MBE Game Plan and an Unusual Offer

Sometimes I receive comments on my blog that are worthy of posting more than once.  Having (obviously) improved my MBE scores over the my past two attempts (but more than likely scored the highest on the essays and PTs), I attribute my MBE improvement to a few things:

1. Taking the pressure off and not doing MBE's under timed conditions.  Instead, I focused on one MBE at a time, and looked up the answer whether I got the question right or wrong.  In so doing, I learned the black letter law quite well AND I also began to understand the nuances in the manner in which the questions were asked.  I worked subject by subject - painstakingly - and I gave up my self-talk.  You know, the kind which goes, "I hate, really HATE MBEs."  Instead, I invented new self-talk.  "I love my MBE improvement!"

2. I heard such things as "Do 3,000 MBEs and you'll do fine!"  Well, I did 4,000 MBE's over two exams and I did not do fine.  In fact, I did very poorly indeed.  For this past exam which I (thankfully) passed, I focused on QUALITY and NOT quantity.  Although, I did do about 1,500 MBEs across all six subjects, I learned that my pace picked up and by the time that I sat for the actual exam, I had sufficient time to do 200 questions.

While my private tutor for my 2nd exam was excellent as it related to essay writing, his advice was not as helpful for MBEs.  Instead, I followed the proven method and result of my 2nd bar study partner (thank you, Eric!) and that of the Bar Exam Guru whose link in posted here under "Blogs I follow."

The Guru's MBE study plan and essay templates are excellent and, while I'm not endorsing their program per se, based on their posts, study plans and templates, they seem to resonate with my own game plan to out-strategize the exam.  See an excerpt of Lisa's comment below:

"We are giving away more handouts (essay templates and sample study plans) and we are offering scholarships for the February 2012 and July 2012 bar exam. . .The scholarships are based primarily upon financial need."

So, you why not give them a try!