My February 2008 bar prep strategy

For the February 2008 bar exam, I used most of the same strategies I used for the July 2007 CO bar exam that I ended up passing. I posted my study strategies last fall after CO bar results came out – the links are below:

How I studied for the MBE

How I studied for the MPT

How I studied for the Colorado bar essays

This time around, I kept my MBE strategy more simple. I religiously used my Strategies and Tactics for the MBE book by Kimm Walton and Steve Emanuel (as in the Emanuel outlines from law school). I CANNOT say enough about how wonderful and invaluable this book is. I ordered it before the July 2007 CO bar exam and I honestly and sincerely believe this book played a large part on my ability to pass that bar exam as well as the February 2008 bar exam. If you only buy one bar prep book, buy this one. I’m not kidding. Screw the BarBri, MicroMash, and PMBR books. I had all those books, but I ignored them and exclusively used the S&T book. I stuck Post-It notes in the practice question sections with the question numbers written on the Post-its so I could just write my answers on them without having to drag out a notebook (and going back and forth between the S&T book and a notebook). I need to take a picture of my S&T book sometime to illustrate my point.

I also used my Study Group MBE software and BarBri StudySmart MBE software. I also have MicroMash, but I did maybe a total of five questions on that software before abandoning it in favor of BarBri and Study Group. My favorite MBE software is Study Group, hands down. It’s much easier to use, and even better it does not require any installation so you can put the software on a flash USB drive and plug it into your work computer, then run the software off there. There are also internet-based MBE software such as AdaptiBar but I can’t vouch for how effective they are. AdaptiBar uses actual, released MBE questions but so does the S&T book, so if you’re buying that book I probably wouldn’t get AdaptiBar. I used NCBE’s MBE Annotated Preview 2006 and I would recommend it – it’s only $26.00.

I also used Google Documents (through my gmail.com account) to type out the answer explanations to each MBE questions as I discussed in my “How I studied for the MBE” post above. This has proved to be VERY helpful and I strongly recommend that you either write or type out the answer explanations to your practice MBE questions. I saw a huge difference the next time I took the MBE after doing this. I would not even have finished reading the MBE question before law points and elements and such were already popping into my head, and I already knew the answer before I even read the answer choices. The first two times I took the MBE I was absolutely lost and clueless. I did not feel that way on the last two MBEs. Yes, they were still hard and difficult, but I think the difficulty for me was trying to remember exactly what the law was, or what the elements were.

I aimed for at least 25 practice MBE questions a day but didn’t always succeed. However I always focused on the answer explanations. I found that those were the most important part of each practice MBE question. You definitely have to understand WHY a specific answer is the correct (or wrong) answer. Don’t make the same mistake I did before my second bar exam failure of focusing on quantity over quality – I had aimed for 100 questions per day or around that, mindlessly answering questions thinking that practice made perfect, even though I was not focusing on the law or the answer explanations behind the question. BIG mistake. My MBE went down TEN points from my first attempt. If I hadn’t made that mistake, I believe I could have passed on my second attempt.

I focused on my MBE outlines as well. I ignored the Convisers this time around because I’d already incorporated most of the Convisers into my MBE outlines. They are not overly long or complicated. To me, they were short, to the point, and easy to understand and follow. I would refer to those outlines if I was stumped on a practice MBE question. I received these outlines from a friend, and I liked the format and layout of the outlines so much I made my own, using those outlines and verifying them with Convisers, as well as plugging in new stuff. I was going to post them on here, but Google Documents kept screwing up the format, so you can e-mail me at frustratedbarexaminee@gmail.com to get the outlines. You can use the same format of these outlines to make your own state-specific outlines like I did for the essay portion of the last bar exam.

As for the MPT, despite my vowing to pay more attention to the MPT this time around, I still didn’t spend much time on it. I didn’t review past MPTs and scoresheets like I’d planned. I like to think that I’m a pretty good writer, and it doesn’t hurt that I write memos and draft orders in my job almost every single day, so I felt I had a good handle on the MPT. I re-read my favorite MPT link, How to Format Legal Memos on the MPT by Dr. Mary Campbell Gallagher of BarWrite Blog. I also read BarBri’s MPT Workbook but it didn’t really seem all that helpful to me. Too many complicated formats such as wills, et cetera. It seems that most of my MPTs except one were in memo format, and I think that the one non-memo MPT was a brief? My personal MPT motto was when in doubt, IRAC.

