The February 2010 Bar Exam is officially over. Congratulations to everyone who took it. Now the wait begins for the results. The MBE was an average difficulty MBE, I’d say a 6/10 relative to past MBEs. As usual, one section was harder than the other (in my case, morning was more difficult). Well, time to get back to the real world for a little bit until July 2010 preparations start!
Day 1 is over and the MPT/MEE are finished. Hopefully everyone did well. The MPT’s were a change from the NCBE’s usual memo/memo lineup, but following the same methodologies, the execution was the same.
Thankfully my MEE predictions for this bar were on-point, save for missing contracts and trusts questions. What gives? Glad fed civ pro was bumped up into the running as well.
Anyway, for those of you heading into the MBE, it’s almost over. For those of you who were essay-only, congratulations on finishing!
Well, it’s the night before the bar exam. I would like to wish everyone good luck on the bar exam tomorrow. Keep your finger’s cross for your favorite (i.e. – least-hated) essay subjects to appear on the MEE.
Good luck!
With just over 1 week until the February 2010 bar exam, I felt it was a good time to do a book review of one of the best and well-known study guides out there:
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE
Most bar examinees know the 2006 edition with its olive color, but finally a new edition is out, the 2010 edition, and the book is now in two volumes.
Volume 1 is the same format as the old one: 6 chapters (1 for each MBE subject) with practice questions, and a 200-question practice MBE exam in the back.
Volume 2 is approx 300 additional MBE questions.
I was excited to receive the new edition as I believe that the old (2006) edition is still the BEST study guide for the multistate bar exam. However, upon receiving the new edition, I realized that it was very similar to the old 2006 edition. In fact, it was so similar that I felt compelled to get my 2006 copy and compare. Here is what I discovered:
We’re just before the 1 month till the exam mark. I hope everyone has started studying at this point. If not, don’t despair, 1 month is still enough time, it has been done before, but kick it into high gear now, no more excuses. Focus on the MBE, it is the most difficult by far, as the scantron machine has no mercy, unlike the essay graders who MAY give you extra points here and there depending on your answers. And besides the MBE subjects carry over to the essays so in effect you’re studying 2 test areas, not just one.
For those of you taking the Virginia Bar Exam this February, feel free to drop me a line. I am preparing a Virginia pilot program for July and want to share my ideas with upcoming test takers. Anyone taking barbri/micromash/whatever for the VA bar should definitely drop me a line as I have already come up with some improvements to those programs.
Good luck and study efficiently!
Friendly reminder than there is only 1 week left for the late registration period for the D.C. February 2010 bar exam! December 30, 2009 is the late fee filing deadline so if you have not registered yet, do so by that date.
Also, my tutoring classes are now officially 100% closed and fully booked for the February 2010 bar exam. If you are in dire straits and have extraordinary circumstances, go ahead and email me and maybe we can figure some sort of “mini-program” for you, but my roster is full as I like to keep my schedule light and only do personalized 1-on-1’s with each of my students.