How I Passed the Bar Exam: My DETAILED Study Schedule

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Hey Legal fam! In this video, I'll be breaking down my detailed Bar Exam Schedule that got me to pass. I understand that feeling of being overwhelmed when you first start bar prep, so I hope this video can guide you in making your own schedule for success!
Now, when it comes to studying, you want to focus on ACTIVE studying... Like doing practice tests, essays, and multiple-choice questions. This is way better than just reading outlines or watching video lectures!
I'll break down my Monthly schedule of how I studied for the bar exam & then my Daily schedule. Of course, everyone is different, so study the way that works best for you. But if you're curious about my study plan, keep watching!
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C H A P T E R S
0:00 Intro
0:48 My monthly schedule
3:12 Month 1
4:07 My daily schedule
8:42 Month 2
10:45 Mock bar schedule
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@witickerbagel5011 2 ай бұрын

Studying for the bar starting next week, very helpful video! Thank you so much for this.

@SwaggyEsq 2 ай бұрын

Good luck!! You got this!! 🙏🏼

@janetteproa3443 Жыл бұрын

Super helpful! Thank you for making this video. I’m taking the bar this July (TX/UBE) and you just gave me the validation I need to stray from the Barbri PSP lol. ❤

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

You’re so welcome! Best of luck to you on the TX bar, I’m rooting for you and will see you on the other side 😉🙏🏽

@brunaaraujopereira_ 2 ай бұрын

Muito feliz em ver que tenho colegas do Brasil por aqui! Também estou focada nos estudos para o BAR Exam.

@bronxcollar3134 Жыл бұрын

This is great! I’m gonna pass this on to my friend Daryl!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Great idea 😉🙏🏽

@AnnMarieCrew 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this👏🏾 I’m definitely going to model this schedule going into the bar for this upcoming July

@SwaggyEsq 4 ай бұрын

Let’s go!! So glad to hear this. Rooting for you!! Best of luck in July 😊🙏🏽

@AnnMarieCrew 4 ай бұрын

@@SwaggyEsq thank you so so much🫶🏾

@hyojinlee 8 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video!

@SwaggyEsq 8 ай бұрын

You got it! Thanks for dropping in ✨

@frankalston1674 Жыл бұрын

This is pretty good. I’ma have to use a few of your strategies.

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Appreciate this and glad you found these tips helpful! Will be posting more bar prep tip videos in the coming months leading into the July exam as well. Stay tuned!

@alexandredeoliveira2350 Жыл бұрын

Ótimas palavras, muito obrigado pelas informações.

@CopeWithComedy 2 ай бұрын

Hi Denise, I emailed you a few days ago! Would be thrilled to get your detailed study schedule. Thank you for your help!

@AishaReallyMeansLife 9 ай бұрын

Taking the Feb bar. This is super helpful. Thank you!

@SwaggyEsq 9 ай бұрын

Glad to hear that this is valuable to you 😊 wishing you best of luck during bar prep season! You got this 🙏🏽

@IamRonisha Жыл бұрын

AWESOME VIDEO!!!!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! 🤩

@TheTeaisDelicious 5 ай бұрын

My timings were Up at 7am - shower and eat breakfast, listen to music and watch a little tv 9am to 1pm study / 4 hours 1-2 lunch break 2pm to 6pm / 4 hours 6-8 dinner and tv time 9-11 3 hours study Sunday off I studied four months - 1056 hours and I creamed the bar exam - I mean I literally destroyed it - you have to make a schedule and stick to it - I switched my phone off and didn’t speak to anyone except my family - I focused and didn’t care about anyone or anything. I followed a simpler pattern to this lady in this video except I went through the materials first three months in depth and then just practiced every 6 days for a month is exam conditions and after I did my cycle I sat the exam with a one day gap - no studying day before exam I - ate light food, relaxed and got an early night prepacked and got up early and went to face the biggest battle of my life! You can do it too - just believe, keep to a routine and remember keep that phone off!!!!!!

