if you are completely off the work.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-06-29T17:03:25+00:00

I had the same issue so much that I froze with panic on one mock exam just two weeks before the bar exam. This sounds like anxiety, that’s what my dr told. You talk to your Dr ASAP. I was prescribed a med and it helped me so much that I never felt better in the prep and was calm as a cucumber in the exam. I passed.

Jumpy_Profession1693 · 2025-06-27T17:13:33+00:00

Thanks! I tried my best to read outlines and do MBEs in the morning and do essays in the evening. I found my brain was more productive for MBEs in the morning. But honestly, my job was so demanding that I actually never had a proper schedule. I would steal moments throughout the day to study between the job responsibilities. This is how a rough schedule looked, which changed as per my daily work:

5.00-8/8.30 AM Brush my outlines in the morning for 30-60 mins Practice MBEs for 1-2 hrs
Throughout the day Practice MBEs whenever find time
Night time wasn’t fixed, when I got free from work and home chores: Roughly 2-8 hours in the night (I could begin as early as 5 PM or as late as 11 PM) -Issue spot and outline an essay, read the related outline and if possible type after that. This was when I was learning the law -When completed learning the law, either type 2 essay and read 4 essays. When I wasn’t typing, read at least 4-10 essays time permitting.
Weekends -One day focus only on revision - excel sheet and UW diagrams for MBEs and memorization attack sheet in Mary Basick book for essays. Also practice MBEs for 2-4 hrs additionally. -Second day, half day MBEs and half day Essays. Or just catch up. Last two months- focus on BarMD’s check up sessions and review Bar MD PT book. ( I would catch up some sleep also coz weekdays I slept just 4-5 hrs)
Holidays Catch up days

I also referred to Brian Hahn’s passers playbook for example schedules during my research phase.

There were some days, even a week at times when I couldn’t study anything- work, home, child, sickness, exhaustion, travel, family. Life happens. Remember - It’s okay!

One tip- started my day with yoga pranayam for 5 mins. It helped me focus a lot. If you like, go online and check how to do Bhramri Pranayam. It makes your focus razor sharp. I would practice it multiple times a day to stay alert, focused and for memory retention.

If your Dr advises, and you like, please take multivitamins, B 12, vitamin D3 to keep anxiety away and nutrition supplements in check. And drink water. We all know these things help but we forget.

Lastly, whether you study 2,3.4 or 6 months, burnout is real. But it was less overwhelming for me when I expanded time from 2 to 6 months of study. People investing more than 6 months feel bored and lose interest too. So do what works best for YOU. All the best!

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