Every time I log into Facebook, I see countdowns...until the Bar, until the Bar is done... and it just can't sink in to my brain right now. I have six more days left to study. I'm totally not ready, but I'm not sure I would ever feel ready because there is just way too much to learn.
For example, I reviewed Civil Procedure today. I pretty much get the Federal Rules, although I haven't memorized most of the details for this test, but once I start looking at the California rules, everything on the page just blurs and I can't sort any of it out in my head. I think I've reached my saturation point and unless I make more room in my brain by next Tuesday, I'm just going to have to pray that Civ Pro isn't tested.
I don't know what I should be counting down to. Part of me is very glad I won't have to study anymore a week from Thursday night. But when I'm done with the Bar, I want to feel a huge relief and weight off my shoulders. I don't think I'll get that feeling if the essays cover subjects I don't know. Then I'll be dreading November 20, 2009 when we get the results. But I also don't want to study forever for this exam. And I realize that the nature of the Bar exam is that you can't know everything, you just need to pass.
For me, the most important thing will be letting myself be as relaxed and composed as possible. If I'm calm, I can sit back, issue spot, and write whatever will come to my mind, which will be a lot more than I realize right now. And in 6 days when I'm sitting in that big room full of people, I'll tell myself that. But right now, I feel like I need to acknowledge the fact that I have ONLY 6 more days to learn everything I can because I really want to walk out of there feeling like I passed and then not worry about it again for a few months.
So, for those of you studying and those who have taken the Bar, what suggestions do you have for the final few days, in terms of methods of reviewing and keeping your sanity?
Good luck to everyone taking it next week!
3 comments:
i feel the same way-no more room left in my brain.
my plan (texas bar exam) is to study hard through the end of the day today, then spend friday-sunday just looking over old exam questions that i've already taken (mbe, essays, and the other tx sections). i feel like it's better to cement the stuff i've already learned than to try to cram any more new stuff in there....or to freak out over new questions that i can't answer.
i'm pretty much taking monday off, i'll probably just spend an hour glancing over old questions for our first day (texas civil and criminal procedure and evidence short answer questions).
good luck figuring out what is best for you, and good luck on the exam!
I've taken 2 bar exams in 2 states and passed both. Make sure that you know the core rules and black letter law for each subject if nothing else. And make sure you know how to issue spot and write essay answers.
You're almost there! Yay!
I spent the last couple of days with my best friend drilling each other with our flash cards. Honestly I think I learned more in those couple of days than I did in the previous six weeks. But my study situation was slightly different (what with a newborn and all), and I took a much easier bar exam... But still I think it was a highly effective use of my last few days.
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