Bar Exam Tips, Secrets, Techniques & Strategies

by Ralph A. Sarmiento

Subjects & Schedules

The Bar Exam is divided into eight Bar Subjects spread over four Sundays. While the relative total weights of each of the four Sundays are equal, the eight Bar Subjects are not however of equal weight.

First Sunday:
A.M.:	Political Law & International Law	- 15%
P.M.:	Labor Law & Social Legislation	- 10%
	Total	- 25%
Second Sunday:
A.M.:	Civil Law	- 15%
P.M.:	Taxation	- 10%
	Total	- 25%
Third Sunday:
A.M.:	Mercantile Law	- 15%
P.M.:	Criminal Law	- 10%
	Total	- 25%
Fourth Sunday:
A.M.:	Remedial Law	- 20%
P.M.:	Legal Ethics & Practical Exercises	- 5%
	Total	- 25%

All morning subjects have higher weights compared to the afternoon subjects. Remedial Law is the heaviest at twenty percent (20%) and so it contributes significantly to whether you make it or not. Remedial Law can literally pull you up or down heavily. On the other hand, Legal Ethics & Practical Exercises carries the lightest weight (5%). However, this does not mean that you can take Legal Ethics and Practical Exercises for granted because even if your General Weighted Average is enough to land you in the Top 10, but if you get a Grade of lower than 50 in Legal Ethics, you still won’t see you name in newspapers or in the Supreme Court website when the results are released.