I've read 15 out of 36 cases. Di ko rin nabasa book. Hindi ko na alam. I never felt inferior and unprepared in my academic life, only today, only in law school. Grabe.
1L here for 1 month in law school already.
Prior to entering law school, I have so many standards for myself. Given that I am full time, sinabi ko talaga na I'd give my very best: notes in all subjects, advance reading, understanding the law deeply—you name it. But 1 month now in law school and I am ashamed to admit that I haven't been able to do all of those. Sobrang wala ako lagi sa focus. It would take me 30 mins to finish a paragraph, because sobrang ligawa talaga ng utak ko. I feel so behind sa readings. Hindi man lang ako makapag notes because I'm always cramming. This is very different from undergrad where I get by without even studying for a day. They say that preparation for the bar starts on your 1st day of law school, and I feel like I already messed up the first 30 days of mine :( I know petty pakinggan but yeah. It's just with all the advice I'm seeing that you should build your foundation as early as 1st yr, I've been so pressured.
Hi, 1L here!
I kept seeing comments before na as early as 1st yr, you should already build your foundation. That was my goal going into law school. However, 2 weeks since law school started and I feel so lost with the amount of readings there is to read! Nakasurvive naman but I am doubting if may maaalala pa ba ako weeks or months from now sa dami ng inaral😔 halos di na rin ako makapag notes since tambak talaga. I just really hope na months from now ay tanda ko pa din yung mga concepts na inaral ko. Partida full time student pa ko niyan, yet I'm so overwhelmed huhu
Is this a good thing to do po ba? Effective po ito sakin. Kaso feeling ko, I'm cheating my way in understanding the case by myself. Feel ko hindi na tatrain yung critical thinking and issue spotting ko since I already know the issue or the gist of the case even before I read the full text. I see this as a smart way of learning, but I don't know if it's effective in the long run.
Everyone talks about how they highlight codals and cases, but how about commentaries? What are the important things to mark and highlight?
Di naman nangangarap mag top, pero yung way of answering nila ang gusto ko gawing standard hahaha. May alam ba kayo na publish books ng bar topnotchers or interviews where they shared how they answer bar exam questions? Sana i-release ng Supreme Court every bar exam yung sagot ng mga topnotchers so we know what's considered a "very good" answer.
1L here. We're using the book of Cruz but my prof in Persons said that Bernas for Consti is a must-read for us. According to him, the best way to learn the law is to know the intent of the framers behind it, and that's exactly what the book of Bernas is all about. Ang mahal lang kasi and so nagdadalawang isip ako.
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