MBE Recap: Final Week Strategies

With the bar exam less than two weeks away, this is a critical time to work on increasing your MBE score. This post focuses on a list of things you should be doing and how you should be studying for the MBE in your final week of bar prep. Note your weak areas and your …

Crunched For Time On The MBE?: Ways To Work On Timing To Improve Your MBE Performance

Many of us feel crunched for time on the MBE. One minute, you’re looking at the clock and have two hours left, and the next minute, you’re down to 10 minutes. Time flies when you’re having a great time taking multiple choice questions for the bar exam. If time is something your struggle with, July …

What Do I Do With My Score?: Reflection After Taking A Large Numbered Question Exam

You’re getting to the point in bar prep where you are going to begin testing yourself with higher volumes of questions – 50, 100, 200. These question sets serve a bit of a different purpose than small sets. When you’re doing a small set, you’re likely working on your subject performance and learning law. Or, …

An MBE Approach: A Blog Workshop

Are you struggling with MBE questions? Maybe you need to change your approach to them and get a new perspective. Let’s look at one effective way to approach MBE questions: Take It One Step At A Time Read the call of the question first.Identify the subject of the question.Identify the sub-topic that the question is …

Critical Points To Remember When Studying the MBE

A lot of people are likely giving you tips about your bar study right now. You’re hearing things from me, your bar review courses, your friends and family, and likely, the Internet. Although the advice you’re getting may vary, there are some pieces of advice that I think go without saying. As you begin to …

MBE Traps: Common Mistakes to Avoid When Studying for the MBE

You’re getting to a place in your study where the amount of MBE questions you do is increasing, and the amount will only increase from here. So, let’s get in the right mindset about the MBE, and avoid common mistakes students make. Don’t wait to practice MBE questions until you feel like you have everything …

How To Study With MBE Questions: Active Learning

Many first time bar takers work with MBE questions incorrectly, resulting in ineffective study and stagnant MBE scores. There’s one big mistake you SHOULD NOT make: practice MBE questions and then passively read the answers. This post describes how you should be practicing and studying with MBE questions in a way that is effective! First …