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Pass the Bar!

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I am a bar exam preparation teaching assistant at a law school. I passed the bar with plenty of room to spare on my first attempt, but teaching others to do the same has strained my abilities. I found this book in the law library, and it gives great advice.

People think of the bar exam as a test of memorization. But this is only part of it. The examiners want to test the examinees ability to reason just as much as their knowledge. This book has a lot of great content to help them improve their test taking and reasoning skills. When paired with a good commercial study course and a strong home study plan, a book such as this one can ensure that the student passes on the first attempt.

This book also offers good guidance for those who fail a bar exam. The best of the advice given includes seeking therapeutic help in overcoming the psychological obstacles that failing the exam creates.

I bought this book as required reading for a class. IT was EXPENSIVE. And frankly a waste for me. If you really want help passing the bar focus, focus, focus. Just accept the fact if you want to pass the bar exam (this is my second)that you will need to spend a LOT of time studying, memorizing writing and doing MBE's. And I don't mean to just push yourself to your limit. I mean you push your self BEYOND YOUR current limit of S-T-u-d-y-i-n-g; not drinking. Get on eor two peeps that are committed like you SHOULD be and review together. And study A LOT more than you did in law school. If you want a good book buy 'Strategies & Tactics for the MBE' (Multistate Bar Exam) (Paperback) by Emmanuel instead. Start it 2 weeks before your bar prep class and study every. single. page. Oh yeah, get lots of sleep the month before the exam b/c you'll be getting less sleep the closer you get to D-day. But get 7 hours every chance you get.

It is a good book for the exam approach in general (I read it last week), but there is nothing new or useful to me.
It might be better for first or second time examinees. My next attempt is 2.12.

The book came very fast and actually arrived before classes started. It was brand new, as stated in the listing. Thank you!