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How to Avoid Distractions During Bar Study

January 27, 2021 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

How to Avoid Distractions During Bar StudyPicture it: You’re stuck in your apartment. Bar study is wearing on and on. You’re feeling bored and yet simultaneously overwhelmed. You can’t go socialize due to Coronavirus restrictions. You’re running out of money, time and patience. Worse yet, you suddenly get the urge to throw all the time you don’t have into a new project.

If you really need to buckle down and study, you might find yourself having thoughts like these: [Read more…] about How to Avoid Distractions During Bar Study

Managing Covid, the Holidays, and Bar Study

December 23, 2020 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

Managing Covid, the Holidays, and Bar StudyAs we head into the holiday season, some of my students have been asking about how to manage it all: COVID-19, trying to socially distance for family gatherings, wondering whether and when to book trips home—all compounded by the added stress and anxiety of bar study.

If you’ve had any these topics on your mind, these steps are for you!

[Read more…] about Managing Covid, the Holidays, and Bar Study

Budgeting for the Bar Exam

December 9, 2020 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

Budgeting for the Bar ExamBar study is stressful! I don’t have to tell you that. The long hours, the anxiety, the uncertainty… Especially now as the COVID-19 pandemic has been creating even more unpredictability than usual, it’s a good idea to start planning for unforeseen circumstances like exam dates getting pushed, and exams being cancelled. You know what else you should probably think ahead about? Finances. Now that almost nothing is going as planned, running out of funds is a real possibility for many bar students. [Read more…] about Budgeting for the Bar Exam

Studying for the Bar Before Getting Results

November 11, 2020 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

Studying for the Bar Before Getting ResultsIf you just took a bar exam that was delayed and administered online due to Covid-19 concerns, you may be wondering how this affects your trajectory for re-taking if you find out you failed. You’re not alone. Many students in your position are wondering the same thing.

The problem is that bar results in some jurisdictions aren’t even scheduled to be released until after the deadline to register for the next exam. Obviously, if you fail and decide to re-take immediately, you would be given some kind of grace period to sign up. However, that really doesn’t help answer the question many students are currently grappling with: when should you start studying if you don’t even find out whether you passed until a few short weeks before the next exam? [Read more…] about Studying for the Bar Before Getting Results

You Finished the Bar Exam, Now What?

October 7, 2020 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

You Finished the Bar Exam, Now What?Whew…. That was tough! In the midst of a global pandemic, wildfires, and political upheaval, you managed to study for and complete the bar exam. Not only that, you did it online. Congratulations! It’s over!

Now what….?

I’ve written about what you should do while waiting for bar results before, but this year is a bit different. If you’re wondering how to regroup and how to spend your time, here are some ideas to try out: [Read more…] about You Finished the Bar Exam, Now What?

5 Tips for the Week Before the Bar Exam

September 28, 2020 By Ariel Salzer Leave a Comment

5 Tips for the Week Before the Bar ExamDue to the new online exam format, you are now free to stop worrying about things like where to plug in your laptop, where you will be seated in the testing center, and how to deal with all the sounds and distractions around you on exam day. Yay! Good times.

However, there are, of course, new areas of concern: Is the test even going forward as planned? What if my laptop or the testing software or my wifi crashes?

No matter what ends up going down on test day, here are five tips to help you stay relaxed and focused in the week leading up to your bar exam. [Read more…] about 5 Tips for the Week Before the Bar Exam

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