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I am Studying All the Time — But I Don’t Feel Like I Know Any Law!
What do you do if you have been studying diligently but still don’t know the law? This is such a common feeling among bar students. In my opinion, this happens when you haven’t been studying correctly...
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Please DO NOT Spend All of Your Time Studying the Law!
Students around the country are preparing for the bar exam. And already, it is happening—I am hearing comments from those studying that they don’t have time to practice because they are spending all of...
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Studying for the Bar Exam? Loosen Up!
Today we have a guest post about dealing with anxiety while studying for the bar exam. Ryan Rivera struggled with anxiety for years and negative thinking was the consequence. Now he provides...
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Life Doesn’t Stop for the Bar Exam
The bar exam is an all-encompassing experience. However, as much as we would like to put the real world on hold for the bar exam, we can’t. And as life continues on, so do life’s challenges. What am I...
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What are the Magic Outlines to Help Pass the Bar Exam?
I want to take a moment to chat a bit about outlines for the bar exam. There are a lot of quality outlines out there. Your commercial bar review provider may have some, you may have purchased some to...
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The 7 Areas of Bar Exam Preparation
Today we have Dustin Saiidi dropping by to give some bar exam tips for those getting ready to prepare for the next exam. Dustin Saiidi is an author and helps students pass the bar exam by providing...
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What Is the Worst That Could Happen?
As we get to the final days of the bar exam preparation period, many folks are feeling anxiety and stress increasing at an exponential rate. You might find yourself consumed with worries about what...
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How Can You Support Your Bar Studier?
If you or someone you love is taking the bar at the end of the month, you may be wondering how you can be supportive. Well, here are some tips to help. Don’t downplay what they are going through. Many...
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Warning, Burnout Ahead! Take a Pre-Bar Exam Study Break
Law students around the country are taking their last final exams of their law school career. As law school winds up, their focus turns to the bar exam. It is just weeks away (okay, not weeks, months...
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Why Do We Have to Write Out Practice Answers?
I have been talking to many students around the country about how they should best prepare for the bar exam. Many students complain that writing out exam answers takes too much time. So they just want...
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The Power of the Re-Write
If you are studying for the next bar exam, I hope that practice is a key part of your study plan. And not just practice for practice’s sake. You really want to practice and evaluate your work. How else...
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Call a Therapist
As folks around the country continue to get disappointing bar exam news, many are devastated, frustrated, or just not sure how to move on. Picking yourself up after a failure is a challenge. Deciding...
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Working While Studying? “Play” Bar Prep Like You’re Playing Risk
Today’s guest blogger is Sarah Eli Mattern. Sarah obtained a Juris Doctor degree from Florida A&M University College of Law. She is a licensed Florida attorney and the founder of “The Student...
View ArticleTaking Care of Yourself is a Critical Part of Your Bar Exam Preparation
As the Bar Exam approaches, some of us tend to get tunnel vision — forgetting about everything that does not involve studying, even our own well-being. In Lee’s article for Solo Practice University,...
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If You Don’t Know Why, You Won’t Pass
When I sit down with students for the first time, especially students coming back from a bar exam failure, I often ask, “Why do you want to be a lawyer?” Sometimes I get a very traditional answer. But...
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Help! I Can’t Afford a Therapist! 4 Things to Try
A bar studier wrote to me after reading my blog post on anxiety and the need to find professional help. However, she was in the situation so many of you may be in where you wish you could afford to get...
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Getting Mentally Ready: Let Go, Relax, and Get out of Your Own Way
Have you ever wondered if hypnotherapy could help you find bar exam success? Today we have a guest post from Kay Heatherly, a hypnotherapist in San Francisco. She and I were talking recently about how...
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My Best Bar Exam Tip: Just Decide You’ll Pass
I leave most of the bar exam advice to Lee, since she’s the resident expert, but I wanted to drop by to share my best bar exam tip: Just decide you’re going to pass. On first glance, this might seem...
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Is Reading Sample Answers Stressing You Out?
One thing that I hear from students on a regular basis is that they become frustrated and disillusioned when reading sample exam answers. Sometimes, these answers are real student answers, as they are...
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Are You and Your Significant Other Studying for the Bar Exam Together?
When I was studying for the bar exam, I had a few sets of friends who were part of a couple studying for the bar exam at the same time. I remember listening to folks talk about how challenging it is...
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