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A number of students I have talked to who are getting ready for February, especially after disappointing July bar results, tell me the same thing:
I am starting to study tomorrow.
I appreciate the determination! But studying three months before the bar exam may not be a good idea for everyone. What do I mean by this?
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If you received bad bar exam news, we are so sorry! We hope these tips will help set you up for future bar exam success.
One of the first things to do is to identify what went wrong. I have been getting emails recently from students who have been struggling with this step in the process, so I wanted to share some additional tips.
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This weekend the California bar exam results were released. We don’t have all of the numbers yet, but many people (thousands, actually) were disappointed when their name didn’t appear on the pass list. Some students are still grieving. Some are getting ready to prepare again. But after speaking with students coping with a failure, one doubt seems to come up in their minds:
What if this means I am not going to be a good lawyer?
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Some students 
taking the bar exam in February (or July) want to know what they can do now to get ready for the bar exam.
Make sure all your admission paperwork is together. I have discussed before that you don’t want to leave this to the preparation period. Get everything submitted within plenty of time so this doesn’t delay the admission process.
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Smarter Review has produced MBE outlines they are calling Catch Up Digests, part of its MBE Review Made Easy program. These digests are intended to be supplemental to materials you might have from your bar review course.
If you are feeling overwhelmed during bar prep or if you fall behind or want more condensed outlines, these outlines are intended to help with this. [Read more…] about Tools for Bar Exam Success: Smarter Review MBE Made Easy
Although we are still a month or two out from bar exam study season, many students are wondering what they can do now to help set themselves up for exam success. One skill that many of my students (and others) have told me has been really helpful for them is learning how to meditate.
“Sure Lee, you are just saying this because you live in San Francisco.”
Not at all! Meditation (or mindfulness) is a movement in the business and legal community where high functioning people are learning the benefits of incorporating meditation into their daily schedules. [Read more…] about Can Meditation Help You Prepare for the Bar Exam?