I'm sitting for the bar in July and I'm starting to panic a little. I graduated in May and I've been doing BarBri for about three weeks but honestly I feel like I'm just going through the motions — watching lectures, doing a few MBE questions, and not really retaining anything. My goal is to pass on the first attempt obviously, but I keep reading stories about people who studied 10 hours a day for two months and still failed.
The areas I'm weakest in are constitutional law and admin law. I picked up a Legal Constitutional Law & Civil Rights practice test last week and it exposed some real gaps — especially around equal protection tiers and First Amendment doctrine. I can recite the rules but applying them under time pressure is a different story entirely.
For those who've passed: how did you structure your days? Did you prioritize certain subjects over others? Any exam tips you wish someone had told you before you sat down? I'd take any advice at this point.
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