Tips for Bar Prep
As someone who passed the Ohio State Bar exam, here are some tips that I used and found helpful when studying:
- Free time/downtime: Although you obviously need to be studying a lot, it’s important to still get exercise (even just a walk to clear your mind). Also, try to set aside a period of time (30 mins to an hour) to do something you like that is non-law related. Suggestions would be a hobby, a tv show, sports, music, talking to loved ones. Keeping this in mind I feel helps you to decompress and stay connected to non-law related things in your life.
- Stay positive: Keep working hard and try not to let negative thoughts creep into your mindset. Also, try to be around positive people—it is infectious!
- Study: Most of you are using a Bar prep class (in fact all C|M|Law students get Barbri as part of their tuition—whoo hoo!), so stick as close as you can to their schedule. I felt planning each day of studying in advance to be a helpful way to stay on track. If you get behind plan out a way to catch up.
- Places to study: I found it was good to change up the places I did studying to keep things fresh. However, be prepared to move if you find the place chosen is too noisy or distracting.
- MBE: The Multi-State part of the bar can make or break your exam. I suggest doing as many practice questions as possible and review the answers you get incorrect.
While the above are my personal suggestions, I thought the read might also find a few extra bar exam advice articles of use:
5 Tips on Passing the Bar Exam
5 Things I Did Differently the Second Time to Pass the Bar Exam
