If you failed the February 2018 Virginia Bar Exam, you are not alone. Hundreds of people retake it each year. Take heart in this: The vast majority of people who retake the bar end up successfully practicing law after they Read More …
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How to Make Flashcards for the Virginia Bar Exam
To beat the bar exam, students must focus on interactive study strategies. Too many students over-rely on watching lectures and filling in outlines. Your time is much better spent on testing yourself repeatedly, even if it seems that you keep Read More …
Essay Question Analysis for February 2017 Virginia Bar Exam
After each administration of the Virginia Bar, students email me to ask questions. Most of the time, they just want to confirm an answer that they already think they got right. Sometimes, they want to tell me how the topics Read More …
100% Pass Rate for the July 2016 Virginia Bar Exam
Congratulations to the students who enrolled and completed the Virginia Bar Tutor Online State-Specific class. One hundred percent of them passed the July 2016 Virginia Bar Exam. The essay exam this year was challenging, and all of you are to Read More …
July 2016 Virginia Bar Exam Pre-Results Analysis
Virginia Bar Exam Results For July 2016 The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners says that it will release July 2016 bar exam results on October 21, 2016. The waiting is always the hardest part. In my online essay prep course, I Read More …
Hindsight Bias: Tricking Our Brains Into Remembering
You’ve done this. You’re sitting in class as the professor passes out your graded multiple choice tests. You think you did pretty well on the test. When you get your test back, you see that you missed question 3. You Read More …
What to do Right Now for the July Virginia Bar Exam
If you’re taking the Virginia Bar Exam in July 2016, there are a few very practical steps you need to be deciding on. I’ve tried to offer some advice on these things below. Reserve a hotel near the Civic Center Read More …
Why Bar Exam Studying is Like Computer Programming
Computer programming has a lot of rules. And these rules have to be structured and applied in a specific order to make the computer do what the user would like. Bar exam study is the same. We have legal rules Read More …
Last Minute Tips to Pass The Virginia Bar Exam
Top 5 Last Minute Tips for Bar Prep You’re down to the last minute and you want to know how to use your remaining time for bar prep? These five tips backed by research will tell you how to spend Read More …
Being Wrong Helps You Learn to be Right
What is the best way to study for the bar exam? My students know that I want them to think about studying for the bar exam more like training for an athletic competition than traditional studying. Students who focus the Read More …