@SwaggyEsq 5 ай бұрын

Love to hear this!! This is why you killed the bar! Had a great routine, got rid of all distractions and stuck to your schedule. Super happy for you! 🙌🏽🙏🏽

@htlewis07 Жыл бұрын

During your second month, for the morning and afternoon shifts are you doing for example; 100 evidence MBE (morning), 4 corporation MEE (afternoon)…

@ninalord7669 8 ай бұрын

Hi Denise, I didn't see in your videos or schedule time blocked for studying outlines. Did you just jump into questions without studying/memorizing outlines? I am struggling with spending too much time viewing and studying lectures, and by the end of the day, I am exhausted, and I don't even feel like I remember all that much even though I am doing active studying, meaning I am taking notes and really listening. Any advice you have on how to memorize outlines would be hugely appreciated. Thank you, Nina

@sidfontes8391 8 ай бұрын

Im from Brazil, but I will pass the Bar exam. Im a lawyer for 12 years in my country.

@SwaggyEsq 8 ай бұрын

Hello! Absolutely, you got this. Wishing you best of luck during your bar prep studies! 🙏🏽

@ericcajaec3310 2 ай бұрын

Me too....sou brazuca e vou tentar.

@ericcajaec3310 2 ай бұрын

Sinfontes, onde vc conseguiu os materiais para estudar ? .obrigado

@kathywinkleman Жыл бұрын

Hi!! Thank you so much for sharing these great tips. I will be taking the CA bar next year and feel like I’ve forgotten so much. How did you deal with learning the black letter law/rule statements without going through all the long lectures? Thanks again!!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi Kathy! Appreciate your support on the channel :) Wishing you best of luck on the CBX next year -- you got this!! As far as learning the BLL / rule statements, I did a mix of learning and memorizing by creating my own Essay schemas and MBE rule sheets. I discuss this further in another video where I talk about the Resources I used to pass the bar exam. Hope this helps! 🤗 The Resources I used to pass the Bar Exam: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcWFo7yBy9KwY2w.html

@AnushreeJois 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! that's very helpful. I am curious though, how did you prepare your outlines? I am preparing them as I solve MBE and Essay questions, but that takes up a lot of time. This means I am not able to solve as many questions as I would have liked to, as I am spending a lot of time learning from the answers. Do let me know if you have any suggestions! thanks

@stevenschwartz7760 Жыл бұрын

Thanks very much for your video! Quick question- when did you take the time to actually learn the material/ write your outlines? I’m doing Barbri now and most of the time is spent with me watching lecture videos. Thanks!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi Steven! I studied my outlines in the 3rd shift of my day (I.e, after I was done doing active studying like essays/MBES). So I used this time to work on more passive studying while my brain was winding down and reviewing my answers from the essays/MBEs.

@JD-cu3po 2 ай бұрын

Hi Denise! Thanks for the video! Where can we find the pdf schedule?

@rightofcenter2967 3 ай бұрын

When did you have time to practice Performance Tests? I feel that is my weakness and I’m not sure if didn’t hear you mention where you squeezed PT’s in during month one?🙊

@chriskim6261 2 ай бұрын

When you did active studying sessions, how did you develop the foundation to do the problems? Did you squeeze in video lectures before or just jump right in?

@LovelyDiem 4 ай бұрын

@swaggyesq, hi Denise, I hope all is well. May I obtain a copy of your outlines and templates of each tested subjects. I’m studying for July bar. Working full time . Thank you!

@darkstarstranger3302 Жыл бұрын

Hi Denise. So, I'm using Barbri since my school provided it for us and I'm not sure if you're familiar with it but barbri has lecture videos that lay out all the law for the subjects (I'm CA). The lectures are usually separated into 2 videos scheduled one day after the other (the videos can be up to around 5 hours long each). For example, I have gone over evidence, con law, and have just now finished contracts over the past 2 weeks. You mention that we should 'study less, practice more' by doing active studying like mbe sets/essays/PT's but my concern is, by practicing more aren't we essentially just learning from our mistakes? Say I do 100 torts mbe and get 38/100, I have to review the reasoning and rules on the questions I got wrong to learn. What do you say on the video lectures that explain the reasoning of the law? Personally, I find myself always getting distracted and often 'bored' while watching the lectures which could be the whole passive studying you mentioned. I suppose what I'm trying to get at is, wouldn't you need to have a foundation for 'practicing' by 'studying' the subject first? Also, you mentioned flashcards as part of your 'passive studying' at the end of the day, does this include memorizing rules verbatim? And when did you have time to write down the rules? I'll be sure to email you to take a look at your study schedule because I honestly don't feel like I'm learning that much with what barbri is scheduling me.

