In the final few weeks of study, students want to review every subject but do not know how to. A lot of these final weeks are also going to consist of memorization, simulations and practice exams. This blog post is designed to help students design their study schedules in a way that helps them review …
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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 …
Bar exam study is stressful, but when you enter bar exam month, the stress level definitely increases. You may find your stress level beginning to rise as the days move on this month. Although it doesn't seem like it, there is good news in this: stress is something you can control. Not only is it …
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When July strikes, panic ensues. Students begin to realize that they are in the month of the bar exam and that it is getting closer. Although this is true, there is plenty of time to work on things and to get stronger. What should you do now that July is here? Consider these two points …
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Even though you've been through three years of law school, nothing you faced there quite compares to the type of emotions you feel while studying for the bar exam. Along the way, we've all felt a sense of fear, anxiety, disappointment, and frustration. These feelings are normal. However, you can't let these feelings overcome your …
We are officially at the half-way mark during bar prep, and the pressure is likely building. With the feelings of increased pressure, stress, and anxiety comes this feeling of needed to study more. At times, this can cause many students to burn out. This post discusses ways to handle the emotional rollercoaster that is bar …
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You might be thinking: "It's too late to make my own outlines" or "making outlines are too time consuming." Attack outlines are a bit different. They're your own condensed version of each subject, and they may only be 5-7 pages. You work on making them and use them for final review a week or so …
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The MEE can be frustrating, especially in the first half of bar preparation, because you are learning a lot of law and are moving at a fast pace, all while trying to memorize to feel comfortable writing essays. However, as I've said before, even if you feel like you don't have anything memorized and like …
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I think we have all been here and can relate - we have been studying for over one month and we have days where we feel like nothing is sinking in and like we don't know any law. What's up with this? First, know that just because this is a feeling, doesn't mean it has …
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When I was studying for the bar exam, at times I found myself off the tracks I was supposed to be on. Studying was frustrating, monotonous, and isolating. Students tend to feel this way as they approach the half-way point. There will be bumps along the way: low scoring practice tests, a difficult MPT, or …
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