Yay, you made it through law school! Too bad you still have to pass the dreaded bar exam.
Read on for advice on passing the bar, getting accommodations, and what to do if you (gasp!) fail. (It isn’t the end of your career, really.)
The Bar Exam and Bar Admission
- How to Stay Resilient in Law School Alexandra Muskat faced struggles in law school and while taking the bar exam (twice), but she found ways to stay resilient throughout these hard times. She's offering advice about how to follow her lead and maintain resilience as a law student.
- Bar Exam Perspective - Advice and Reflecting Back on the Bar After Passing Shirlene Armstrong is looking back on her bar exam study, the actual exam, and what she learned from the experience now that she's a licensed attorney.
- I'm a 1L/2L, Why Should I Care About the Bar Exam? If you're early on law school, you may not be thinking about the bar exam, but it's going to be important later. Shirlene Armstrong offers some basics about the bar exam and advice for preparing early.
- Test Anxiety: What To Do When You Struggle with Multiple Choice Tests While certain people struggle with certain types of tests, multiple choice tests can often be a challenge. Shirlene Armstrong discusses her own struggles with them and how she's preparing for a big test with a multiple choice component coming up - the bar exam!
- I Failed the Bar Exam! Now What?!? It happens! Bar tutor extraordinaire Lee Burgess (co-founder of the Bar Exam Toolbox) shares some advice for dealing with this worst-case scenario.
- Stressed About the Bar Exam? 5 Last-Minute Tips From an Expert Tutor! Lee returns with some great last-minute tips.
- How I Prepared for the Bar Exam People kept asking how I prepared for the bar exam(s) without taking BARBRI, so I wrote it all down.
- Three Things I Would Have Done Differently for Bar Prep If you're preparing for the bar, or if you're a law student thinking about when and whether to take bar classes, this is the post for you! Here are some things you might want to consider as you move toward the bar exam.
- Flipping Out About the Bar Exam? An MBE Expert is Here to Help MBE expert Sean Silverman shares his tips for conquering the Multistate Bar Exam, one of the most feared tests around.
- Handling Stress Before the Bar Exam: One Person’s Journey Are you stressing about the bar exam? Take a look at a bar tutor's suggestions for how to deal with potential panic points.
- Where to Study for the Bar Exam: Environment Matters There's a lot advice out there about how to study for the bar exam. The prevailing wisdom is to limit distractions and other obligations while studying for the bar, but how does this apply to your study environment? What about where to study for the bar?
- 6 Tips For Applying For Bar Admission on a Budget Law school can sometimes seem like one expense after another. And it doesn’t end when classes conclude. You still have to pass the bar exam and get admitted! Here are some tips on getting licensed without going broke.
- Confronting Injustice on the Bar Exam The bar exam reflects law as it currently is, not as we might wish it were. If you're a social justice warrior, the bar exam may put you into some uncomfortable situations. Here are some tips for coping and passing, so you can get out and fight the good fight!
- Podcast Episode 72: Accommodations in Law School and on the Bar Exam (With Dr. Jared Maloff) In this podcast episode, Dr. Jared Maloff, a Licensed Clinical Psychologist in Beverly Hills, California, talks about helping students get testing accommodations for tests including the LSAT, law school exams, and the California bar exam (to name a few).
Want more bar exam help? Check out our Bar Exam Toolbox website and podcast!