Preparation for the Bar
Here's how we made it through the bar, and it's not pretty!
The bar exam, for some reason, seems to be unnecessarily shrouded in mystery. We all know what topics are on the exam (click here if you don't; select your state if needed), and we know the format of the test, but ask anyone how to effectively go about studying/synthesizing all of that information, or just for general advice, and you will get a hundred different vague answers; the most frequent of which seems to be: "The bar exam is like a marathon."
Meet Paul and Jason, BarApp.com employees. They took the Bar exam in August, 2007. Here is how they prepared for it, months in advance.
Paul started out with a near heart-attack:
"It was a pretty lazy Sunday, May 13, 2007. I was lying in bed, watching T.V., when I suddenly thought I was having a heart-attack. I.m 27 years old, in pretty good shape, so how could this be? I called 911. The paramedics arrived within minutes..." (read more about Paul)
...and Jason found it difficult to focus on the material:
"I have never been the type of student who could read something once and remember it forever. I feel like I am borderline ADD...I will read an entire page only to find that at the end, I have no idea what I just read..." (read more about Jason)
Jason hits the books, and the practice questions:
"How many practice questions should I be getting right? In the beginning, I was getting about 30%..." (read more)
Jason's study and prep-course diary, week-by-week:
"I had no idea that there were any programs other than PMBR and Bar/Bri. ...everyone else was doing it. They expect me to learn six HUGE subjects in six days?" (read more)
Paul's advice, based upon his study diary:
"I asked every person that I knew that had taken the bar for advice. This is what I got, and what I actually did..." (read more)
Share the joy:
"I am exhausted..."
"My confidence is truly shaken..."
(read more)
Prepare Now:
The bar exam, for some reason, seems to be unnecessarily shrouded in mystery. We all know what topics are on the exam (click here if you don't; select your state if needed), and we know the format of the test, but ask anyone how to effectively go about studying/synthesizing all of that information, or just for general advice, and you will get a hundred different vague answers; the most frequent of which seems to be: "The bar exam is like a marathon."
Meet Paul and Jason, BarApp.com employees. They took the Bar exam in August, 2007. Here is how they prepared for it, months in advance.
Paul started out with a near heart-attack:
"It was a pretty lazy Sunday, May 13, 2007. I was lying in bed, watching T.V., when I suddenly thought I was having a heart-attack. I.m 27 years old, in pretty good shape, so how could this be? I called 911. The paramedics arrived within minutes..." (read more about Paul)
...and Jason found it difficult to focus on the material:
"I have never been the type of student who could read something once and remember it forever. I feel like I am borderline ADD...I will read an entire page only to find that at the end, I have no idea what I just read..." (read more about Jason)
Jason hits the books, and the practice questions:
"How many practice questions should I be getting right? In the beginning, I was getting about 30%..." (read more)
Jason's study and prep-course diary, week-by-week:
"I had no idea that there were any programs other than PMBR and Bar/Bri. ...everyone else was doing it. They expect me to learn six HUGE subjects in six days?" (read more)
Paul's advice, based upon his study diary:
"I asked every person that I knew that had taken the bar for advice. This is what I got, and what I actually did..." (read more)
Share the joy:
"I am exhausted..."
"My confidence is truly shaken..."
(read more)
Prepare Now: