By: Atty. Ruben C. Talampas, Jr., April 26, 2015
The 2015 BAR is special to me. Some of my students, a former legal staff along with two of my current staff, will try to hurdle and pass the examination considered by many as the most difficult but a coveted one.
The difference of the 2015 BAR Schedule from the 2014 Schedule I have previously prepared is the additional one month for this year since the BAR will be held in November. The Review schedule is of three parts: (1) the First Reading; (2) the Second Reading; and (3) Pre-week Review. During the First Reading, reviewees must cover all the topics in the syllabus for 2015 BAR for each subject provided by the Supreme Court. To get your copy go to www.judiciary.gov.ph, choose Supreme Court, choose Bar Admissions, then download the syllabus for each bar subject. This review schedule is designed in such a manner to aid your memory or to remember more easily what you have reviewed for the subjects that are more proximate to the scheduled date of examinations.
It is suggested that you must follow this schedule even if the dates will not coincide with the subjects being lectured in the Review Center you are enrolled. You will notice that the schedules of lectures in the Review Centers are not chronologically or systematically arranged (halo-halo) for the reason that they have to adjust with the availability of the sought-after BAR Lecturers who make themselves available to different Review Centers. During the Pre-week review you must study both subjects every day for the obvious reason that you will take two subjects in every examination day. This is part of your confidence building and to ensure yourself that you are prepared for both.
Before May 1 you should already have your Daily Time Schedule. This is where you divide your 24 hours of the day. I cannot make it for you. You will be the best person to prepare this time allocation considering your current daily activities. I suggest though that you should consider your sleeping and wake-up time habits. It’s better to wake-up early in the morning (4:30 am) to simulate your waking-up time during the BAR days.
(See my previous post: “BAR Acclimatization”)
FIRST READING
Subject Dates # of days
Political Law May 1-15, 2015 15
Labor Law May 16-29, 2015 14
Civil Law May 30-June 16, 2015 18
Taxation June 17-30, 2015 14
Mercantile Law July 1-18, 2015 18
Criminal Law July 19-August 1, 2015 14
Remedial Law August 2-21, 2015 20
Legal & Judicial Ethics August 22-31, 2015 10
SECOND READING
Subject Dates # of days
Legal & Judicial Ethics September 1-4, 2015 4
Remedial Law Sept. 5-16, 2015 12
Criminal Law Sept. 17-23, 2015 7
Mercantile Law Sept. 24-30, 2015 7
Taxation Oct. 1-7, 2015 7
Civil Law Oct. 8-17, 2015 10
Labor Law Oct.-18-24, 2015 7
Political Law Oct. 25-31, 2015 7
PRE-WEEK REVIEW
Subject Dates # of days
Political Law Nov. 2- 7, 2015 6
Labor Law Nov. 2-7, 2015 6
Civil Law Nov. 9-14, 2015 6
Taxation Nov. 9-14, 2015 6
Mercantile Law Nov. 16-21, 2015 6
Criminal Law Nov. 16-21, 2015 6
Remedial Law Nov. 23-28, 2015 6
Legal & Judicial Ethics Nov. 23-28, 2015 6