As the July bar approaches, many students ask me how to get motivated for the hard work ahead. Here are some thoughts to get–and stay in the proper mindset to prepare and pass the California bar exam: 1. Remember your goal. You’re doing this for a reason. You want to be a lawyer in California and …
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You’ve spent months preparing for the bar exam and it’s finally down to the last week. A lot of students will start feeling their anxiety building in the days leading up the exam and it’s totally normal to be wondering what can be done in this last week. There are some things all students should …
After receiving disappointing bar exam results, it’s tempting for some students to delay taking the exam again. It’s especially tempting for students who failed the July bar exam to wait for the next July bar instead of re-attempting as soon as they can in February. I encourage students thinking about doing this to reconsider for …
Students often ask me whether they can prepare for the bar exam and work at the same time. In a word, the answer is yes. It isn’t easy, but it can be done. Obviously, it’s ideal to have a block of time off to devote to study and prepare for the bar exam, but not …
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Every day I talk to prospective students looking for a California bar exam tutor. I’ve been asked so many questions, but I think there are four really important questions that everyone should consider when searching for the right bar tutor. What teaching process does the tutor use? When considering working with a bar exam tutor, …
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Preparing to pass the bar exam starts before your bar prep… Everyone seems to be preparing for the holiday season earlier and earlier. It seems as if the moment the doorbell stopped ringing from trick-or-treating neighborhood kids, the commercials for Christmas shopping started running on television and the huge Christmas tree went up at the …
Bar results came out last Friday and I know some of you were disappointed. If you are reading this post you most likely didn’t get the bar exam results you expected. I’m sorry. It really sucks to have to do this again. Nobody wants to spend another few months preparing for the exam. I know–I …
Bar results are almost here and I would imagine you’re probably nervous about it. That’s normal. But you needn’t be. There are four good reasons to relax (or at least try): 1. You actually may have passed. Don’t jump the gun! Somewhere around 40% of those who took the exam are going to pass. I …