Hi! I’ve never done one of these. I’ve had two big heartbreaks, currently going through one of them. I really want kids in my future. I am starting a new career. I love my friends and family.
Gracias 🙏🏽 💕
Hi everyone! I started GOAT bar prep and having done Themis before this is Better. 🙌🏽
It breaks down hard concepts that will actually be tested. Bc I never ever want to take this test again I am doing GOAT, UWorld (free from Themis as retaker), Claude AI to breakdown answers I don’t understand and I got a tutor (I’m only doing like 4 sessions on the hardest subjects for me).
I am first generation and was a first time taker in Feb 26.
I think I didn’t get a 270+ bc of a couple of things. I didn’t take Civ Pro 2, Property 2, Secured Transactions, Family law, Torts 2 in law school. So I was relying on Themis videos, YouTube and random stuff to teach me. But Themis videos + dumb fill in video outlines were a complete waste of time they are way too general to the bar, yet long. The MBEs are so specific!!!
I was also getting burned out with Themis. I was trying to get everything checked off without actually stepping back and learning. My last 5 weeks I completely stopped the program bc my MBEs were not getting better. I started actually reviewing my answers and starting to understand. If I wouldn’t have done that I would have gotten a lower score I Guarantee it.
Another reason was I scored high in my writing but messed up one MPT and that brought my score lower.
Test day is no joke!!! With what I know now I would do some things differently…
Some tutors recommend Themis outlines but they are soooooo boring and loooong. It’s also like they are not even in English sometimes. That’s why I like GOAT. I was doing property I questions yesterday and I looked back to Themis to check a concept and it was dull, short for some reason when that is a very important concept(weird). I am 100% sticking to 🐐.
On my first try friends and I started studying together for MEEs two hours on the weekends and they had BARBRi and had stopped using it bc they hated it. They ended purchasing Grossman videos, JD outlines and a bunch of other things. One even got a tutor. They passed in the Jx where we went to school which needs a 260 (I moved to 270 Jx).
This is my final “rant” for those of your starting prep and have commercial big box bar prep. Be kind to yourself and walk away from it if you need to. Burn out is a real thing. Understanding concepts and why you got qs wrong is more valuable than doing more more more. ✨
DM if you need anything and Good luck!!!