by Matt | May 23, 2013 | bar exam tips, MBE
How well should I be doing on my initial MBE practice questions? What is a reasonable percentage to be getting right? Should I worry if I am doing poorly on these initial practice questions? I recently received an email from a reader asking what MBE scores should look...
by Matt | November 24, 2012 | anxiety, bar exam outlines, MBE
When you first study start studying for the bar exam, you wonder whether you can fit all that information into an outline. Well, you can. The best way to assure yourself of this is by reviewing outlines from others who have passed the bar exam. That brings us to this...
by Matt | October 6, 2011 | bar preparation course, MBE, self-study
Over the past few months, I have had several email conversations with foreign-trained JDs who want to know about which bar exam preparation courses are best and how they should prepare for a bar exam in the United States. Since I anticipate these issues are common for...
by Matt | July 27, 2011 | endurance, exam tips, MBE
I asked myself that very question both times I walked out of the second day of the bar exam (first in Oregon, then in California). The MBE is a difficult test because both the questions and the answers can be cryptic or confusing. Even worse, two of the answers are...
by Matt | January 6, 2011 | angst, MBE, Oregon
Not much. Actually, surprise surprise, the comparison is a metaphor. Here is the metaphor: no matter how hard a rock is, water will eventually wear it down to dust if the water just keeps dripping against the rock. See where this is going? If you were like me, you...
by Matt | December 10, 2010 | diligence, MBE, repeaters
Awhile back, I went to lunch with a fellow associate. She told me that one of her friends failed the July 2010 California bar exam. Her friend’s results showed that she did fine on the essays and the performance test, but received a very low score on the MBE. I...
