Taking Your Time in a Hurry
Let’s talk about the clock. It can feel like a relentless enemy sitting next to you in the exam room. […]
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Building the Ultimate Bar Exam Study Space: Why Customizing Your Environment is the Key to Passing
When candidates start preparing for the bar exam, they obsess over the what: what outlines to read, what commercial course
Effective Memorization Techniques for the Bar Exam (When Flashcards Aren’t Enough)
If you are preparing for the California Bar Exam, you are staring down a mountain of black-letter law. Contracts, Evidence,
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The Essay “Trap”: Why You Failed Essays (Even If You Knew the Law)
A surprising number of law students think that knowing the law will necessarily result in passing the Bar. Knowing the
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Stop Memorizing and Start Practicing: When To Shift Your Bar Exam Strategy
In my 20 years as a bar exam tutor, one of the most common mistakes I see students make is
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Welcome to The SBC SideBar (And How To Slay A Dragon)
Hi, I’m Steve. Welcome to our blog, The SBC Sidebar. Whether you are gearing up for your very first attempt
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The Performance Test (PT): The “Free Points” You Are Ignoring
In my 20 years of coaching students to pass the California Bar Exam, I have noticed an unfortunate pattern. Students will spend hundreds of hours memorizing the Rule Against Perpetuities or the nuances of Civil Procedure for the MBE, yet they will treat the Performance Test (PT) as an afterthought.
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Kim Kardashian, ChatGPT, and The Art of Slaying the Dragon
If you’ve been anywhere near legal Twitter or r/barexam lately, you’ve seen the news: Kim Kardashian says studying with ChatGPT caused her to fail the California Bar Exam.
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