Just got my score back. So close it hurts.
I felt okay going in but clearly there were gaps. Looking back at my prep, I spent a lot of time on "KS Bar" but I think I underestimated how deep they go on KS Bar exam.
The weird thing is I scored fine on the concept questions but tanked on the application ones. Like I understood the theory but when it came to scenario-based questions I kept second-guessing myself.
For anyone who's failed and then passed — what changed? Did you switch study materials? More practice tests? Different time of day?
Also curious whether the KS Bar score report tells you which sections you were weak in. Mine just shows an overall score and I have no idea where exactly I lost points.
The free ks bar criminal law and procedure helped me understand what the exam actually tests rather than just what the material covers.
Quick update for this thread: just cleared 90% on my most recent KS Bar practice set. The ks bar constitutional law 2 has been my main resource and the difficulty feels right — not easy enough to give false confidence, not so hard it's discouraging. Sitting for the real thing in 3 weeks.
Failed first attempt, came back to this thread. The consensus on ks bar practice test being the make-or-break area is right. Focusing almost exclusively on applied questions this time around.
Quick update: just cleared 91% on my most recent KS Bar practice set using free ks bar contracts. Sitting for the real thing in 2 weeks. Feeling cautiously optimistic.
For anyone finding this later: KS Bar is passable with consistent effort even working full time. I studied 61 minutes a day for 8 weeks. The free ks bar contracts kept me honest about my actual gaps.
I was in the exact same spot last year — failed by 2 points and couldn't figure out why until I realized I'd been studying recognition but not application. Concept questions I could nail. Put me in a scenario and I'd freeze. What changed for me was drilling specific topic areas instead of reviewing everything broadly. I actually found the free ks bar contracts practice set really helpful because it forces you to work through fact patterns, not just definitions.
Don't underestimate timing either. I wasn't finishing sections and it killed my score on questions I actually knew. Second attempt I set a hard pace and stopped second-guessing myself on the ones I felt decent about. You're already close — the gap is probably narrower than you think.
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