As for the essays – if you’re taking CO, refer to my “How I studied for the Colorado bar essays” post above. I don’t think my study strategy for the essay portion of the February bar exam here was that great. I just obtained released bar essays from the bar association and practiced over and over. It was hard to put together boilerplates or cheat sheets because the essays here are analytical rather than checklist-style like Colorado. I also made my own state-specific outlines using the same format as the MBE outlines, and that helped me learn the state material. I guess I didn’t exactly bomb the essays if I passed, but I also don’t feel that I should offer advice on this front. I truly got lucky on this part. I can only tell you what I did.

In short, here is my MBE strategy:
1) Use the ENTIRE S&T book. Use Post-It notes throughout the practice question and simulated MBE sections of the S&T book.

2) Use MBE software.

3) Use NCBE’s MBE Annotated Preview 2006.

4) Use Google Documents to type out answer explanations to practice MBE questions.

5) Shoot for 25 practice MBE questions a day. Focus on QUALITY over quantity (i.e. don’t just mindlessly answer 100 MBE questions a day). Do a couple of full-length (or even half-length) practice MBEs in the last couple of weeks before the bar exam.

6) Use my own MBE outlines. You can either just use them or type them out yourself. I found that typing out my outlines again really helped me to remember the material better than if I’d just skimmed them.

MBE score

Thank you to my readers who posted comments to congratulate me on passing the bar!! Hopefully I can return the favor when the remaining states release their results!! Especially California.

I finally received my scaled MBE score. I scored a 144 in February 2008 – 5 points above my last (and previous best) score of 139. Not bad! At least I know my MBE strategy wasn’t a one-time fluke; it really does work.

I know I mentioned taking the Texas bar exam, but I think I’m going to retire from taking any bar exams ever again. I would rather just take a federal attorney job in Texas and then waive into the Texas bar when I become eligible for reciprocity. I used to live in Texas and I have family still living there, so that was my reason for considering the Texas bar. However, after the stress and agony of taking four bar exams in a row and waiting several months at a time for results to be released, fully convinced I’d failed, I’ve definitely had enough.

There are lots of things I want to do with my life now. I want to travel and I want to snowboard (almost) every weekend this coming winter. I want to go fishing, hiking, backpacking, and camping in the summers. I want to swim in long-distance open-water races again. I want to participate in my favorite activities and hobbies, pursue new interests, and try new things. I feel like I’ve given up so much and put so many things on hold the last two years as I took bar exam after bar exam, and I’m tired of that. It’s not worth taking yet another bar exam. It was SUCH a relief to find out that I passed this bar exam, because if I hadn’t, I’d probably have to take it again next February if I couldn’t find a federal attorney job or move back to Colorado. Plus, my sister and I are planning a backpacking trip to Europe next year and that would have been completely wrecked if I hadn’t passed. I feel like I haven’t seen as much of my family and close friends in the last two years because I was always busy studying for the bar. I miss them and I plan to see them much more often now. In fact I am planning to take at least one week off between my jobs to go visit my family. It’s things like that which I don’t want to give up for the bar exam. There is more to life than the stupid bar exam, and I feel that I lost sight of that along the way.

For those of you who must continue this cruel dance, you have my complete sympathy. I have been in your same exact shoes, but there IS a light at the end of the tunnel. You will be on the “other side” someday. Just don’t give up. Change your strategy, even change states. All you need is your license in ONE state. Then you can become a federal attorney and practice in your home state. There are tons of federal attorney jobs out there. Check out http://www.usajobs.opm.gov. Sign up for the e-mail job alerts to learn about federal attorney opportunities. Consider becoming a Paralegal Specialist for the federal government – I understand it is just like being an attorney, but without the license.

As for this blog, I’m still going to leave it up, and I’m sure I’ll post on here every now and then. My next step for now is to go through my entire blog and clean it up, reorganizing some parts. Then I will try to post most if not all of my bar prep materials on here. Some materials will be MBE-related, but others will be CO-specific. I don’t think I have much to offer for this state’s essay portion because I totally winged that. I don’t really know how I passed that portion, so I’m definitely not in a position to offer advice.

