I told my one student for the Feb. 2012 California Bar Exam, that the best news that I could hear was her screaming in my ear, "I passed!" I was elated to learn on Saturday, May 19, that my student - a 5th time repeater - passed the California bar exam and just as proud to see her sworn in on June 1st to the state bar and to federal court.
It is possible to pass the California Bar Exam whether you are tackling the exam for the first time, or have gone up multiple times to the plate. Eventually, you will hit a "home run." For me, the key to passing was to study the exam itself and become a master of it. I learned the rules by studying the exam - both essay and MBE - and by concentrated practice. Lack of practice seems to be the undoing of many a bar exam taker; there's too much concentration on memorizing the rules. However, by practicing the essays and MBE's and by journalling (or developing flash cards of) the rules, the rules become ingrained and will be top-of-mind at exam time. Remember the old adage, "Practice makes perfect?" The adage holds true.
So, to the July 2012 bar exam takers, practice, practice, practice!
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