The general advice I have seen is to focus on the most tested subjects/ 20-30 rules in those subjects for memorization (for the essays). Is there a spreadsheet or some kind of resource that tracks this?
Has anyone used goat bar prep as their main source of bar prep rather than a supplemental? How did it go for you??
I will be working full time while studying for the bar. Could anyone share some tips as to how they managed their schedule and was able to work at the same time? How many mbes did you do a day? Essays? How were you able to memorize and improve? This will be my 3rd attempt and I do not have the funds to take time off. Your contribution would be heavily appreciated.
I love giving back to the community, so here's something I've prepared for my friends and mentees:
You should be doing between 35 to 50 MBEs per day throughout bar prep, ending up with 2500-3500 total MBEs completed. You should be aiming for an 80% accuracy. Do not let anyone else tell you otherwise. It is better to overshoot than to fail and be forced to retake. Here's how you approach each MBE:
Read the call of the question. Determine what the issue is that’s being asked. Usually, they’re testing some stupid small exception.
Read the facts very carefully and slowly. Sometimes there are red herrings. Focus and try to understand.
Pre-answer in your hand. It’s usually going to be yes/no + answer. So, pre-answer that.
Find your pre-answer selection in the answer choices. If you see it, good, continue. If not, you’re super off base and you don’t know the law.
Now go through each and every other answer choice and determine why it’s 100% wrong. Remember, MBEs mean that only ONE answer can be true, and all the other answers MUST be false.
Once you can (1) select the right answer and right explanation, AND (2) eliminate each and every other answer choice as being wrong and be able to explain WHY, you can have a high level of confidence that you got that MBE correct.
Sometimes, the right answer choice doesn’t seem “right,” but by process of elimination, it will be the BEST answer choice. If you know 100% the other answer choices are WRONG and why they’re wrong, but you don’t know why the remaining answer choice is right, that’s okay. That is likely the best answer choice.
Good resources include Adaptibar Grossman videos and Strategies and Tactics for MBEs. But the best method is to drill as many questions as possible.
Feel free to PM any questions.
I'll be taking the bar the second time in July , I just bought Themis after using OneTimers the first time and not passing with my score in 1000's. My question is , how should I being use themis? I also bought Adaptibar for the retaker MBEs and started on that as well withi the Grossman videos also the Writing Guide for Retakers. Just don't know how to use all the tools I have + active learning instead of being passive. Any Feedback would be greatly appreciated!
How early into prep and how often should I be completing essays? I feel overwhelmed just by reacquainting myself with subjects, getting through the material, and practicing MBEs. It especially feels difficult as I don’t have the BLL down yet.
Hey guys, I failed the J2025 bar but passed the F2026 with 150+ in MBE (According to the NCBE score advisory). I would like to help some of you guys with MBE if you're scoring poorly there. I did one thing differently on my 2nd try and made a massive jump in my MBE score, whereas in the first try I did not even make it to 133+. I have records to show it. DM me.
I am an LLM student who graduated recently, I am looking for a study partner for essays. Feel free to reach out.
I am learning a lot of things from scratch but I am very hard working.
Thank you
I’ve been trying to do multiple choice questions every day. For those that are using Themis, should I be exclusively be practicing NCBE questions or doing both UWorld/Themis and NCBE?
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Has anyone been able to successfully obtain their Access Code to create a My State Bar profile? I accidentally filled out my information incorrectly on my oath card and cannot update it without the Access Code. It is incredibly time sensitive, as I listed my personal information instead of firm information since I did not have an official Associate offer at the time I was sworn in, and glazed over the "public" information part (we were mid trial and exhausted, I know this is 100% my fault).
I submitted an inquiry form and called the 800 number, where I waited on hold for over 8 hours two separate days until the phone lines closed. Not sure what to do, but I'm getting scary spam texts and don't want this information to be public for several more weeks until I get the letter in the mail.
I’m on contracts and I’m struggling with these practice questions. Are these questions from the ncbe??? They seem to be testing very specific nuances and I’m losing it because I don’t have time to learn every little nuance and need to move on to the next subject
Using Themis rn for bar prep
I knew my worst part is MBE, so I started off doing 20 to 25 questions each day and every day I switched a different subject and then each day I would do at least one essay.
For my MBE my worst subject was evidence because I was only getting 7 questions right out of 25 questions. But for contract, I was getting at least 15 right of each session. Therefore, the results were pretty surprising that it was the opposite from my preparation.
I was using Smart prep for reciting outlines, Mary basic for preparing essays, and I used barMD for preparing PT. I was practicing at least one PT per week. As my result suggests my essay and my PT preparation really paid off. but for MBE, it seems that I still cannot get the logic or idek where’s the problem???
I struggled a lot on time management while doing MBE. i ran out if time while doing sets. I found myself frustrated while doing it as well. My preparation now is just doing MBE everyday but i found myself less motivated cuz the more questions i did, the more knowledge i realized that i did not master, then the more panicked i became…
Could anyone give me some helpful tips on overcoming the MBE? Or could the passers share to me about your mental state?
Thank you so much!
For those that have used these, which set should I purchase specifically for the California Bar Exam? Any thoughts/advice is appreciated.
Hi everyone, I’m trying to figure out the best study schedule and overall structure. I’m using Barbri, taking notes while going through the foundation lectures, planning on using Adaptibar for MBEs, and I’m also thinking about getting the Mary Basick essay books for essays and PTs.
I’m trying to decide whether it’s better to take one full day off each week or study every day and just do half days sometimes to avoid burnout. I’m also wondering whether most people followed Barbri exactly or adjusted the schedule to fit in extra practice. I’m worried about burning out but also worried about not doing enough, so any advice or sample schedules would really help 😭
My raw written score the first read was 435. What score did I need to pass?
Bar exam for July.
anyone use his weekly classes and what did you supplement to pass? Thank you!
Hi all! I passed F26 and just received my positive moral character determination today! They told me my name will be put on motion on Wednesday. Does anyone know from this point how long it will take to receive my oath packet? I’m trying to plan when I am going to be sworn in. Thank you in advance!!!