@jeffrey25631 7 ай бұрын

Read first on your review material then pre test then watch lecture then post test .. Tomorrow follow up test then read for another subject then pre test then lecture and so on Combine passive and actife studying

@Ashokaroramotivation 15 күн бұрын

Brilliant

@xenoBALOT87 Ай бұрын

hey .. thanks for this, i have no idea what i'm doing, i just graduated from law school. i haven't formed any study habits at all.. i'm scared .. i'm just blessed i passed the law school subjects. now the problem lies on how to start the real studying for bar exam. thanks a lot really.. T_T

@SwaggyEsq 23 күн бұрын

You got this!! :)

@Sofia-mq6jg 3 ай бұрын

Should I do Themis as a foreign grad or should I just do your method? I am familiar with all the subjects.

@Bagelshibae Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the great video! Just to be clear, for the month 2, if a day is for contract and torts, do the 100 MBE questions and 4 essays only deal with these two subjects? or are you do mixed questions for all other subjects? Thank you!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the support here! For month 2, I would do a mix of all the MBEs every day. For the essay subjects, I would do 2 contracts and 2 torts (from your example above). So I would split the essays into the 2 subjects I was reviewing that day.

@Bagelshibae Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!!! You’re the best

@ericcajaec3310 2 ай бұрын

Where can I find materials to study, I'm not in US. Thanks

@jorgefranco_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this! In month 2, during M-F’s 100 MBE questions, was this mixed topics or specific one topic for the day?

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

For the 2nd month I was doing a mix of all the MBE subjects. But of course, if you feel weak in a certain subject, I’d focus on that and maybe do like 50 Qs subject specific then the other 50 mix. Up to you though! Best of luck 🙏🏽

@jorgefranco_ Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@SpiffBanks Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for this insightful video, is there any book recommendations that'll help me accumulate knowledge so I too can pass the Bar Exam?

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

So happy you’re finding this helpful! As far as book recs, the only one I used during actual bar prep was Strategies & tactics by Emanuel for the MBE portion. I believe JD advising has a free PDF that talks about some tips and tricks for the MBE as well that is helpful. I also talk more about the resources I used during bar prep here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/gcWFo7yBy9KwY2w.html Hope this helps!!

@SpiffBanks Жыл бұрын

Thank you sm !!

@kennethblake3521 2 ай бұрын

What about the PT?

@AntiMasonic93 Жыл бұрын

The published answers on the State Bar's website gets criticized a lot. I, personally, found them to be helpful.

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Completely agree with you here! The sample answers shouldn’t be seen as “bible” per se. In some instances there can be missed issues and whatnot. But what it does show is what the graders are generally looking for and the main issues to hit in that particular fact pattern. It’s a good starting point if you’re completely lost in how to answer an essay question. This is why it’s so important to read A LOT of the sample answers so you can craft your own essay attack outlines. Just my opinion though and what also helped me! 😁🙏🏽

@vivianabarnwell 6 ай бұрын

Thanks! This is super useful. How many times did you go through the Emmanuel book?

@SwaggyEsq 6 ай бұрын

I only went through Emmanuel once! But went through Adaptibar almost 2-3x bc it was faster through the computer

@vivianabarnwell 6 ай бұрын

Thank you!!!! I appreciate your response. This might be a weird question, but do you coach on the Bar?@@SwaggyEsq

@SwaggyEsq 6 ай бұрын

Of course! Unfortunately, I don’t have the bandwidth for coaching. But hope my videos can help in the interim. Rooting for you!! 🙏🏽

@jennilynpecsoy1348 Жыл бұрын

Atty. Can you please upload how your routine study or how can you recall your reviewed subject, tnx, help me to prepare my 2023 Phil. Bar exam

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi Jennilyn! I’m working on those videos next. Stay tuned and hit the notification bell so you can hear about when I post more bar prep videos 😁

@justherefor Жыл бұрын

MULTIPLE CHOICE?????????

