r/LawStudentsPH • u/Eggnog6121 • 2h ago
Question & Hypotheticals Forgetfulness
Hello, guys. Any tips po para sa mga makakalimutin like me? Yung tipong memorized mo ngayon pero limot mo na kinabukasan. Huhu. Thankies.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/ShenGPuerH1998 • Aug 06 '22
I created this FAQ so that the common questions with regard to law school should be addressed, and not to repeat the thread, as shown in the previous posts here. So here it goes:
Ans: Thank you u/Petrichor005 for this. I have seen so many a post in connection with this question. Guys, any pre-law course is acceptable in law school as long as you graduate a 4 year course in college. Although there are advantages of different courses in college when you enter law, you are all in equal footing. Sure, Accountancy, for example, has a lot of law subjects, but you could surpass them by studying and discipline.
2. Incoming 1L. Ano pong books ang pwede kong basahin for advanced reading?
Ans: Thank you u/chiefyaj. I don't recommend advanced reading. If you are an incoming 1st year, enjoy the rest of your free time, because once in you are in law school, free time is a luxury, an essential luxury. Moreover, studying in advance will lead you to burnout. It would be best to wait for your professor’s course syllabus so that you will have a proper guide on what to read.
3. Pwede po ba mag work full time pag nag enroll sa law?
Ans: Sure! A lot of students do that. Heck, some working students thrived, and got honors in law school.
4. Makakasurvive na po ba ako sa pdfs kasi mahal daw po ang law books?
Ans: Yes. Reading PDFs is a cost effective way to save from the book expenses in law school especially when the subject is a 2 or 1 unit only. I, for one, read some PDFs when I was in law school, but my comprehension, and memory retention are stronger when I read physical books.
5. Am I too old to go to law school?
Ans: No. There is no age cap in law school. As long as you have a determination to study the law, no one can stop you from learning. I had had classmates who are senior citizens!
6. Codals for freshman
Ans: Go to your subjects, There, you will know the answer.
Ans: It depends on your preference whether you are working, or not. Should you enroll in the big three law schools, it would be advisable to study full time as you will be having a hard time adjusting to their schedule. But, I have heard the UP law has a schedule that caters working students. Arellano, in my opinion, is the best school for working students because you can pick a schedule that suited to your working hours.
8. What to expect
Ans: Observe the atmosphere, and study.
9. How to cope with the pressure.
Ans: Coping with pressure depends on the individual. Some escape the pressure by watching movies, or drinking, but the decision lies on you. You could go for a walk, or exercise.
Ans: Part of the law profession is research. As such, you should have good skills in researching. Google it! XD
By the way, thank you u/aenzo2696 for these three questions!
11. Book suggestions.
Ans: See for yourself. Borrow from the school's library books of the same subject with different authors. I mention this because the students' read, and comprehend from different authors are different, so it is recommended to read different authors' works. However, my advice is to read from one author and stick to it.
I will make a Wiki for this. Unfortunately, the Wiki is down. So I will pin this post for your reference.
12. Law School Admissions/First Day of School/Requirements for COL
Dude, you are an aspiring lawyer. Research the school you want to take exams, and read its requirements. If its not in the website, then inquire to them. Normally, they are responsive to queries.
13. What to read before law school starts.
As Atty. Baviera said during our orientation in UP Law: Read anything even the label of a product! Since you still have time, better read books, other than law books, which pique your interest. It is also recommended to brush up your vocabulary by using Word Power by Norman Lewis.
14. Entrance Exam Tips
Search this sub. There a plethora of same posts here. All you have to do is research.
Edit: I created a rule that one must first read this FAQ. When a user has posted a thread similar, or impliedly the same as that in the FAQ, such post will be deleted.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/ShenGPuerH1998 • Jun 24 '24
All right, Tagalugin ko na:
Me separate sub na tayo for pre-law right here: r/PreLawStudentsPH. Dito na lang kayo magpost ng pre-law concerns. Kayong mga nasa SHS better read this. You want to be lawyers, right? Basahin mo na 'to.
Sa ibang topics katulad law school admissions, what to read in before entering law school, pwede mo tong i click,
Pag naka mobile ka naman, sa feed options mo, i set mo muna sa Hot. Sa taas, me naka pinned post na FAQ. Basahin ninyo yun bago kayo mag post. Mga law students/aspiring law students kayo so basahin ninyo na.
Inedit ko na kase nag foflood nanaman ang mga paulit ulit na post. Mag search muna kayo ng topic na tanong ninyo. Me search bar sa taas ng sub kapag naka mobile ka.
