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Tips For Repeat Takers Of The California Bar Exam

Failing the California Bar exam is one of the most gut-wrenching feelings you can experience throughout your professional career. After all the studying, preparation, and anxiety you may be left feeling like you don’t know where to turn. Well to begin, you’re in the right place and you’re not alone on your journey to pass the exam. Check out this list of these wildly successful people who have also failed the bar exam. Many repeat test-takers have gone on to pass the exam using the tips outlined below. These tips are designed to boost confidence and help repeat takers of the California Bar Exam.

Are The California Performance Test And MPT Different?

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Are The California Performance Test And MPT Different?

Notoriously low passage rates and a high volume of test-takers aren’t the only things that set the California Bar Exam apart from other states. Instead of a Multistate Performance Test (MPT), the California Bar Exam has a section called the California Performance Test. To help you prepare for the California Performance Test, we’ve identified 3 ways the California performance test is different from the MPT, along with a few tips to help you score your best.

Optional California Bar Exam Classes To Help You Pass

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Optional California Bar Exam Classes To Help You Pass

As a graduating 3L, you may feel prepared for the Bar Exam … if you took the right courses in law school. Several subjects that are tested on the California Bar Exam are not required classes in law school. As cruel as it may seem, students are often surprised to encounter unfamiliar subjects during bar prep. Otherwise, you may panic at the thought of having to learn new subjects and concepts for the California Bar Exam. Students who take certain classes in law school often have an easier time during bar prep. This is because they took optional California Bar Exam classes during law school. Those students don’t need to learn new bar prep material and can treat portions of bar prep as a review.

Although thousands of students have passed the California Bar Exam without taking the classes mentioned below, every advantage helps. Let’s go over the recommended classes to take in law school if you plan on taking the California Bar Exam. Again, these classes aren’t mandatory in law school but are tested on the California Bar Exam.

Frequently Tested California Bar Exam Essay Subjects

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Frequently Tested California Bar Exam Essay Subjects

As the California Bar Exam draws closer, the number of trips students make to the local psychic shop increases. Why you may ask? People will do almost anything to figure out what subjects will be front and center on the essay portion! Truth be told, there is no way to predict what subjects will be featured prominently on the California Bar Exam. Anyone who claims they can accurately predict all of the subjects that will be tested on each of the California Bar Exams is silly. Now, although we can’t tell the future, we can analyze and review what subjects appear most frequently. This will give you a good clue as to what you are likely to see on your own exam! Here are the most frequently tested subjects on the essay portion of the California Bar Exam.

Exclusive Interview with Brianna Hill—Who Went into Labor During the Bar Exam (and Passed!)

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Exclusive Interview with Brianna Hill—Who Went into Labor During the Bar Exam (and Passed!)

Brianna Hill is a bar exam celebrity of sorts! She took the bar exam while in labor, had her baby on day 1 of the bar exam, completed day 2 from the hospital, AND passed the bar exam! Her story appeared on the Today Show, CNN, the New York Times, and multiple other news outlets.

Brianna has great tips on staying calm, focused, and doing one’s best on the bar exam! She recently shared her excellent bar exam advice with JD Advising. You can read her answers in our exclusive interview here. Read more

Waiting for Bar Exam Results: The Do’s and Don’ts

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Waiting for Bar Exam Results: The Do’s and Don’ts

Waiting for bar exam results can be stressful. But, there are ways to reduce stress and make your time productive and fulfilling! Here, we are going to discuss the top three do’s and don’ts of waiting for bar exam results! Read more

What Exactly Is Bar Reciprocity?

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What Exactly Is Bar Reciprocity?

For students preparing to select their bar location, there is one key question that must be addressed. Can you transfer your score from one state to another? This post will discuss bar reciprocity and how it works. As with most things, bar reciprocity is specific for each state. Therefore, make sure to research the rules for the state where you are taking the bar, and any states where you think you might want to practice in the future.

When Should I Start Studying For the California Bar Exam?

