General'Tips'

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1. Follow' what' worked' for' you' during' law' school.' You’re' the' only' one' who' knows'
what'works'best'for'you'given'your'strengths'and'abilities.'Don’t'feel'pressured'by'
your'batchmates,'because'everyone'has'their'own'style'and'pace.''
2. Have' a' plan' at' the' beginning' of' Bar' review' and' try' to' stick' to' it' as' much' as'
possible.' Decide' how' many' reads' you' want' to' achieve,' where' you' want' to' study,'
who'you'want'to'study'with,'what'your'review'materials'will'be,'etc.'Don’t'listen'to'
rumors'about'examiners,'and'don’t'try'to'read'everything,'because'you’ll'run'out'
of' time.' Decide' early' on' what' you' want' to' achieve,' and' adjust' as' you' go' along.'
Generally,'it’s'better'if'you'use'the'books/reviewers'you'used'in'law'school.'
3. Sleep' at' least' 7I8' hours' every' night,' including' the' night' of' the' exams.' Prioritize'
sleep' over' studying.' Try' to' get' regular' exercise' also,' since' this' helps' you' sleep'
better'and'supposedly'improves'brainpower'and'memory.'
4. If' you’re' going' to' enroll' for' a' Bar' review' course,' pick' the' lectures' you’ll' attend'
wisely.'I'found'the'normal'review'classes'inefficient'because'the'lecturers'spend'a'
lot'of'time'discussing'concepts'which'you'can'read'in'just'a'fraction'of'the'time.'
However,'DO'NOT'miss'the'updates'to'jurisprudence'lectures.'
5. You' will' find' it' really' hard' to' study' the' Monday' after' each' exam.' Take' this'
opportunity' to' relax' and' try' to' forget' the' previous' exams.' Personally,' I' was' only'
able'to'study'again'the'Tuesday'after.'
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Study'Schedule'
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Typical'day'during'Bar'review'(MayIAugust,'1st'read):'
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8:30' ' ' —' Wake'up'
9:00'I'10:30' ' —' Breakfast/free'time'
11:00'I'12:00' ' —' Exercise'
1:00'I'1:30' ' —' Lunch'
1:30'I'7:00' ' —' Study'
7:00'I'8:00' ' —' Dinner/free'time'
8:00'I'12:00' ' —' Study'
12:00'I'12:30' ' —' Prepare'to'sleep/rest'period'
12:30'I'8:30' ' —' Sleep'
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• I'followed'the'schedule'of'the'Bar,'so'I'first'studied'Political'law,'then'Labor,'etc.'
• Rest' day' (2I3' times' a' week):' essentially' the' same,' but' I' replaced' exercise' with'
longer'free'time'and'a'bit'of'studying'before'lunch.'
 • Schedule'is'the'same'for'all'days.'If'a'date'day,'I'finish'studying'before'dinner'so'
that'dinner'onwards'is'free.''
• I' had' no' day' during' the' week' where' I' would' not' study' at' all.' I' would' just' have'
longer'rest'periods'before'and'after'meals.'Schedule'can'be'adjusted'as'needed.'If'I'
felt'like'I'didn’t'study'as'much,'I'would'shorten'my'break'times'the'following'day'
to' compensate.' I' would' follow' my' schedule' more' strictly' as' it' got' closer' to' Bar'
month.'
• For' my' meal' periods,' I' would' usually' watch' one' 20Iminute' show' (Friends,' Big'
Bang'Theory,'Modern'Family)'while'eating,'then'Facebook/internet'afterwards.'
• I'only'finished'2'readings'for'Bar'review'(then'1'more'reading'during'preIweek'for'
each'subject).''
• I'took'around'3I5'completely'studyIfree'break'days'during'the'entire'Bar'review.'
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End'of'August'to'early'September:'gradually'adjust'schedule'to'wake'up'by'4:30am'
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Typical'day'for'September'(until'preIweek,'2nd'reading):'
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4:30' ' ' —' Wake'up'
5:00'I'6:00' ' —' Breakfast/free'time'
6:00'I'10:00' ' —' Study'
10:00'I'11:00' ' —' Break'
11:00'I'12:00' ' —' Exercise'
1:00'I'1:30' ' —' Lunch'
1:30'I'6:00' ' —' Study'
6:00'I'7:00' ' —' Dinner/free'time'
7:00'I'9:00' ' —' Study'
9:00'I'9:30' ' —' Prepare'to'sleep/rest'period'
9:30'I'4:30' ' —' Sleep'
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Typical'day'for'October'(Bar'month):'
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4:30' ' ' —' Wake'up'
5:00'I'6:00' ' —' Breakfast/free'time'
6:00'I'11:30' ' —' Study'
11:30'I'12:00' ' —' Home'exercises/bath'
12:00'I'12:30' ' —' Lunch/free'time'
12:30'I'6:00' ' —' Study'(or'preIweek'lectures)'
6:00'I'6:30' ' —' Dinner/free'time'
6:30'I'9:00' ' —' Study'
9:00'I'9:30' ' —' Prepare'to'sleep/rest'period'
9:30'I'4:30' ' —' Sleep'
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I' always' made' sure' to' make' time' to' exercise' even' for' just' 10' minutes,' since' it' helps' to'
regulate'my'sleep.'