I’ll try to do all the above within the next couple of weeks, just in time for the next round. In the meanwhile, please always feel free to e-mail me at frustratedbarexaminee@gmail.com!

2 in a row!

Surgery’s over, it went very well, and I’ve been drugged up and sleeping 20 hours a day ever since.

Bar results also finally came out, but of course they didn’t get released until after I was already in surgery. Sarge says that the first thing out of my mouth when I woke up in the recovery room was to ask about bar results. And, well…

I PASSED!!!!!!

What did I do to celebrate this joyous news? I immediately vomited, then fell back asleep into my anesthesia-induced haze. And apparently the next time I woke up, I asked Sarge again about the results, and he had to keep telling me I passed until it finally sank in.

I’m still amazed I passed, because I was seriously concerned about the essay portion. Although I felt all right about the MBE and the MPT, the essays were extremely hard for me and I felt horrible about my performance on them; I honestly thought I had bombed them. I was really worried because I had always done well on the Colorado essays and I felt that portion had been my saving grace on the CO bar. This essay portion was completely different from Colorado’s in that the essay grading is analysis-based instead of with checklists/scoresheets, something I’ve never had to encounter on past bar exams. And to think that my ability to pass this bar exam might have to be dependent on how well I did on the MBE, my eternal nemesis… that was even scarier.

It feels really good to finally have passed a bar exam on the FIRST try! Yay! I just wish I didn’t feel so crappy from the surgery. I’m definitely in a lot of pain right now but it really helps having received such great news! I’m really looking forward to receiving my scores in the mail – I’m so curious to see how I did, especially on the MBE.

Surprise

So Colorado posted its results today instead of tomorrow, what a surprise. Hell, I’m amazed they posted their results in April instead of May. Congratulations to those of you who passed!!!! For those of you who may not have received good news today, don’t give up hope yet. Your scores have yet to arrive in the mail, and there’s still the chance that your score could have been close enough for you to appeal it (it seems like the majority of people who appeal their scores eventually pass, at least from what I’ve heard), or your MBE score could be high enough to be able to transfer it to another jurisdiction such as DC (if you attain a MBE score above a specific number, you can transfer your MBE score to DC and only have to take the essay exam).

I’ll post some of my bar materials on here sometime soon. It seems they were helpful to at least a couple of people, so hopefully they will prove just as helpful to those of you gearing up for July.

Progress

I decided to take the 2 weeks before the bar exam off from work to study full-time as I did for Colorado. I was feeling anxious about taking only one week off because I did that last February and failed, but I took 2 weeks last July and passed. Better safe than sorry, right? I am so lucky that my boss is so supportive and understanding, and encouraged me to do whatever I needed to do. So my last day of work before the bar exam is next Friday, February 8. That will be a huge stress relief to be able to focus solely on the bar.

How I studied for the MBE

I know 139 isn’t that impressive a MBE score, but I did improve it 20 points from my February 2007 MBE score of 119. That might not be saying much though, seeing as how I got a 129 on the July 2006 MBE, but I know my revamped study strategy had a lot to do with my 139 this time around. Because I will be taking another state’s bar exam in February 2008, I will be sticking with my MBE study strategy again and won’t be changing it.

After failing the CO bar each time, I changed my study strategy. My July 2006 strategy consisted of spending too much time studying the law and not enough time doing practice MBE questions. Failed. My February 2007 strategy was basically quantity over quality – I did as many practice MBE questions as possible, but I didn’t focus on the explanations behind each answer choices. I just did as many as I could. I was doing 75-100 questions a day. I didn’t do a new and thorough review of the law. I figured practice would make perfect. That strategy completely backfired on me, causing my MBE to drop 10 points. I was at a loss afterwards of how to succeed on the MBE, but then I started this blog and got excellent advice from several people (including several readers who commented on my blog). I couldn’t have passed the bar if it weren’t for several of my readers. They helped form my July 2007 MBE study strategy as follows.

