My good friend, Prof. Manuel Riguera of Jurists bar review Center has emailed me an article he has personally written on the “major major” changes in the bar exams and the impact of bar exam review and coaching. As most of you already know, Prof. Riguera is a well known bar exam reviewer and author of book entitled “Primer Reviewer in Remedial law.” He is also one of the owners and founders and currently the review director of Jurists Bar Review center, the pioneer of the very well known “coaching style bar exam review with mock bar exams” concept. The article, discusses the changes in the bar exams and Professor Riguera’s commentary on these changes. He further highlights the greater need for coaching when preparing the bar exams in the light of these new changes. Without further adieu here is part 1 of this three part article which is better than free beading projects. Major Changes in the Bar Examination: Impact on bar exam review and … [Read more...]
Advice for the bar examinee – Part 3
This is the last and final installment of the series “Advice for the bar examinee.” In part 1 & part 2 of the series Prof. Riguera gave some very interesting tips on what to do before the bar examinations. Now he concludes this series by discussing what to do the night before, during the bar exams and after the bar exams. DURING SEPTEMBER AND THE BAR EXAM AVOID UNNECESSARY STRESS AND DISTRACTIONS. Some stress and nerves is unavoidable during the 7-dfbx review and exam week and in fact helps to drive you harder in your studies. However undue and excessive stress and nerves is an enemy of the bar examinee as it results in a lack of sleep and hinders proper thinking both while studying and taking the exam itself. If you feel that you are unduly stressed or worried, learn relaxation techniques like yoga and deep breathing. Prayer and meditation are powerful relaxation techniques. Learning to face and accept the possibility of failure also serves to relax us and unburden us of … [Read more...]
Advice for the bar examinee – Part 2
Taking the bar exams in September 2010 ? These tips from Prof. Manuel Riguera of Jurists Bar Review Center would surely help you a lot ! This is part 2 of a 3 part series. Click here to read Advice for the bar examinee part 1. CHOOSE YOUR BAR REVIEW CENTER SMARTLY. There are three important things which you should take into account in choosing a bar review center: The line-up of lecturers, the schedule, and the existence of a coaching or mentoring program. The line-up of lecturers is important. Get the line-up and study these carefully.In appraising the line-up, get the opinion of successful bar examinees and your law professors. Word usually gets around among the bar reviewees and the law academe about the outstanding and the mediocre lecturers. Pay special attention to the lecturers in the subjects in which you feel you are weak. The schedule is also of capital importance. Some bar review centers draw their schedule based on the availability of the lecturers rather than on … [Read more...]
Advice for the bar examinee – Part 1
My good friend and mentor, Prof. Manuel R. Riguera has written a long but very useful article for law students and bar exam candidates which he entitled “Advice for the bar examinee.” Since law students also frequent this blog, I have asked his permission to feature the article here. Because of the length of the article, I have divided it into three parts. Prof. Manuel Riguera is a well known law professor, practitioner, book author and is review director of perhaps the most innovative bar review center in the Philippines, the Jurists Bar Review Center. Jurists pioneered the “coaching style bar exam review” trend now being copied by other bar review centers. Being a graduate of Jurists Bar review, I really appreciate the concept. I so loved the innovations implemented by Jurists that I wrote the articles “Applying blue ocean strategy in the Philippine bar exam review” and “10 reasons why I love Jurists Bar review Center.” I had also the pleasure of serving as bar exam coach at … [Read more...]
Results of September 2009 Philippine Bar Exams finally released !
(Update: Bar exams results finally released please see results below . . . ) Rumors have it that the 2009 Philippines bar exams will be released tonight, Friday March 19, 2010. As you all know the Philippine bar exams is the hardest exam in the country. It is probably 100 times harder than undergoing gmat prep. According to rumors, initially only about 17 % of the 6,079 bar candidates has passed. However, the Supreme Court has deliberated on the matter and is said to have raised the passing percentage to more than 20 %. This is good news to all 2009 Philippine Bar Exam candidates if indeed this is so. To all who will pass the 2009 Philippine Bar Exam, congratulations in advance! I will be posting he results here soon. For those who will not be able to make it, don't give up! If at first you don't succeed try and try again. For those preparing for the 2010 bar exams and beyond, you might want to check out the Lex Pareto Notes, a bar exam based, statistical based, codal based … [Read more...]
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