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Review'Materials'
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As' much' as' possible,' for' 1st' read,' I' would' read' all' the' materials' I' felt' comfortable' with'
then'transfer'all'of'my'notes'into'one'material'which'I'then'used'for'2nd'read'and'preI
week.'
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Political'Law'
1st'read'
• Constitutional'Law'
o Bernas,'Primer'
o Nachura,'Reviewer'in'Political'Law'
• Administrative'Law,'Public'Officers,'Local'Government,'Election'Law'
o Nachura,'Reviewer'in'Political'Law'
o Beda'Memaid'
• Public'International'Law'
o Nachura,'Reviewer'in'Political'Law'
o Candelaria'Notes'
o Beda'Memaid'
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• Constitutional'Law'
o Bernas,'Primer'
• Administrative'Law,'Public'Officers,'Local'Government,'Election'Law'
o Beda'Memaid'
• Public'International'Law'
o Beda'Memaid'
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Labor'Law'
1st'read'
• Azucena,'Everyone’s'Labor'Code'
• Abad,'Compendium'on'Labor'Law'
• Beda'Memaid'
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• Azucena,'Everyone’s'Labor'Code'
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Civil'Law'
1st'read'
• Persons:'Sta.'Maria,'Persons'and'Family'Relations'Law'
 • Property:'Paras,'Civil'Code'of'the'Philippines'Annotated'
• Succession:'Balane,'Succession'
• Obligations'and'Contracts:'Sta.'Maria,'Obligations'and'Contracts'
• Sales:'CLV'outline'and'codal'
• Agency:'CLV'outline'and'codal'
• Partnership:'CLV'outline'and'codal'
• Credit'Transactions:'Zuñiga'Reviewer'
• Torts'and'damages:'Aquino,'Reviewer'on'Civil'Law''
• Land'titles:'Beda'Memaid'
• Conflict'of'Laws:'Beda'Memaid'
• Lease:'Aquino,'Reviewer'on'Civil'Law''
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• Aquino,'Reviewer'on'Civil'Law,'EXCEPT:'
o Succession:'Balane,'Succession'
o Land'titles:'Beda'Memaid'
o Conflict'of'Laws:'Beda'Memaid'
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Taxation'
1st'read'
• Mamalateo,'Reviewer'on'Taxation'
• UP'tax'reviewer'
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• UP'tax'reviewer'
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Commercial'Law'
1st'read'
• Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law,'EXCEPT:'
o Negotiable'Instruments'
! Abad,'Negotiable'Instruments'Made'Easy'
o Transportation'
! Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law'
! Abaño'notes'
o Securities'Regulation'Code'
! Tuazon'Reviewer'
! Beda'Memaid'
! Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law'
o Special'Laws'
! Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law'
! Beda'Memaid'
! CLV,'Commercial'Law'Review'(FIA'only)'
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law,'EXCEPT:'
o Negotiable'Instruments'
! Abad,'Negotiable'Instruments'Made'Easy'
o Transportation'
! Abaño'notes'
o Securities'Regulation'Code'
! Beda'Memaid'
o Special'Laws'
! Sundiang,'Reviewer'on'Commercial'Law'
! Beda'Memaid'
! CLV,'Commercial'Law'Review'(FIA'only)'
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Criminal'Law'
1st'read'
• Book'1'
o Boado,'Notes'and'Cases'on'the'Revised'Penal'Code'
o Beda'Memaid'
• Book'2'
o Beda'Memaid'
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2nd'read'and'preIweek'
• Beda'Memaid'
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Remedial'Law'
1st'read,'2nd'read,'and'preIweek'
• Beda'Memaid'
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Ethics'
1st'read'and'preIweek'
• Beda'Memaid'
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Note:'skipped'Ethics'during'1st'read,'so'1st'read'was'during'2nd'read'of'other'subjects'
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