Dear 1L

 Dear 1L,

Today I write to wish a heartfelt, good luck to all those taking the bar exam this week. Here are two last-minute Tips for essay-test prep.

✏️ Read a lot of essay answers. Just read them. You don’t even need to think. Just let their wording absorb into your brain passively.

I took three different state bar exams during my pre-UBE career. Same experience each one:

At least 2 test essays comprised the EXACT SAME question pattern in samples I’d read. Sure, the names and factual details differed, but the same basic analysis applied to both.

💫 When you read and absorb a complete essay very close in time to the test, the phrases and wording can be on the tip of your tongue (or pen, in this case).

At this point, you’ve “studied” all you can. But weary and bleary-eyed, you still can memorize sample answers without any real effort.

Try it and see: you might just get lucky on test day, like me.

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Lawyers: What were your last-minute studying hacks?

Fondly,

💌 Amanda
July 25, 2022