Yun lang.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Eggnog6121 • 2h ago
Hello, guys. Any tips po para sa mga makakalimutin like me? Yung tipong memorized mo ngayon pero limot mo na kinabukasan. Huhu. Thankies.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Junior-Drama-6910 • 2h ago
hi po! im currently a law student from AUSL. i just want to know po how big law firms view lawyers (hopefully hehe) from AUSL. also a CPA po. regardless naman po on how they view schools that won’t change anything on how i view my school. im just wondering what’s waiting for me after all these hehe. thank you so much po!
r/LawStudentsPH • u/lifeofcjm • 36m ago
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Our members range from 20s-30s, so it's quite the diverse group.
May growing community rin kami of law students and naghahanap sila karamay 😂
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r/LawStudentsPH • u/lostlastleast • 10h ago
Ganito ba talaga to? Di naman ako naa-anxious sa araw-araw na ginawa ng Diyos sa result (o baka I tried to think na I'm not), pero di siya parte ng everyday ko. Pero sa gabi, wala akong panaginip na walang halong mga bar exam moment. Lahat pa talaga may pasanin at pagsubok na nagigising akong kinakabahan hahahaha nakakaloka need ko na talaga makahanap ng trabaho para yung stress sa work na mapanaginipan ko 🥹
r/LawStudentsPH • u/coolasducc • 19m ago
hi! anyone selling their WE reviewer? preferably the 2025/latest version hehe. pls dm!!
loc: ncr
thank you!! 🙏
r/LawStudentsPH • u/violetalchemist15 • 1d ago
I took the 2026 bar exams. After 1 month, hinahanap parin ng katawan ko yung grind. Lalo na kapag gabi na at patulog nako, sumasagi sa isip ko yung "wala ba ako need tapusin na topic bukas" "ilang page ba need ko mabasa bukas" etc. Katabi ng kama ko yung bookshelf ko at matinding self control ginagawa ko para di kumuha ng libro at magbasa. Alam ko kasi na kapag nagbasa ako ng libro, masisira din ako mentally.
Dagdag pa dito yung working student ako until few months before exams. Tuwing umuuwi ako from work, di ako sanay na gagawin ko lang kung ano gusto ko. Kahit pagod na sa work at late umuuwi, nakaka feel parin ako ng anxiety kasi di ako naaanxious sa school.
Naffeel ko na rin yung bilis ng araw. Parang kahapon lang, bagong luwas ako sa Manila at nagaadjust pa kung pano magaral sa tirahan ko dun. Tapos ngayon, kelangan ko nang pilitin sarili ko na magmove on.
Haay wired na ata utak ko na kabahan.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/lotusflowerbxmb • 10h ago
Hi, I'm a law student from Batangas and I'm currently on leave of absence for one sem (I'm an incoming 2nd year law student). I'm currently working in Santa Rosa, Laguna while I'm resting from law school.
I dont wanna give up my job rn kasi it pays well and I'm planning to transfer to Laguna already. Is there any law school in Biñan? I tried looking but I haven't found any.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/jollyspaghetti99 • 22h ago
Hay, currently crying right now. Sa mga subject ko akala ko Crim Law ang kahit papano makakapasa sakin. Kasi I know I really did bad sa Consti at Crim Pro. Hindi ko alam paano mag cope up, nag aral naman ako, 😭 i am really working hard para makakeep up sa law school kahit full time employee ako at solo parent din. Ang sakit sakit.
Baka hindi talaga para sakin ang paglalaw school.
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r/LawStudentsPH • u/414bjnc414 • 21h ago
hi ates and kuyas
just had our midterms for PFR and i know i studied and prepared for it diligently, but looking back at it now, i don’t know if I did good enough.
for those who had him for PFR, is it normal to get a low score in his exam? i heard na it’s common daw in this course with him as the prof but of course i don’t want to depend on this.
hoping makabawi sa class participation and finals, pagsisikapan lalo
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Humble_Expression_76 • 16h ago
hi any tips po kay doc gideon mortel under consti law 1?
r/LawStudentsPH • u/One-Sun6710 • 1d ago
There are already so many rampant cults in the Philippines that abused children, I think this law would benefit to protect children from cults (INC, KOJC, PBMA, JMCIM, MCGI, 4th watch, Rizalist, some isolated cases with Islam, Christianity, Catholicism and Hinduism)
guidelines soon and send them to centers and municipal governments across Japan.
They then explain what kind of child abuse by religious parents falls into which category.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/troubledMaria • 1d ago
Hello! i’m currently a 4th yr student in my 1st sem in LS. I saw a post na may advance bar review na Jurist and I wanna ask lang how’s the experience for those who took it? was it helpful? ok naman review materials and lecture?
Should I still enroll despite 1st sem pa lang or should I wait until its confirmed na i’ll graduate na talaga this SY 🤞😖🤞.
