Atty. Dexter Rojas: "Dex" Top 9, 2019 Bar Exam

ATTY.
DEXTER ROJAS
“Dex”
Top 9, 2019 Bar Exam
1. Please describe your learning style (e.g., visual/auditory).
I find both the visual and auditory types of studying effective, but in that order. I find it easier to listen to lectures after
I've already read the material. So auditory helps with mastery. Also, listening to lectures can be done anytime
anywhere. So I used to listen to audio lectures while driving in traffic, no time wasted.
2. Please share your study techniques or best review practices which you think helped you topped the 2019
Bar examinations.
Memorization techniques
I don't like memorizing. I rarely memorized verbatim because I think it's a waste of precious time, and I forget those I
memorized after a short time!
I focused more on understanding the legal concept, by reading different materials about it, to the point that I could
describe the concept using my own words.
Bar materials (i.e., codals, 1 reference book, chair's cases, memory aid, personal notes.)
I studied smart. I had only one major material for each subject. These review materials were the same books I used
on my 4th year in law school. I supplemented them with compilations of case digests/case notes. I ignored all other
notes because I didn't have time to read them and I thought they might just confuse me. During the pre-week, I read
as much Pre-week Notes as I could.
Hours of reading:
During law school, I just read whenever I wasnt' doing anything. I am a husband and a father and we didn't have a
helper, so I only had a few free hours everyday.
During the bar preparation, we hired a part-time helper, so I was able to read for 12 hours (9am - 9pm) every day,
except Sundays (family day). Included in the 12 hours are naps, meals and browsing my phone.
Review Center/Coaching
I enrolled in PUP Bar Review Center. The fee was definitely cheaper, but the lecturers were the same legal
luminaries you find in other more expensive review centers.
Mock bar
I did a lot of mock bars. I did PUP, I also answered those from Jurists. I also answered those questions from previous
bar exams.
Scheduling
During pre-bar, I followed the schedule of the 4 Sundays, and made sure I read my material twice before pre-week. I
did not "mirror" like what others usually do.
I didn't like text to speech apps because they sound robotic. I prefered pre-recorded audio lectures by legal
luminaries. I also made extensive handwritten notes on my notebooks and marginal notes on my books. I read them
before moving to the next subject, like a wrap up.
3. Please share your tips on how to answer Bar exam questions. (Both in
a. FORM--- how you write, whether print or cursive, pen used, blocking, margins, and
I used Pilot High-Techpoint V7RT, blue. On the left margin, I consistently followed a 1-inch margin. On the right,
around 3/4 inch margin. I wrote in print, leaning to the right. I practiced my handwriting using Arial/Tahoma prints in
italics as reference.
b. CONTENT
When applicable, I used the 3 paragraph rule. The 2019 Bar exam was very long, so I gave very concise answers. I
did not use introduction for the law, I went straight to the legal basis. After all, it is understood that we are asked for
our legal basis to support our answers.
4. What was your lowest moment during the Bar season, if there is any? And how did you overcome it?
My lowest point was the Civil Law exam. I was confident prior to the 2nd Sunday, because, after all, I topped the Civil
Law Review subject. When I encountered 2 to 3 questions which I wasn't quite sure of the answer, I almost panicked.
So, I skipped answering them (which I never experienced in any other subject). First, I completed the answers for
questions I knew the answer to, and went back to those skipped question just before my time run out.
5. What words of encouragement can you share to the law students and bar reviewees, or to the public in
general, amidst our battle against Covid-19?
If there is one common truth about all the sufferings that we experienced before, it is that they all came to a
conclusion. It means that this too shall pass. In the meantime, let us plan for the future, make amends with the past
and make valuable use of the present.
An instance which you think is your embarassing moment during the Bar month.
In all Saturday afternoons before each bar Sunday, I had LBM due to anxiety. So I would take 2 Loperamides every
Saturday night to make sure I didn't make a mess during the exam.

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