02/08/2025
What happens in a typical class in law school? This clip shows you a sneak peek (Take note: Mabait pa si Prof kasi he gave an idea what the case is about. Typically, hindi naman nagbibigay ng clue. Sa law school dapat papasok ka nabasa mo lahat ng assigned cases and the textbook na prescribed. Hindi pwedeng hindi.)
Meanwhile, please do not underestimate the challenges your law school friends face almost on a daily basis. Let's try to understand that everyone is facing their own challenges... Many law students come to class with unimaginable pressures both from law school and from other aspects of their respective lives. Well, not just law students, but also EVERYONE in general, we DO NOT KNOW nor do we have any idea what others are going through, so being, or at least striving to be, a more understanding and forgiving person makes the world a better place. Wag i-judge yung hindi nakaka-recite. ❤ Pero on the part of the prof, ayun baitan lang ng konti pa, pero yung pag grade, hindi dapat ma-compromise yung quality. Pag di naka recite, "thank you, next" na lang. Dagdagan ng konting reminder "buhay, kalayaan, ari-arian, at pag-asa ang nakataya sa pagiging abogado. Hindi pwedeng hindi nag-aaral ng mataimtim." (This is why sobrang higpit sa law school, hindi pwedeng "bastat" nalang ang papasa. Maraming nakataya kapag abogado ka na.)
This movie depicts the lives of students of law and the challenges they respectively face. Mayaman ka, mahirap, matalino, o ordinaryo, pare-parehas kayong dadaan sa challenges at susubukan ng law school ang tatag ninyo.⚖📚 (Hindi nakapag-masterclass si ate girl satin bago sumabak ng law school kaya hindi niya alam i-handle ang pressure ng recitations! Kasi yung mga mentees ko, nagco-concert kapag recitation! Excited mag recite! Nagbo-volunteer pa kung pwede sa prof! haha! 🤓) Tandaan: Correct preparation is the key..
I remember when I was in first year, I had a classmate who would have panic attacks during recitations. She would hyperventilate, pull her hair in all directions, and when asked to sit, would bang her head on the wall (hindi naman dumugo).
Bar Boys. Pinanood namin itong magkakaibigan sa sinehan. Mangiyak ngiyak syempre, kasi buhay namin (natin) yun eh, masarap ang law school pero ang daming challenges minsan overwhelming din as it takes so much time and effort from you - but it returns naman to you great rewards. Especially the things you learn and the friends you gain - priceless! This movie shows the public of what happens on a typical day in lawschool under a terror professor (HINDI LAHAT AY TERROR HA [emphasis supplied], madami ding very nurturing and at the same time very effective).
Given at least 50 to 80+ Supreme Court decisions then for just a subject (we had around 6 subjects per sem), plus your various books, hindi mo alam paano ka matatapos! The professor would even ask the middle name of one of the parties in the case, or the plate number of the car driven by the party apprehended by MMDA. Most of the time, it is not that the student did not read nor the student did not study - try reading at least 20 stories and remember the characters, their roles and how it went through, if those would not mix up, welcome to law school, baka may potential ka!
Reaching the higher years, hindi lang 50... sometimes 90 to 100 cases! Hindi mo alam ano ang matatanong, dapat handa ka. Prayers talaga. Minsan, isang beses ka lang matatawag sa buong semester, pag tinamaan ka ng magaling, yun na ang recitation mo. Kaya minsan haggarda versosa na ang mga law students. Yung classmate mo na super ganda o gwapo ng first day, 3 months later, wala na yung super. Haha maganda at gwapo padin naman. Nawala lang yung super. Pero pag nasanay na, bumabalik din naman, don't worry. Yung iba nga nagbobloom sa law school.
Again, hard work (prepare, prepare, prepare...) and prayers - Lots and lots of them. Pero dapat marunong ka din i relax ang sarili mo, if you have faith, of course, mas madali mong i relax ang sarili mo. Essential yun, sabi nga ng prefect na isa sa favorite ko na prof, si Atty Taleon, ang nanay ng San Beda Law, the incumbent Vice Dean, "you will pray in law school like you have never prayed before!"
Sabi ng isa kong professor sa isa kong classmate na atheist. Pumasok kang atheist, lalabas kang mapag-pray. Exactly, I once saw my atheist classmate, todo prayer siya sa chapel, nakaluhod pa! Aba oo nga, tama si sir. Haha!
Hindi naman lahat ng professor ay terror. Meron ding nagmamalasakit. Hulog sila ng langit. Natututo ka, nag eenjoy ka. Yung mga terror, hindi ko alam bakit ganon sila, pagpi pray mo nalang na gawin silang mabait ng Dios. Baka style din nila yun para mag aral ka.
In San Beda Manila naman, no professor that I know use foul or disrespectful words against the students. Proud ako dyan. Extremely strict lang, San Beda eh, pero nandyan parin ang respeto.
By the way, sa San Beda nag shooting ang Bar Boys. Ganda sa San Beda 'no? Enroll na!
I'm not kidding, the Bedan training is something you should aspire for!
And, kung Beda kayo, narito kaming mga ate at kuya ninyo to help you.
Prayer and hard work.
Ora et labora.❤
Atty. Rob Gozun
*Hindi nakapag-masterclass si ate girl bago mag law school saken kaya ayan, di niya alam paano mag prepare. Actually, malaking bagay ang may coaching bago pa sasabak sa law school. Kaya nga tayo ang kauna-unahang nag bigay ng coaching sa law students via the Masterclasses.
*If you want more law school tips, I have a Youtube vlog where I upload valuable videos for everyone, especially law students and those who plan to enter law school eventually. You may also feel free to follow/add my page or my fb.
: Clip - Bar Boys, 2017 (Promotional clip)
I do not own the clip, nor intend to profit therefrom. Intending to promote this wonderful work of art for free.
Filipino movies! Sa "Cinema 76," mga indie films pinapanood, may schedules sila. Google nyo na lamang! (UPDATED: Mayroon na din nito sa Youtube)
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