@fateliaavery5754 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I am sitting for the Bar exam in July! I would love a PDF of your study schedule if possible!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi Fatelia! Are you sitting in for the CA Bar exam or another state? Absolutely, what's your email and will shoot you over a copy. FYI - I'll be posting more bar prep tips in the coming months leading into the exam. So stay tuned and best of luck with your studies!

@jaguilar34 Жыл бұрын

@@SwaggyEsq Also just emailed you for a copy!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

@@jaguilar34 Excellent! Just emailed you a copy ☺ thanks for your support, girl! YOU GOT THIS!

@LovelyDiem 4 ай бұрын

@swaggyesq, May I obtain a copy of your pdf study schedule and template of each tested subjects?

@DavidKukava 5 ай бұрын

Can I get pdf version of the study schedule? And how?

@SwaggyEsq 4 ай бұрын

Hi! Happy to help, feel free to email me and I’ll send you a copy of the last cycle from Feb 2024. Just apply it to July 2024 calendar and should be the same! Fnssetheway@gmail.com

@Sofia-mq6jg 3 ай бұрын

Sorry, I have additional question. I’m doing MBE practice. You mentioned you do 100 MBE’s, don’t you write down your right and wrong answers? That takes me so much time! I couldn’t get through 100 MBEs!

@sarahabutaleb9630 Жыл бұрын

Hi D, so did you devote 2 days for each subject? And did them for 3 times.. also i noticed that you did not use any bar review right?

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi! Yes, for the 1st month of bar prep my main focus was to go through each subject 1x and split it into 2 days. The 2nd month of bar prep, I went through each subject again but this time twice for a total of 3x by the end of bar prep. Also, I have a downloadable PDF attachment with my daily and monthly schedule broken down. If you're interested in a copy, feel free to send me your email! :)

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Also, the first time I took the bar, I studied with Barbri. The 2nd time I took it (and passed) was with a tutor. Hope this helps!

@txla4878 Жыл бұрын

@@SwaggyEsq Hi. I am prepping for bar exam in July, I would love a copy of your PDF. Also, can you clarify what you mean by going through a subject. Is that following an outline and reviewing all the rules, writing flashcards, or something else ? Can you provide content on what exactly you did. Did you use any other resources such as lean sheets, MBE decoded, or any other tools? Thank you for all this!!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

@@txla4878 Hi there! Feel free to email me at fnssetheway@gmail.com and I’ll send you PDF copy. And thank you for the content suggestion, I’m actually planning on dropping a video explaining what bar prep resources I used to pass. Stay tuned! 😊

@alexandredeoliveira2350 Жыл бұрын

Denise você é ótima.

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Obrigado! 🙏🏽😁

@anne366 4 ай бұрын

What does PR mean on your calendar?

@SwaggyEsq 4 ай бұрын

Professional Responsibility 😊

@CarlosAntonio-ks5ym 11 ай бұрын

How long you need to study for pass in the bar exam??

@SwaggyEsq 11 ай бұрын

I dedicated 8 weeks leading up to the bar exam date!

@joscorpio373 8 ай бұрын

When did you work during all this?

@SwaggyEsq 8 ай бұрын

I was actually lucky enough to take those 2 months off to study for the bar exam with no distractions. If you have the financial ability to do, I’d highly recommend only focusing on the bar for those 2 months 🙏🏽

@lonnie-uq6xq Жыл бұрын

❤

@Numerouno386 Жыл бұрын

Thank you. Are you filipino?

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Yes! 🇵🇭

@anniee1046 Жыл бұрын

Hi! I’m also studying for the bar exam in July. May you also please email me a pdf of your study exam if possible? Thank you!

@SwaggyEsq Жыл бұрын

Hi Annie! Of course, shoot me an email at fnssetheway@gmail.com and I’ll send it over 😁

@anniee1046 Жыл бұрын

@@SwaggyEsq just sent!

@rosyidihamzahofficial5889 6 ай бұрын

i am lawyer from indonesia...awesome explanation

@SwaggyEsq 6 ай бұрын

😊🫶🏼

@jannahzailon9254 Жыл бұрын

oh i dont know, its not like im downplaying your efforts and bar exam at your country but that practice wont apply here in the Philippines since bar exam here is considered the most rigorous licensure exam.. it will take you like almost a year to prepare or even years..