First of all, buy the Strategies & Tactics for the MBE by Kimm Walton and Steve Emanuel (yes, as in the Emanuel outlines from law school). I cannot emphasize enough how incredibly helpful that book was to me. It was my bible, and I did every single page in the book. Also with this book you don’t need to buy the released MBEs off NCBE’s website, because most if not all of them are used in the books, and even better they have explanations behind each answer, something you wouldn’t get with the released MBEs. Don’t buy the S&T book used, spend the extra money and buy it brand new. Several people have complained about buying used versions that were written in, highlighted, and the like, so it was detrimental and distracting to them. So I would definitely recommend buying this book brand new. I will be tackling this book again and first thing for February 2008.

Last time around, I made my own MBE outlines instead of using other outlines. However, someone gave me a GREAT set of MBE outlines that were formatted so well I used it to make my MBE outlines. It followed the Convisers very closely and I also plugged in some extra stuff from the Convisers that weren’t already there. I found it really helped me to learn and study the material when I typed it all out. For July 2006 I just went over the Convisers with highlighters and pens but didn’t make my own outlines. For February 2007 I didn’t do a thorough review of the law and that really bit me in the @$$. For July 2007 as you can see I made my own outlines and reviewed the law, and I felt it helped me tremendously. I used the NCBE’s MBE outlines as a starting point for my outlines and went from there. The NCBE outlines are definitely worth checking out as they tell you exactly which areas will be on the MBE, as well as how many questions will be given on specific areas.

I also used the BarBri StudySmart software and the Study Group MBE software to practice MBE questions. I also created 6 documents on Google Documents, 1 for each MBE topic, and every time I answered a MBE question I would type out the explanations/rules behind some (if not all) of the answers to help me understand the law behind the MBE questions and answers. This really helped me a lot with the July 2007 MBE and I could tell the difference because I’d read a MBE question and be able to repeat the specific law or elements to myself. Plus, the Google documents were always available to me whether I was at home or work, particularly because I have the MBE software installed on both my home laptop and work computer. I am using the Study Group MBE software at home and the BarBri StudySmart MBE software at work so I don’t end up repeating the same questions. I also have the MicroMash MBE software which I’ll probably use when/if I run out of Study Group questions.

I have the BarBri Simulated MBE book as well as other books with MBE practice questions, but I prefer the MBE software because I can instant feedback instead of having to flip back and forth between pages. However, I did use a couple of MBE books, especially the S&T book. I bought lined post-it notes (bigger than your average post-it notes) and wrote columns of question numbers down the margin so that I could stick the post-it note on the corresponding page and just move the post-it note every time I turned a page until I ran out of question numbers on the post-it note, then I’d start a new post-it note for the next set of questions. This also helped me when I checked the answer key so I could cross out whatever question I got wrong and write in the correct answer next to it, then I could go back and look at the question, then go to the explanations section and type out the rules/explanations behind the answers in the MBE Google documents.

I took the advice from one of my commenters that was incredibly helpful in revamping my MBE study strategy. Needless to say, his advice worked so I’ve posted his comment below:

JT said:
I failed the bar in July 06 and just passed in Feb 07 in Arizona. In AZ, 2/3rds of the total score comes from the essays, so I decided to focus my studying on essays. However, even though I spent a significantly less amount of time studying MBE questions, my score was higher the second time (only 4 points higher). I did two main things differently the second time around. During my first attempt I did all of the introduction and some of the intermediate MBE problems on the BAR/BRI Study Smart Software, and two weeks before the exam I did 50 questions (From the Red PMBR book, buy it off of Ebay, don’t bother with the class)on a single subject each day.

As for this time, I did the introduction level questions just to warm up, then focused solely on the advanced questions. The second thing I did was sit down and take the full 200 question PMBR practice exam. That PMBR practice exam and the advanced questions were much harder than 90% of the question I saw on this last (Feb) MBE. During both of these things (even the practice exam) I would write out the answer if got the question wrong or if I got it write for the wrong reason. I filled 2 and half legal pads by the time I was done. Using the StudySmart software is particularly helpful because it will give you the answer in between questions (and you can keep resetting it if you want to start over, which I did).
Don’t feel like you have to go over the answers you have written out, that wastes too much time. By just writing them out then moving on, you will have learned 100% more than if you just skimmed the answer.

