After eleven straight hours of studying today, I finally started to get bored with translating the '34 Act into Klingon, and my semester-long project of learning to recite the entire UCC Revised Article 9 in under four minutes kind of stalled when I injured my tongue on a Grape-Nut. I managed to entertain myself for a little while by producing a short-film about SEC Release 33-8591 starring Judy Greer and Larry Tribe, but ended up scrapping the whole project when Arista refused to release Paper Boy's "The Ditty" for the soundtrack.
So, with school no longer holding my interest, and all of this free time, I did the next logical thing: Started Studying for the Bar!
No lie. I finalized my MicroMash order yesterday, and though my written study materials won't show up until next week, I was able to access the 2200 or so practice questions that the program offers.
I did a practice ConLaw exam.
I got 1 question right out of 17.
This could be a long summer.
Gunner!
Posted by: | April 20, 2006 at 09:54 PM
Dude, that's seriously weak. And really, people need to quit talking about the bar. I want no mention of it until March 22nd, okay, the 21st would be fine, I suppose. Until then, I would like to enjoy actually graduating from law school before I start worrying about the bar and looking forward to the very brief peirod of time in between bar and hopping into 100 hour weeks for the rest of my life. So, for now, please let me enjoy life for a very short while.
Posted by: Oklahoma City School of Law 4L | April 20, 2006 at 10:22 PM
OKC 4L,
You've probably gotten this dumb question before, but is your name meant to indicate that you're in your 4th year of law school? I'm asking because I'm currently taking a semester off, so I'm not sure what I should call myself in my last semester, fall '07. I'm starting to like the idea of identifying myself then as a "4L." Reminds me of my undergrad alma mater's pretentious habit (supposedly created by Jeffersonian decree like everything else on God's green earth) of calling undergraduates "first years," "second years," etc. because "the learning experience is lifelong and no one is a 'senior' in it." Or some similar BS.
Posted by: PG | April 21, 2006 at 02:07 AM
PG - i went to the same undergrad university and by the end I hated Jefferson more than any other person that has walked this earth.
Posted by: SL | April 21, 2006 at 08:03 AM
Mr. Wings and many others know my secret already, so I don't mind sharing that I am not, in fact, a 4L at OKCSoL. I'm a regular old 3L. That said, I have used the monniker 4L to talk about friends who graduated but appeared at every football game in the student section, attended all SBA parties, etc.
I think 4L would be a solid way to refer to yourself but probably most just call themselves a 3L to signify "senior" status rather than what year you are actually in. I prefer 4L.
P.S. I never cared much for the "grounds" at "Mr. Jefferson's University" or "The University" even though I never attended. Is it true they have a set of indoctrination meetings to teach freshman what to call themselves and other things at the university?
Posted by: Oklahoma City School of Law 4L | April 21, 2006 at 12:42 PM
The bar is a real b***h! I have recieved about half my study materials for the summer exam. This will be my fourth attempt. The shit of it is that I was a good law student, and was offered several jobs, which of coarse could not pan out because I cannot pass this test.
Honestly, there is one rule to this beast... you have to study harder and longer than you ever have, and more than is truely possible. Get a head start. There will be no legal life if you do not start sacrificing now.
I am!
Posted by: death to the bar exam | April 21, 2006 at 01:08 PM
WTF? Is that comment for real? I mean, according to the bar passage rates, only, like, 5% of UT students fail the bar. I know way more than 5% of my classmates are total morons/alcoholics. Therefore, the bar can't be all that bad. Four tries? Jeez dude.
Posted by: | April 21, 2006 at 01:40 PM
"Mr. Death the Bar Exam" is Ron Mexico.
Posted by: Ian | April 21, 2006 at 02:28 PM
let's start you of on third grade spelling, then move up to the bar
Posted by: "of coarse"? | April 21, 2006 at 02:30 PM
"let's start you of on third grade spelling..."
Oh, the irony...
Posted by: | April 21, 2006 at 03:37 PM
My law school, Bob's Waffle Hut and Law-Talking Place, had a 100% pass rate (8 out of 8.)
(OK, it was actually called California Pacific School of Law, and the area where it was is now office space. But the Waffle Hut really did pass 100% of its students that year.)
--JRM
Posted by: JRM | April 21, 2006 at 05:41 PM
why micromash rather than barbri?
Posted by: easternair | April 22, 2006 at 07:55 PM
Well...one requires class attendance, and the other one is MicroMash.
Posted by: wingsandvodka | April 23, 2006 at 12:53 AM
Everyone knows that Ron Mexico is on his lucky 7th attempt at the Puerto Rico bar exam--it's a lot more difficult because you have to make mixed drinks for the judges (including proper garnishes or umbrellas) while orally reciting the exam, all the while making sure that none of the Puerto Rican citizens vote. It's rather difficult...
Posted by: Ron Mexico | April 24, 2006 at 09:03 AM
As the girl who puts up MicroMash posters once a year, you have earned me like $25. You're my hero.
Posted by: Kat | April 25, 2006 at 02:45 PM
oh the dorkiness of translating anything into Klingon.
by the way, I passed 3 state bar exams. the 2nd one I passed after study for a grand total of 3 days.
Posted by: mikkos | May 02, 2006 at 09:03 AM