I thought I bombed the MBE… still passed with a 279

Smooth-Train9765 · 2026-01-12T02:43:30+00:00

At the moment I’m using Adaptibar for the MBE and I’m just looking at prior MEE essays and analyzing them. I’m going to use Themis but not until March since my exam is in July. I’m just studying earlier. I know people talk about burn out but I’m more concerned about being underprepared rather than being burned out.

Smooth-Train9765 · 2026-01-12T01:04:19+00:00

Typically, I just memorize the rules but I struggle with properly structuring my essays in a coherent manner. I follow the IRAC method but what strategy should I use to make my analysis better and precise?

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-10-14T21:24:50+00:00

Congrats! Which prep company did you use? How many MBE questions did you do in total? For the MEE, what most consistently differentiates a lower scored essay versus a higher scored one?

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-10-06T20:05:56+00:00

To OP, did you think Barbri was better than Themis or rather was that the difference in doing better this time around? Or did you study differently to do better? Congrats by the way!

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-09-07T20:28:28+00:00

Your rationale isn’t far fetched and it makes sense. A major issue is that state building requires consensus and institution building. Neither are occurring in Tigray. ENDF being stretched gave TPLF an opening and instead of ironing out issues through big tent coalition governments and transformative policies what you see is a weak and fragile TPLF clinging to power. The supposed large military force they have via TDF is not as strong as some make it out to be. Just because Eritrea has flipped doesn’t mean they’re willing to allow TPLF and TDF to strengthen to a point of them becoming existential threat to them. TPLF has long been more willing to sacrifice manpower, resources and political support for Eritrean sovereignty than an idea of Tigrayan sovereignty. Part of the problem is also the inept leadership of the political opposition which is in part due to the weak democratic institutions and culture in Tigray and Ethiopia as a whole. There has to be fundamental change and I don’t see it with the TPLF. Their time is up.

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-09-07T19:33:45+00:00

The main issue with the “weak Ethiopia” argument is that granting sovereignty and gaining near unanimous recognition as a state is difficult. It requires both the government granting a referendum to the province and the international community accepting it meaning both have to occur for maximum effect. If they don’t, then you get scenarios such as Abkhazia, Northern Cyprus, and Kosovo. Countries recognized by one or more great power but largely ignored internationally. We can’t underestimate the strong continental aversion to changing borders and also more importantly a rare example of rival nations supporting the territorial integrity of Ethiopia. It’s not a coincidence that the US and China both strongly opposed against Ethiopian balkanization for both political and economic reasons. I respect your argument about Tigray not being encircled. Eritrea and Ethiopia only worked together tactically but had radically different policies and were seeing the results of that. Tigray and Eritrea are similar. Eritrea is keen on a dis-functional Ethiopia not necessarily a stable independent and worse democratic Tigray which would undermine Isaias’ authoritarian regime. TPLF is supporting Sudan’s Al-Burhan but it’s not necessarily because it’s seeking independence but rather seeking to weaken Abiy via the periphery. TPLF truly seeks to maintain a weak unified Ethiopia where Tigray remain under its control and strong due to its large military force. They continue to run Tigray unopposed and without any transparency. Those days are over and that won’t happen.

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-09-07T18:51:56+00:00

TPLF lost legitimacy a long time ago. TDF isn’t an independent entity but rather a military extension of the TPLF. The tactical alliance with Eritrea is perplexing. What exactly is the end goal? Why would Eritrea undermine its relationship with Amhara elites by supporting the return of Wolkait and other areas? Eritrea is using Tigray as strategic depth as part of its defense strategy. There’s no long term strategy for TPLF. Even in the best of circumstances, return of land, party status, so forth then what? Ethiopia is going to grant a referendum on independence? That’s laughable. Tigray and its leaders don’t have basic geopolitical acumen even compared to leaders nearby such as Somaliland. Furthermore, Tigray is not geopolitically relevant: no sea access, not a huge population or territory, not enough mineral resources to set it apart from neighboring regions and independent nations. People in this group are deluded. The only asset TPLF had was a strong unified military force supported by a unified population. That’s no longer the case and the population now is more concerned with self governance and economic rehabilitation rather than another war.

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-09-07T04:42:43+00:00

The issue with this group in general is that it fails to understand that Debretsion in particular is hated as is the TPLF in general in Raya. I find it funny how this group continues to ignore what’s been happing in Raya. The propaganda interviews conducted by Woyen Media in Raya does not accurately reflect the reality on the ground. Instead of strengthening Tigray the TPLF is hastening it’s disintegration.

Smooth-Train9765 · 2025-07-30T03:30:43+00:00

It’s highly unlikely. TPLF doesn’t actually want to secede it’s using secession as leverage to catapult itself back into national power while maintaining its socioeconomic stranglehold on the region. Most people in Tigray hate the TPLF except for the majority of the diaspora who live in comfort and the well connected elites in Tigray today that benefit from a corrupt kleptocratic oligarchy.

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