When I walked out of the July MBE I felt terrible, I felt like a majority of the questions were the hardest questions I had seen (and they were). When I walked out of Feb MBE I felt much more confident even though I had practiced only about half the number I did in July. A lot of people will tell you that it is important to do thousands of MBE questions, and while it is important to do alot, it is not how many you do that counts but the quality of your learning. You will learn a lot more doing 800 MBE questions and writing out answers to everything you didn’t get, than you will by just completing 3000 MBE questions.

I had the PMBR red book, but unfortunately most of the pages were written in and most of the answers to the MBE practice questions were circled. After trying to block out the answers with an index card, I gave up and threw the book away. I might try to buy another, CLEAN copy but I think I have more than enough MBE materials to work with now.

In the last three weeks or so before the July 2007 bar, I tried to take simulated MBEs but usually did only about 50-100 at a time instead of the whole 200-question shebang. I thought 50-100 was more reasonable because if I got a lot of answers wrong, I could go back and review the material without wasting an entire day on 200 MBE questions.

One last thing, I signed up for the NCBE’s 2006 MBE Annotated Preview which is basically a 100-question practice MBE consisting of questions from recent MBEs. I signed up for it before the February 2007 bar, and again before the July 2007 bar. I’ll probably sign up for it again – the practice is helpful after all. And $26 isn’t much.

I didn’t take any bar prep classes, not even PMBR’s 3-day MBE workshop. I was told it was a waste of time and not to bother. I’ve never done well with just sitting in a classroom with lectures – I’ve always been a self-studier. All my life, I’ve taught myself material from my classes, from elementary school through college. I also tried to do the same in law school. I’m the type to try and figure something out for myself. I’m not by any means advocating not taking any bar prep classes. It really depends on what works best for you in learning and studying the material. If you work best in a lecture/classroom environment then by all means go for it. Because I’ve never taken bar prep classes, I really can’t give you any advice on which bar prep courses are good or bad, but you can read people’s opinions of different bar prep providers by reading the comments in my archived posts.

Well, I think that is all for now, although I feel like I probably left something out and can’t remember what it is. However, please feel free to post any MBE advice of your own that you may have to offer, in the comments. I’m always looking for ways to improve my MBE score!

How I studied for the Colorado bar essays

If you haven’t done so already, get your hands on released Colorado bar essay questions and scoresheets. You can request copies of the essay questions from the Colorado Board of Law Examiners. Here’s how:

“Copies of past essay and performance test questions along with discussions and ungraded scoresheets for these questions are available by written request from the Colorado Board of Law Examiners. Include payment of $15 [per exam requested].”

I obtained copies of the Colorado essay questions dating back to July 2003, and then made a chart of topics to see how often they were tested so that I could guess which essay topics might be on the next bar exam. I’ve already updated the chart with the July 2007 essay topics. You can see the chart on the “Materials” page (see the tab menu above).  Even if you aren’t taking the CO bar, if your state releases bar exam essays it would be a good idea to make a similar chart.

The scoresheets are really important – they tell you exactly what the bar examiners are looking for in your essay answers. The scoresheets are basically checklists, so if you don’t mention a certain point you won’t get it. It’s not about how well you write or analyze a certain issue, it’s about getting as many points on each checklist as you can. It also can’t hurt to try and write your essay in checklist style. I tried this for the July 2007 bar exam – I’d double-space each sentence so that it would be easier for the grader to read without having to extract a specific point from a paragraph cluster of sentences, and thus the grader would be able to spot that point more easily and check it off. I noticed on previous bar exams that graders would miss certain checklist points even though they were in my essays, but they had been lost in big paragraphs.

I made long and short cheat sheets of each essay topic from the scoresheets and memorized them thoroughly. I used the BarBri Colorado Essay book but I felt it was best to use the released CO essays because they are more accurate. It seemed to me that BarBri added a bunch of unnecessary points on the scoresheets.

My “short” cheat sheets had about 3 items per essay topic. I memorized every one of these points and committed them to memory. I didn’t memorize everything on my “long” cheat sheet since they had a lot of points. You definitely need to know how to start off your essays, and the “short” cheat sheet helped me get rolling on each essay topic. Even if the question stumped me, I found that just by typing out those memorized points, everything else would come to me. It was much easier than staring at a blank laptop screen with rising panic. Personally I thought the hardest part of the essay questions was actually starting the essay. I’m happy to forward my cheat sheets to anyone who wants them, so just e-mail me at frustratedbarexaminee@gmail.com.

