It is important to stay on track while studying for the bar exam. Here is a checklist of goals you should review occasionally to make sure you are preparing thoroughly for the bar exam.
Lectures
- Have you attended/watched all assigned lectures?
- Are you taking notes during lectures and later reviewing your notes?
MBE
- Have you completed almost all of the MBE questions you have been assigned thus far? Are you reviewing the sample answers?
- What are your strongest/weakest MBE topics?
- Are you completing at least some of the assigned questions under realistic test conditions (i.e., timed and without notes)?
MEE
- Have you written full essays or outlined all of the MEE questions you have been assigned thus far? Are you reviewing the sample essay answers?
- Are you completing at least some of the assigned essays under realistic test conditions (i.e., timed and without notes)?
- Have you submitted some of your essays to your bar prep course for review by trained graders? If yes, what kind of feedback did you get?
MPT
- Have you written full responses or outlined almost all of the MPT questions you have been assigned thus far? Are you reviewing the sample answers?
- Are you completing at least some of the prompts under realistic test conditions (i.e., timed)?
- Have you submitted some of your MPT answers to your bar prep course for review by trained graders? If yes, what kind of feedback did you get?