Podcast Episode 54: Last-Minute Tips for the Performance Test

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are sharing some last-minute tips to help you squeeze out as many points as you can from the performance test portion of the bar exam.

In this episode we discuss:

• The four different types of PT tasks, and their characteristics
• How to think about the audience, tone, and organization for each of the task types
• The difference between the IRAC and CREAC writing approaches
• Tips for reading and interpreting the materials provided in the PT packet
• A reminder to carefully read and follow the directions given on the performance test, so you are not losing easy points

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Resources:

• Multistate Performance Test
• 2018 MPT Summaries
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog
• Writing of the Week (WOW) Bar Essay Workshop
• The Brainy Bar Bank: Streamlining Bar Study
• Podcast Episode 9: Mastering the Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis)
• Podcast Episode 50: How to Ace the Bar Exam Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis)
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Managing the Clock on a 90-Minute Performance Test
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Five Common Issues on the Performance Test and How to Fix Them
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: Three Things to Do to Raise Your Performance Test Scores
• Bar Exam Toolbox blog: The Key to the Performance Test: Find Your Approach

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