And last but not least, practice practice practice! I can’t stress enough how important it was for me to practice essays so that I could get used to reading essay questions and writing them out. It’s so easy to blank out and freeze up on the essay portion of the bar exam if you’ve mostly studied outlines and haven’t done very many practice essays.

A couple of tips that stem from my mistakes on the bar exam:

(1) Make sure you can distinguish between partnerships, agency relationships, and promoter relationships! CO had a partnership question on the February 2007 bar, but I stupidly wrote about agency instead of partnership and totally bombed it even
though I should’ve rocked it.

(2) Memorize ALL elements of crimes/torts for Criminal Law and Torts. I got near perfect scores on those topics in February 2007 (all but 2 points on each checklist). This is also helpful for the MBE.

The above strategies worked for me. My July 2006 essay score was 141. My February 2007 essay score was 151. And my July 2007 essay score was 156. I will be using the same essay strategies on the February 2008 bar exam, with one variation. I’m making my own outlines on the non-MBE essay topics such as family law. Making my own MBE outlines helped me so much with the July 2007 bar so I wanted to do the same for the other essay topics.

I think that’s all I can come up with for now. I hope it helps!

How I studied for the MPT

This actually will be a very short post because… I didn’t study very much for the MPT. I didn’t practice MPT questions. I read over BarBri’s MPT Workbook, and that’s about it. I had taken as many written paper classes as I could in law school, and also had a lot of practice writing memos and motions, so I figured I’d be ok.

However, it can’t hurt to read over a couple of recently released MPTs and look at the scoresheets to see what they’re looking for in each MPT. I plan to do that for the next bar exam.

I also found this great MPT link before the July 2007 bar, and it’s worth reading: How to Format Legal Memos on the MPT

Readers, please feel free to post your MPT advice in the comments. I could use some advice myself!

What a day

Wow, so many comments from so many people congratulating me on passing the bar! I had no idea that so many people were reading my blog regularly, and I am so touched at how many people are genuinely happy for me, especially the ones that didn’t pass but extended their congratulations to me anyway. Thank you!

I hadn’t told anyone at work that I was waiting for bar results (why tempt fate?), but I told my boss and he actually had an office party for me this afternoon! He ended up sending an e-mail to everyone in my workplace and they all congratulated me! I got bombarded by e-mails all day, and my dad and stepmom even sent huge flowers for me at the office!

I’m still stunned that I finally passed the Colorado bar, especially after checking the posted statistics on the CO bar website. Only 28% of all repeaters passed the CO bar this time around – 36 people to be exact. That really sucks that the repeater pass rate is so low. I know I had to really struggle to keep the historically low pass rates for repeaters from psyching me out.

I’m sorry to hear that at least 2 of my readers didn’t pass the CO bar exam. I’ve been asked about my study strategies for the July 2007 bar which I’m more than willing to share, but I do want to wait for my scores to arrive in the mail first. I have no idea what finally pushed me over the edge – the essays or the MBE? I’m really curious to find out my scores! They came on Saturday last time but we are going out of town this weekend so I probably won’t get it until Sunday or Monday. I’ll definitely post my scores on here though.

Anyway, once I know my scores, I’ll know more about which study strategies worked for me. However, a large chunk of my strategy actually came from my readers who were kind enough to contribute advice in the early days of my July 2007 prep, and you should be able to find some of the advice by reading the older posts for now. I couldn’t have passed the bar if it hadn’t been for my readers and commenters, so thank you!!!!!

I’ll be watching for the New York, New Jersey, and California bar results!!

Third time’s the charm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I PASSED!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!! I PASSED!!!!!!!
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And so did Cyber Janitor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Hopefully the rest of my readers did!!!!

God, I can’t believe how hard I’m crying… I need to go call Sarge… I can’t believe I finally did it, after so long and so much heartbreak and tears… I FINALLY PASSED…. it’s so unreal to see my name on the results list…