With exactly 5 calendar weeks until the July 2012 bar exam, it’s go time. It’s usually at this point with just over a month to go that people start to panic, which is normal. Usually most folks still don’t feel comfortable with even a small portion of the material. Most people aren’t killing it on any one subject on their practice MBE questions, and essays are still pretty confusing. This is quite normal. The bar exam has a bunch of subjects and not enough time to test them all so we find ourselves studying for subjects we don’t even know will be tested. It’s super frustrating and yet we have no choice since it’s the way the game is played. So, the natural result of this is that we don’t feel comfortable with all of these various subjects until later in the summer. Sometimes, not even until 1 week before the bar exam. And, for those of us who have taken bar exams before,
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I’ve filled my roster for the July 2012 bar exam and am not accepting any more students. However, I have two new tutors working with me who specialize on the MBE, VA, CA and NY bar exams so feel free to contact me and I can still potentially help you out for this summer. As always, check the FAQ first so you can send us the information we are looking for if you are interested in tutoring.
For those of you that didn’t notice, we have started posting daily Virginia bar exam tips to our twitter feed. Simply do a hashtag search for #barexam #totd on twitter or follow us at The Bar Exam Tutor on Twitter
Starting in June we will also have daily MBE tips. And of course, let us know if you have any suggestions for tips or info you’d like to have during the next 7 weeks of bar preparation.
There are a few weeks left before I finalize my tutoring roster for the DC and Virginia bar exam. So, for those interested in tutoring send me an email if you are interested, and check out the tutoring FAQ as well. If you are taking an exam other than DC or VA, feel free to contact me as well. It’s in the first few weeks and last few weeks of Barbri that I tend to get the most requests for tutoring as people tend to feel overwhelmed at first, then under prepared towards the end. I’m happy to help with any questions you have about the bar exam.
For test takers only, the Feb 2012 California bar exam results are up, good luck:
https://apps.calbar.ca.gov/exam/app.aspx
Results will be available to the public in 2 days (Sunday) at the following link:
MBE facts and tips for the bar exam
Unless you are taking the Louisiana or Washington state bar exam, you will be taking the Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) when you take your bar exam (although starting July 2013, Washington state will begin using the MBE, leaving only Louisiana without the MBE). It’s a six-hour, 200 multiple-choice question test and is administered each year on the last Wednesday in February and July. For those interested in timing, 6 hours for 200 questions equates to 1.8 minutes (1 minute and 48 seconds) per question.
As for the subjects tested, it is a 6 subject test, pretty much equally distributed as there are 33 questions each of contracts and torts and for the rest of the subjects (con law, crim law and procedure, evidence and real property) there are 31 questions each. This adds up to 190 questions. “But, you said it was a 200 question test! What about the remaining 10 questions?”