Every Minute Helps

Bathroom? Who has time to go to the bathroom during the bar exam? That would take too much precious test time. I'm bringing some empty water bottles or if that's not allowed then a pair of Depends will do.

What Mile In The Marathon Would This Be?

It seems like now is the time to get serious, come up with a study schedule, stick to it this time around, all while trying not to freak out in front of everyone and not getting physically ill either.

It's possible.

There's still time to learn enough and memorize enough to pass the bar - even if you're only starting now to seriously study for it (look to #5).

Look Into Your Bar Exam Crystal Balls

A popular game bar exam takers like to play is to guess what topics are going to be covered on the essay portions of the exam. Apparently if you go through enough of the past exams you can notice trends and predict those areas of the law that will definitely be tested on and those areas of the law that will definitely not be tested on.

I heard a prediction that there will definitely be an evidence essay and probably a criminal procedure essay (possibly though this might be part of a crossover with the evidence one) and maybe a community property essay on the Cal Bar.

I'm not into predicting what's going to be on the exam mainly because I'm too lazy to do the necessary analysis and also because of my laziness I would probably just focus on my wrong predictions and fail the essay portion of the exam.

Anyway, if any of you would like to make some predictions regarding your state's exam, then feel free to leave a comment (please leave a comment). But what may be a little bit more fun and more telling is to leave a comment about what your dream bar exam would test on.

In the most general terms my six essays would test on:
1. Community Property,
2. Torts,
3. Criminal Law/Procedure,
4. Wills & Trusts (Or just Wills please),
5. More Torts, and
6. More Torts

What can I say? I I <3 Tort's too.

Poolside

Not a bad place to study if not for the fact that the same heat that was causing me to drop beads of sweat onto my review book also liquified the binding glue of that book. Now my book comes in three distinct parts. It was that hot today. Hot enough to unglue a MicroMash book but not hot enough to unglue a National Bar Review book, which coincidentally is the reason given as to why Kathleen Sullivan was rumored to have taken that prep course.

The kids splashing water all over the place, a place that included my book, was a bit of a drawback too but all in all I'm considering returning to that poolside, if not to prepare for the bar then to at least arrive at Ontario with a decent tan.