You’ve studied for months, check. But are you really ready for the bar exam? Don’t let game-day logistics spoil your experience! Be sure you’re totally ready to go with these practical tips.
Bar Exam Logistics
- How to Prepare for the Bar on a Budget There are a lot of great bar prep programs out there now that don’t cost as much money but still help you pass the exam, and we're looking at how to do this.
- Is Independent Bar Study Worth It? If you're considering going the self-study route for bar study, make sure you assess your strengths and weaknesses and best learning style.
- A Day in the Life of a Bar Studier: Tips for Structuring Your Day Creating a detailed daily schedule during bar exam prep can help you feel more in control of your studying and show you that the workload is manageable if you plan your time carefully.
- Budgeting For the Bar (Or Settling Up at the Bar) Believe it or not, it costs a pretty penny to partake in this less-than-delightful experience. But setting aside the fact that bar exam expenses give new meaning to the phrase insult to injury, they are a not-often talked about reality that can hit hard without a little advance planning. Below are a few tips and tricks to keeping these costs down.
- Need a Place to Stay for the Bar Exam? Try Airbnb! The typical hotel around a conference center can be an expensive and less than inviting place. In this post we recommenced a cheaper and perhaps more convenient way to find a room for the bar exam: Airbnb!
- Common Bar Exam Struggles And How to Overcome Them Here are some common struggles you may encounter while studying and some strategies to help you overcome them.
- Five Things to Do During Your Last Week of Bar Prep You've made it this far! The bar exam is just a week away and you probably have a million things running through your mind. To keep you on track, here are five things to get yourself ready during the last week of bar prep.
- How to Create a Bar Exam Study Schedule Whether you’re studying full-time or part-time, you can create your own study schedule and pass the bar exam. Here are five steps to take to create a bar exam study schedule that works for you.
- Which Bar Exam Should I Take? Deciding which bar exam to take will probably be one of the more difficult decisions you make during your 3L year. Read on for more factors that you could consider to help you along the way.
- Strategies and Tips for the Final Weeks of Bar Prep In less than three weeks now, the bar exam will be over. That thought likely brings a mix of relief and panic, but this is the perfect time to think about what you can do to maximize your efforts in these final days!
- Getting Ready for Bar Prep? Do These 5 Tasks First To help simplify your life in the final days before the bar exam, and to ensure that you’re able to get the most out of the bar prep period, make sure you’ve completed the following five tasks before bar prep starts.
- To Take or Not to Take a Second Bar Exam The question of whether to take a second bar exam is a personal investment, and one you must carefully consider before taking the plunge. We're looking at all the considerations.
- 5 Ways to Prevent a Bar Exam Disaster Experiencing a bar exam disaster is horrendous and in some cases such disasters have had a direct correlation to a failing score. Some of these disasters are inevitable and entirely out of your control. However, there are safeguards that you could institute to help diminish the likelihood of a disaster happening to you. But we're offering 5 ways to try to implement some.
- The Case for Dinner Out Between Bar Exam Days There are many things about the bar exam that you cannot control, but bar exam logistics are something you can and should give thought to in advance. One logistical aspect to think about is what you should do with your evening (or evenings) between bar exam days. We submit that the best use of your bar exam evening is to find a friend or family member and go out for a nice, sit-down dinner. It may sound foolhardy, but here are six reasons why it could help more than you think.
- 13 Things To Do Before the Bar Exam The bar exam is around the corner and you have a billion things running through your mind. Read this post to organize your thoughts into thirteen important things to do that you may have forgotten about!
- Should I Get a Side Hustle While Studying for the Bar? We can all agree that law school is extremely expensive. Therefore, it’s completely understandable if you’ve toyed with the idea of starting your associate position earlier in the summer as opposed to after the bar or at least getting some kind of a side hustle in an effort to put your primary focus on bar preparation as opposed to your financial struggles. We offer some ideas about what to consider in the pro and con column.
- Where Are You Going to Upload Your Bar Exam Answers? If you're taking the bar exam on your computer, then you need to think about when and where you're going to upload your bar exam answers. All you need is an internet connection, but after the exam is over, that can be a bit more challenging to find than you think!
- Getting Ready for Game Day! The bar exam is only a few short days away. We know you’ve been studying for months, but there are a few things you want to be sure you do before the big day. To help you get ready, we compiled a list of things you don’t want to forget.
- Is Your Computer Ready? As the bar exam approaches, you need to make sure your computer is ready for the test. This isn't just a simple process of checking your battery - there's much more you need to do to get your computer bar ready.
- You Are Ready to Conquer the Bar Exam!?! Exam week is finally here. You've spent weeks preparing, and now you need to execute the exam just like you've practiced. We have some great tips to help you get through exam week!
- Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast Episode 5: Career-Related Bar Exam Issues We’re talking with Sadie Jones, a former BigLaw recruiter, about job situations that come up surrounding the bar exam. This includes studying for the bar while working and what typically happens at work if you fail the bar.
- When and Where I Studied for the Bar Exam Finding a few places where you study your best is one of the most important parts of studying for the bar exam. In this post we share our favorite study spaces and why we chose them.
- Optimal Nutrition for Bar Exam Success On the day of the bar exam it's vital to plan your nutrition as carefully as you choose your exam answers. In this post we speak with Certified Holistic Nutrition Consultant Caitlin Weeks about how taking care of yourself can help you find academic success. Find out what you should be eating the day of the exam!
- Did You Book a Hotel? Things to Put on Your To-Do List Now that the exam is less than a month away, your to-do list should include the things that need to be done before exam week. Here's a starter list to help you out.
- Do You Know the Way to San Jose: The Time I Took the Bar Exam in Silicon Valley Without Going Broke The bar exam can be one of the most expensive undertakings in your early legal career, second only to law school itself. Read about our own Ben Nelson's experience taking the bar, and how his frugality helped his money last!
- Five Tips for Oregon Bar Exam Day Logistics Most of the focus of a typical bar exam preparation program is on learning the law, practicing the essays and multiple choice questions, and review. But it’s important to not lose sight of another aspect of bar preparation, which is less complex, but equally as important: exam day logistics. Read our Oregon bar exam day tips here!
- Bar Study Tips: A Helpful Packing List If you're staying at a hotel or a friend’s house during the bar exam, you'll need to pack up your stuff so you're well stocked for exam day! Read our suggested packing list so you don't forget anything important.