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When Should I Start Studying For the California Bar Exam?

Many students wonder when they should start studying for the California Bar Exam. With law schools telling you one thing and bar prep companies telling you another, it can often feel overwhelming and confusing trying to figure out when you should begin your bar prep. These feelings are totally normal, so don’t panic! To better help you figure out when to start studying for the next administration of the California Bar Exam, take a look at the information below.

UPDATE: California passed an order on January 28, 2021 that allows examinees who narrowly passed the California Bar Exam between July 2015 and February 2020 to be admitted to the state bar after completing 300 hours of supervised legal work (no second bar exam is required).

What Is Community Property On The California Bar Exam?

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What Is Community Property On The California Bar Exam?

Unlike many other bar exam administrations, the California Bar Exam frequently tests examinees on community property. Check out a full list of highly tested California Bar Exam subjects here. This is one of the few subjects that you may not have taken during law school but is regularly tested. Many examinees panic at the thought of having to learn an entirely new subject for the exam. While community property will be a new subject for some, it is generally straightforward in concept. With that being said, let’s get into what the basics of community property on the California Bar Exam are and how the subject is tested.

What Does The California Performance Test Evaluate?

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What Does The California Performance Test Evaluate?

The California Bar Exam is a two-day exam that covers a wide variety of different subject areas. In total, the exam contains five separate one-hour essay questions, one 90-minute performance test, and 200 MBE questions. The first day of the California Bar Exam is reserved for the essay questions and the California performance test. But what exactly does the California performance test evaluate? In this, we’ll answer that question!

What Are The Types Of California Performance Test Tasks?

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What Are The Types Of California Performance Test Tasks?

While the newest version of the California Performance Test has only been in use since 2017, we’re already seeing patterns in the types of tasks assigned. For many test-takers, understanding these patterns is a great way to prepare. To succeed on the California Performance Test, you need to know what types of tasks are tested. To help you focus your study and get the best results possible, we’ve put together this list of some of the tasks assigned during recent California Performance Test administrations.

Navigating The California Bar Application Process

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Navigating The California Bar Application Process

The complexity and depth involved with the lengthy application process required for admission to the California State Bar surprises many. In this post, we break down the course stages in the California bar application process.

How To Prepare For the February 2021 California Bar Exam

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How To Prepare For the February 2021 California Bar Exam

The year 2020 will definitely be a year that people look back on and wonder what the human civilization did to deserve such a difficult year. The coronavirus pandemic swept throughout the country almost and brought a host of changes to people’s daily lives. One of those changes was the introduction of student remote learning and online test-taking. By now, you most likely know that the February 2021 California Bar Exam will be administered online. You may be wondering how this radical departure from the traditional California Bar Exam administration will play out. You may also wonder how this will impact your learning and study strategies. Don’t worry! Below is an overview of online bar prep courses and the study tips you should be implementing to get the most out of them.

Preview our JD Advising On Demand Course!

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Preview our JD Advising On Demand Course!

If you are wondering if our On Demand bar exam course is right for you, check out our brief On Demand course preview.

In our preview, we have:

A brief sample video lecture
A sample outline
Sample MBE questions
Sample essay grading

JD Advising students are 33% more likely to pass the bar exam!

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JD Advising students are 33% more likely to pass the bar exam!

You can see from our graphic below that JD Advising course students pass the Michigan bar exam at a higher rate than non-JD Advising students across the board!

We have calculated the passage rate of non-JD Advising students based on data released by the Michigan Board of Law Examiners and then examined our own pass rates. We included both first-time and repeat bar exam course takers in this calculation. We boasted very high pass rates for the July 2019 bar exam as well so we are thrilled to see that our students continue to perform well and pass the Michigan bar exam at high numbers!

Note: The below chart includes ALL first-time and repeat takers who were enrolled in a JD Advising bar review course for the February 2020 administration. (It does not include students who enrolled in a supplemental program such as a seminar or students who were not enrolled in a February 2020 JD Advising course. We rely on self-reported student data.) Read more