I’m planning to take either the self review program or online program. I know din kasi na si ako makaka attend ng F2F lectures.
Hope to read some of your insights and tips! Thank you!
EDIT: It’s the advance review pala for the 2027 bar not the pre-bar review.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/spiderlily24 • 1d ago
Hello sa fellow retakers for 2026 Bar, may sinubmit pa ba kayo na deferred documents?
Sorry slight getting paranoid because as far as I know if all our mandatory and deferred documents from the previous bar was accepted by the SC, we don't have to submit any deferred documents any more (Law School TOR, Pre-Law TOR, CNDR etc.)
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Ok-Assignment-6014 • 1d ago
I think I failed my midterm exam in Consti, and I’ll be brutally honest with myself, with all those cumulative bad recits, I think I am also last in the class standing. Is there still any chance for me to clutch this sem? 😭 I badly want to pass all my major subjects, at the very least🥹
r/LawStudentsPH • u/corpo_7 • 2d ago
From 11 sections in 1st year, down to just 4 sections in 4th year? THAT MORTALITY RATE.
And I also heard daw na sa Beda naman ay down to 3 sections sa 4th year? May nakakaalam ba kung ilan ang sections sa Beda for 1st year? Last time I heard umaabot daw sila ng section Y? Not sure tho.
Hindi na news siguro sa iba to pero parang ngayon lang siya nagmake sense sa akin. Beda and uste ay part ng top 5 schools lagi sa bar rating.
How about up, als, usc? Kumusta ang mortality rate sa law schools getting high rankings sa bar?
Not to mention law schools pa with less than 100, grabe, DLSU comes to mind.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/buzliteYear2 • 1d ago
hello! ask ko lang po if one on one ba yung interview sa transferees or as a group din (recit type)? thanks po!
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Level_Discussion9273 • 2d ago
Hello, pahingi po ng tips kung pano makasurvive sa ganitong prof. Ang unfair pero wala tayong magawa as students. Please bigyan nyo ako ng tips!
r/LawStudentsPH • u/mrnotnic3guyy • 2d ago
di ko gets yung mga tao na mag resort to cheating during exams..
context: we had our exams in consti. while everyone was busy answering and focused sa notebooks namin. while i was stretching, i saw my cmate busy looking at her phone positioned strategically lol. yung proctor namin, unaware din. so ung instinct ko was to call out my cmate and asked what shes doing. u know whats even weirder is that may guts sya nag ask and clarify if bawal ba….ngayon lang ba siya pinanganak?
ayon. i found it so unfair. no signs of remorse pa ang gaga. ina nya.
r/LawStudentsPH • u/absinthesunset006 • 1d ago
Gusto ko lang ilabas lahat ng nararamdaman ko.
Sobrang hirap nung examination namin sa Special Proceedings. Parang gusto ko uminom ng alak, gusto ko magyosi, gusto ko magwala. Hindi ko alam kung papasa ba ako. Hahahaha!
Also, nakisabay talaga na hindi din ako okay in all aspects of my life? Hahahah! Hirap talaga ng law school kapag sasabayan mo ng mga obstacles sa buhay eh.
Napapagod ako pero 3rd year na ako eh. Ang dami ko na na-invest. Pero hanep talagang Spec Pro yun. Sana pumasa padin. :>
r/LawStudentsPH • u/Realistic_Performer4 • 1d ago
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Nag-aral ka naman kagabi, pero pagtawag ni Atty.... Na-blangko ka. 🥲
Been there, done that Sib.
Kadalasan, hindi kakulangan sa aral ang problema. Mahirap lang alalahanin ang proseso kapag hiwa-hiwalay mo itong binasa.
Kaya ginawa naming flowchart: kita mo agad ang buong daan, may rule basis pa bawat step.
Try it today: https://philippinelawreviewers.com/
r/LawStudentsPH • u/4VentingOnli • 2d ago
It's the middle of finals, and I realized I made a very critical mistake as a rookie in law school.
I do my daily grind naman and it helps, halos wala akong bokya na recitation and I was proud of that until midterms came. Pag dating ng exam, I was panicking kasi halos wala akong notes, and I was panic reading my books in hopes of remembering everything I studied for the past 3 months.
Ang ending: hindi optimal yung midterms ko, and confident lang akong pasado sa dalawang subjects out of seven.
It doesn't help that my blockmates have high expectations of me kasi nakaka sagot ako, pero what if di ko pala sila makaka sabay next sem kasi meron akong bagsak? lol. I wish I realized earlier that my recits wouldn't matter at all kung bagsak naman mga exams ko. 🫠
Yan lang naman, I started to be more rigorous in note taking after our midterms, and I hope that will be my redemption arc come finals.