Re: What States bar is the hardest?

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since we are on the subject of the bar/mbe, which do you think is the hardest bar?
> honestly...just keep doing problems..no matter what the source.
>
>> i love pmbr.
>>> I have recently passed the Bar Exam for PA but I have experience with both the home
>>> study Micro Mash Program for CA and the PA and NJ Barbri classes & materials.
>>>
>>>
>>> If money is not an issue just do the BarBri. It has better books and the community
>>> aspect of the live class helps keep you focussed on the task at hand.
>>>
>>>
>>> When I took Micro-Mash for CA the materials were a lot harder to follow and they seemed
>>> to be of cheaper construction. There would be paragraphs that seemed ambiguous. When I
>>> got the books it came with a floppy disk. Even though it was a few years ago(2005) it
>>> was all very outdated for the time. Maybe they have improved since then.
>>>
>>>
>>> The problem with Ber-bri and micromash is they are unrealistic. Especially Micromash,
>>> their guarantee is just a farce because they give you more things to do than a regular
>>> person can get through in the time they have to prepare.
>>>
>>>
>>> I have been tutoring people for a while to pass the bar, mostly former classmates and
>>> friends. The real trick and the smartest thing to do is buy the used books off of a
>>> friend, ebay, or craig's list.
>>>
>>>
>>> The material really does not change and there are books sitting in peoples closets all
>>> over town. Anything over the past year or two should do.
>>> Why not save thousands of dollars?
>>>
>>>
>>> Also pick up the PMBR audio lectures or a different audio lecture through the same
>>> resources.
>>>
>>>
>>> Regardless of the publisher, all of the books are essentially the same with respect to
>>> volumes and layouts. The below study formula works way better than the plan from Barbri
>>> or micromash. Additionally you can use it in conjunction with it if you are enrolled in
>>> the class and realize its flaw.
>>>
>>>
>>> First divide your total number of weeks to study into approximately half.
>>>
>>>
>>> How many weeks?
>>>
>>> As many as you have.
>>>
>>>
>>> During the first half you concentrate on study and review and during the second half you
>>> concentrate on practice MBE questions and practice essays.
>>> Obviously, the halves are not mutually exclusive. The golden standard is 8 hours a day
>>> of combined study.
>>>
>>> The most important book is the mini mutli-state review. The fact that you get so many
>>> crossover questions on those subjects makes knowing the MBE subjects a must. Getting
>>> these down cold is a huge part of the battle. The sooner you start digesting the
>>> material the better.
>>>
>>> Use the large multi-state book and large state book are used when you need to look a
>>> particular subject area up in more detail.
>>> Most publishers give you significant state exceptions to the standard MBE rule as part
>>> of the mini review book.
>>>
>>> Most importantly, you need to listen to Audio lectures.
>>> Parallel the topics of the lectures to the same material you are reviewing in the study
>>> process.
>>> You are going to need some type of portable listening device and some head phones.
>>> Listen to the lectures while you are doing other things you do not always have to be
>>> paying full attention. It is about repetition and reinforcement.
>>> If you are cleaning the house, making dinner, driving the car, going to the grocery
>>> store, before bead, or whatever, thats when you need to listen to those lectures.
>>> If you are not required to speak you should be listening. I cannot emphasize the
>>> importance of this enough. Not only does it really work to enforce the material but it
>>> also cuts down on the amount of time you have spend studying total so just do it!
>>>
>>> I suggest starting with torts & constitutional law because they are naturally intuitive
>>> subjects and they will get the legal juices flowing again.
>>>
>>>
>>> Before the test you can get your MBE question time down to just under 34 per hour but I
>>> always found it more helpful to always read the answer after each answered question so
>>> one can still remember the facts and can learn something.
>>>
>>>
>>> Definitely make sure you see exactly how time you have exactly on each essay question
>>> and per sub question. In PA it was about ten minutes per essay sub question, which is
>>> not really a lot of time.
>>> You have to get into the habit of answering the essays that you could expand
>>> indefinitely upon in at that amount of time.
>>>
>>> Use, study, and make mnemonic devices. They will help you rock essays and recall
>>> distinctions on the MBE. You can just identify the issue, relate a fact to each
>>> element, and then get the heck out of there and move onto the next question.
>>> Additionally, if you get a question you do not know the answer to you can simply answer
>>> it using a slightly off topic mnemonic device and still pick up a lot of points.
>>>
>>>
>>> Finally, the test will mess with your brain at times, especially as the test date gets
>>> closer and if you are studying on your own. You will just have to shake that off and
>>> move forward anyway.
>>> Just formulate a plan and stick to it and do not stress yourself out.
>>>
>>> Good luck!