by Matt | October 14, 2013 | bar exam outlines
Updated bar exam outlines now available. I wanted to let everyone know that I have updated the MBE outlines and the California bar exam outlines available for sale on this site. If you are interested in purchasing them, just follow these links: 2014 MBE Outlines 2014...
by Matt | October 6, 2013 | anxiety, coaching, stress reduction
I recently read about a very interesting technique for reducing stress and anxiety. This technique is especially useful for situations where your mind is spinning out of control and making you increasingly anxious about a future event. Since many people get themselves...
by Matt | September 10, 2013 | anxiety, coaching, fear
Use this technique while studying for the bar exam or anytime you feel anxious or fearful: Take a minute right now and breathe deeply into your lower abdomen. Don’t force yourself to hold your breath or breathe too slowly, but relax all tension and let gravity pull...
by Matt | August 27, 2013 | bar exam tips, coaching
One of the most popular posts on this blog is about performing a Bar Exam Level Set. The idea behind a level set is to take stock of your resources and your goals to see what you need to do or obtain in order to achieve those goals. In the case of the bar exam, you...
by Matt | July 3, 2013 | bar exam tips, essay study tips
When responding to bar exam essays on test day, you need to make sure that you manage your time so that you can respond to each essay as completely as possible. In this post, I will outline a simple approach to ensure you achieve the maximum points possible on your...
by Matt | June 27, 2013 | bar exam tips, essay study tips
The basic steps in writing a good bar exam essay are: review and analyze the call of the question skim the fact pattern with call in mind read the call of question again and determine major topics slowly read through the fact pattern and create your essay outline...
by Matt | June 21, 2013 | bar exam tips, self-study
One of the best tools for bar exam preparation is free: Wikipedia. If you need to find out additional details of some bar prep topic, it can sometimes be difficult to find it in the materials provided to you by your bar review course. So, just hop over to Wikipedia...
by Matt | June 15, 2013 | coaching, endurance
We all know that exercising is good for us. It keeps us strong, limber, and healthy. But, some people start to let exercise slide while they are studying for the bar exam. The most common excuse for this is: I don’t have enough time to exercise. Well, exercise...
