279: Quick Tips -- Retaking the Bar Exam After Failing

The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we're discussing how to approach preparing to retake the bar after failing the first time, or even multiple times. We talk about some common reasons why people fail the bar exam, and share tips on how to avoid study habits that generally do not serve students well.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Using past exam results for feedback
• Evaluating and improving study habits
• Common mistakes during bar prep and how to avoid them
• When to start doing practice questions
• Writing strong legal analysis

Resources:

• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• I Failed! (https://barexamtoolbox.com/i-failed-the-bar-exam/)
• Podcast Episode 152: Practical Aspects of Retaking the Bar Exam After a Failure (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-152-practical-aspects-of-retaking-the-bar-exam-after-a-failure/)
• Podcast Episode 236: Quick Tips – Framing Failure as Feedback (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-236-quick-tips-framing-failure-as-feedback/)
• Your Frequently Asked Questions Answered; Failing and Retaking the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/your-frequently-asked-questions-answered-failing-and-retaking-the-bar-exam/)
• Taking the Bar Exam Again? Tips for the Second Time Around (https://barexamtoolbox.com/taking-the-bar-exam-again-tips-for-the-second-time-around/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-279-quick-tips-retaking-the-bar-exam-after-failing/)

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Alison & Lee