The bar exam is an all-encompassing experience. However, as much as we would like to put the real world on hold for the bar exam, we can’t. And as life continues on, so do life’s challenges.
What am I talking about? While in bar prep, many folks are forced to deal with serious life issues that may come up—splitting up with a significant other, dealing with a health emergency or loss of a close family member, a tragic medical diagnosis of someone close to you, you get the picture.
If you are presented with such a challenge during your bar prep, what should you do? [Read more…] about Life Doesn’t Stop for the Bar Exam
Today we have a guest post about dealing with anxiety while studying for the bar exam. Ryan Rivera struggled with anxiety for years and negative thinking was the consequence. Now he provides information about living with anxiety at 
nts around the country are preparing for the bar exam. And already, it is happening—I am hearing comments from those studying that they don’t have time to practice because they are spending all of their time reviewing the law. I hear this from students in commercial bar review courses and those working with tutors.
What do you do if you have been studying diligently but still don’t know the law? This is such a common feeling among bar students. In my opinion, this happens when you haven’t been studying correctly or spending time actually learning the law. Let’s discuss what most students spend their time doing while studying for the bar exam:
bar studier e-mailed me last week for some advice. We ended up chatting on the phone for a bit and the first thing I noticed was that she sounded exhausted. She was working full time and studying and although there were seven weeks left in her preparation, she had already been studying for about six weeks. With work, life, and studying, she hadn’t taken any time off. And it was really starting to show. 
“I’m not sure if I can do this.”…. “What if I don’t pass?” ….“I’m just not smart enough or a hard enough worker.”