How do I prepare for the bar exam while working full-time?
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How do I prepare for the bar exam while working full-time?
Working full-time while preparing for the bar exam is a difficult endeavor, but not an impossible one. There are two main obstacles that you must overcome to have success: (1) less overall time to prepare; and (2) diminishing productivity on full-time work days.
(1) Less Overall Time to Prepare
First, you must deal with the obvious fact that you will have less time to prepare for the bar exam if you are spending most of your time working. This means that the time you can devote to bar prep will have to be extremely efficient. You simply cannot afford to waste any time with inefficient study methods. Thus, you should probably avoid many of the typical commercial bar prep study activities that waste large swathes of time (e.g., watching lectures while filling in blanks in an outline, reading unprioritized textbooks, etc.).
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(2) Diminishing Productivity on Full-Time Work Days
Unfortunately, full-time work is draining for most of us. Preparing for the bar exam is likely the last thing anyone wants to do after a long day of work. To remedy this, we recommend saving the most demanding aspects of bar prep (e.g., actively applying the law by practicing prior bar exam questions and reviewing them) for the weekend when you will have more stamina. During the week, we recommend that you focus more on passive review (e.g., going over your outlines, drill and killing flashcards, etc.). Generally, passive review is much more palatable than taking prior bar exams after a long day of work.
At minimum, you should aim for 2-3 hours of passive review each day Monday-Friday and 10-12 hours of active application on Saturday and Sunday each week for 8-10 weeks. Obviously, this is not the ideal bar prep study schedule, but it is very solid given the time constraints of working full-time during bar prep. If you have more time during the week or you feel up to it, try to get some more practice time in. The more practice questions that you can complete and review from prior bar exams, the better!
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Thank you for this. I’m genuinely struggling. I have been sitting at my laptop for 3 hours and have done literally nothing. I’m so tired and overwhelmed. I appreciate the tips.
I personally use Kaplan and started early. I study 4 hours a day during the week and all day on the weekend. I just hit a 83% on Kaplan and am getting in the 70s on AdaptiBar. Right now I’m working on black letter law for essays. I’m two weeks ahead for Kaplan and will take the midterm next week. So I have more weeks for AdaptiBar memorization and targeting subjects I’m week in...but I have OCD lol
How did you incorporate Kaplan and adaptibar?
Would you say a repeat bar taker needs to study as much as a first time taker. thanks
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I am planning to apply for the July 2019 California Bar Exam, but I find it very difficult to find time to study. That is why I find your video very helpful, because you have the idea as to how to organize a study plan that may work for me.
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Did you pass?
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