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Notes of a Bar Exam Repeater
As someone who has taken two bar exams within 19 months of each other (Oregon, July 2006; California, February 2008), I have something akin to the perspective of a bar exam repeater. The best part...
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Study It All: Lessons from a Bar Exam FUBAR
Awhile back, I went to lunch with a fellow associate. She told me that one of her friends failed the July 2010 California bar exam. Her friend’s results showed that she did fine on the essays and the...
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Bar Exam Study is Overwhelming … At First
When you first receive your bar prep materials, whether from BarBri or any of the other bar prep courses out there, it is overwhelming. This feeling is made worse by staring at the inches thick stack...
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Why practice tests matter
I have written elsewhere of my belief that practice tests must be part of your bar exam preparation. Most bar students will do lots of practice MBE questions, but might skimp on practicing essays and...
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July 2011 Bar Exam Tips — Quick Start Guide
At the beginning of each bar exam cycle, I like to re-post a revised and updated version of my Quick Start Guide. This post provides a summary of what I believe are the most important and helpful...
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Bar Exam Advice — Do What You Gotta Do
Timeless wisdom. People love to give out advice about the bar exam. Some of that advice is even useful. Recently, I used my law school alumni group on LinkedIn to ask the following question: If you...
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22 Awesome Bar Exam Tips
I have noticed lots of blogs posting lists of bar exam advice and bar exam tips. These lists typically run to 4 or 5 tips. For the past few days, I have been working on a more substantial list of...
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Episode 002 — Three Pillars of Bar Exam Passage
In this episode of the Bar Exam Mind podcast, I dish up some bar exam tips and discuss what I believe are the three pillars of bar exam passage: Diligence; Anticipation of Conditions; and Stress...
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The Willpower Instinct: A Review
When I actually have some time between family, work, and trying to get some exercise, I try to read books about health, nutrition, and mental performance. Recently, I read The Willpower Instinct, by...
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Nutrition and Willpower
It takes a lot of willpower to sit and study for the bar exam day after day, especially since just about anything else is more fun. So, it is important to boost your willpower as much as you can....
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Notes of a Bar Exam Repeater
As someone who has taken two bar exams within 19 months of each other (Oregon, July 2006; California, February 2008), I have something akin to the perspective of a bar exam repeater. The best part...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Study It All: Lessons from a Bar Exam FUBAR
Awhile back, I went to lunch with a fellow associate. She told me that one of her friends failed the July 2010 California bar exam. Her friend’s results showed that she did fine on the essays and the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bar Exam Study is Overwhelming … At First
When you first receive your bar prep materials, whether from BarBri or any of the other bar prep courses out there, it is overwhelming. This feeling is made worse by staring at the inches thick stack...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Why practice tests matter
I have written elsewhere of my belief that practice tests must be part of your bar exam preparation. Most bar students will do lots of practice MBE questions, but might skimp on practicing essays and...
View ArticleClik here to view.
July 2011 Bar Exam Tips — Quick Start Guide
At the beginning of each bar exam cycle, I like to re-post a revised and updated version of my Quick Start Guide. This post provides a summary of what I believe are the most important and helpful...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Bar Exam Advice — Do What You Gotta Do
Timeless wisdom. People love to give out advice about the bar exam. Some of that advice is even useful. Recently, I used my law school alumni group on LinkedIn to ask the following question: If you...
View ArticleClik here to view.
22 Awesome Bar Exam Tips
I have noticed lots of blogs posting lists of bar exam advice and bar exam tips. These lists typically run to 4 or 5 tips. For the past few days, I have been working on a more substantial list of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Episode 002 — Three Pillars of Bar Exam Passage
In this episode of the Bar Exam Mind podcast, I dish up some bar exam tips and discuss what I believe are the three pillars of bar exam passage: Diligence; Anticipation of Conditions; and Stress...
View ArticleClik here to view.
The Willpower Instinct: A Review
When I actually have some time between family, work, and trying to get some exercise, I try to read books about health, nutrition, and mental performance. Recently, I read The Willpower Instinct, by...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nutrition and Willpower
It takes a lot of willpower to sit and study for the bar exam day after day, especially since just about anything else is more fun. So, it is important to boost your willpower as much as you can....
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