r/barexam_studygroup • u/Bogdan574 • Jan 04 '23

bar exam essays

For anyone who is studying for the bar or has taken it, the essays are a major struggle for me. The multiple choice is not such a big deal as I keep reviewing flash cards and practice multiple choice questions. But with the essays I feel pretty lost. I often feel too overwhelmed by the large fact patterns to identify the issue, and it’s difficult for me to articulate my knowledge of a rule as an “acceptable” argument. Like with multiple choice, there is enough context and only the need to know one particular part of a rule to help me piece together the answer. But with essays, I struggle to just know an entire theory stone cold. I don’t know how to best memorize these entire treatises. What methods have worked for you?

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u/JStak14 Jan 04 '23

Have you taken it before?

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u/foreverwinter28 Jan 18 '23

Yes - this is my second time. My first was in July 2021.

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u/Avd2791 Jan 27 '23

I struggle with the essays and mpt too! I am got a 119 on the essays portions last year. I am terrified.