Passing the Bar
Professor Vernellia Randall

Suggested Approach

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bullet Study 10-12 hours per day
Six days per week; be sure to do something fun and relaxing on the seventh.
bullet Review each subject area separately
Review subjects you didn't take in law school at least twice during the bar review. (Ideally, do this before you graduate or before the official bar review)
bullet Develop Flashcards  
for each subject: include key terms, key rules and elements, standards,  tests, exceptions hypotheticals. (Do this daily as you review a subject)
bullet Go through ALL your flashcards at least weekly.
 Review the areas of the law you "miss". (Do this Saturday or Sunday) Exception for flashcards can be the multistate course, since taking the multiple choice exams will serve the same purpose.
bullet Take 1-2 hours of essay exams daily AND take 1-2 hours of multiple choice questions daily .
Your priority should be on practicing take a total of 2 - 4 hours of actual exams daily. This is actual time taking exams NOT review time. Start doing this immediately. Do it daily after the bar review session. DON'T WAIT!!!
    bullet Compare your answer to the model answer.
    bullet Determine which issues you missed and why (missed a fact, didn't know the law, etc.). 
    bullet Review the law for the issues you missed.
bullet During the last two weeks double the amount of time devoted to taking exams and multiple choice questions
Review areas where you are having trouble. Also start working on speed. Start pushing yourself. To get through the exams and through more multiple choice questions
bulletDo a complete multi-performance weekly
bullet Take at least at least two complete (all day) exams -
 one essay and one multiple choice the last two weeks of the Bar Review to get use to the conditions of a real exam. Preferably, take it with others, in an exam like setting.
 
 
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