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Unraveling the mystery of the Multistate Performance Test (MPT)

March 18, 2022

By Marta Young, BARBRI Institutional Programs Course Instructor If just the thought of the Multistate Performance Test (lovingly called the MPT) is raising your blood pressure, trust me, you are not alone. Each bar review session, I hear from students with high levels of anxiety over this test. If you fall into this category, keep […]

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What the UBE means to your legal job search, career marketability

March 15, 2022

The UBE (Uniform Bar Exam) was designed initially to help reduce the need for newly minted attorneys to take another bar exam to become licensed in another state or jurisdiction. The UBE permits you to transfer a score obtained in one UBE state/jurisdiction to another, subject to certain limitations. Here are some things to keep […]

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Bar exam study tips: Grapple with the MBE materials

March 12, 2022

More doesn’t automatically mean better In preparing for the Multistate portion of the bar exam, many students think the best strategy is to tackle the largest quantity of multiple-choice practice questions as if it’s a race to reach some magic number. The truth is, there is no magic target number of practice questions you should […]

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How to make the bar prep experience fit you

March 9, 2022

By Makenzie Way, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School How is it possible that we’re already this far into bar prep? Someone needs to tell the world to slow down because I feel like I’m just now getting the hang of this whole ‘studying for the bar’ thing.  Everyone told me bar prep was a […]

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ABA data proves it: When more students take BARBRI, more students pass the bar exam

February 12, 2022

In a recent study, BARBRI’s data scientists evaluated pass rates reported by every ABA accredited law school, in every jurisdiction for the past three years*. We then compared the results of students at those schools who studied for their first exam with BARBRI Bar Review with those who studied with another course or some other […]

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BARBRI Mini Review and those frequently tested MBE topics

January 16, 2022

Let’s talk about the BARBRI Mini Review. First, you may not know much about this course, but we promise that it’s worth learning about. It has increased confidence and understanding of the topics that students need to have a firm grasp on when walking into the bar exam. What is the BARBRI Mini Review? The […]

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The benefits of handwriting your study materials

August 16, 2021

Makenzie Way, Law Graduate at the University of Pennsylvania I encourage you to take time to handwrite study materials. One of the things I love about BARBRI is the amount of awesome study materials provided. Between the lecture handouts, Conviser Mini Reviews, and preparatory PDFs there is never a shortage of materials to read and learn […]

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What we wish our friends and family knew about bar prep

July 2, 2021

[ Makenzie Way, 2020 Law Graduate at the University of Pennsylvania ] Most people understand that studying for the bar exam is hard. But unless they’ve studied for it themselves or watched someone else go through the process, they’re likely unaware of just how difficult and time-consuming it is. This puts bar prep students in the awkward […]

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The BARBRI Simulated MBE (and follow-up webinar) is crucial

March 14, 2021

By Sara Valentine, Capital University Law School  Okay, let me just be the first to thank BARBRI for the Simulated MBE. I know, that seems like an odd thing to say, but nothing could have better prepared me for the bar exam than to sit down for six hours and do 200 multiple-choice MBE questions. […]

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LL.M. students: The benefits of early U.S. bar exam preparation

February 13, 2021

[ By Juliana Del Pesco, BARBRI Legal Manager, Americas ] As an LL.M. student, one thing I wish I had done differently in my preparation for my U.S. bar exam is to have given myself more time. This is a common admission I have heard from other former LL.M. students as well. Time is such […]

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