ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .............................................................................................................................................................vii

INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................................................................... ix

PART I: FIRST-TIME BAR PASSAGE: ONE AND DONE.............................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION TO PART I .......................................................................................................................................................3

CHAPTER 1................................................................................................................................................................................. 7

Set Your Goal and Commit to Success.

CHAPTER 2................................................................................................................................................................................29

Develop a Plan for Success: Your GPS to Bar Passage

CHAPTER 3 ...............................................................................................................................................................................61

The Transition from Student to Professional

CHAPTER 4................................................................................................................................................................................81

Get Ready for Success: Reduce Distractions, Increase Your Focus, and Manage Your Time

CHAPTER 5 .............................................................................................................................................................................107

Get and Use Quality Expert Help: Reliable Bar Review Courses, Academic Support Faculty, and Trusted Mentors

CHAPTER 6 .............................................................................................................................................................................129

Enlist Your Troops and Lose the Naysayers: It Takes a Village of Positive People

CHAPTER 7 .............................................................................................................................................................................153

Write and Post Your Schedule, Then Adapt It to Maximize Productivity

CHAPTER 8 .............................................................................................................................................................................183

Practice Tests: The Heavy Lifting

CHAPTER 9 .............................................................................................................................................................................261

The Home Stretch: Eliminate Distractions and Embrace Success

CHAPTER 10 ...........................................................................................................................................................................285

Celebrate Your Achievement and Acknowledge and Thank Those Who Helped You (Then Set Your Next Goal!)

PART II: REPEATING THE BAR EXAM: THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME ..............................................................................295

INTRODUCTION TO PART II ...................................................................................................................................................297

CHAPTER 11 ...........................................................................................................................................................................299

Why Didn't I Pass the Bar Exam?

CHAPTER 12 ...........................................................................................................................................................................311

I Feel Like I Was Kicked in the Teeth

CHAPTER 13 ............................................................................................................................................................................321

Rethink ¿Failure¿ and Use Your Previous Experience as Preparation for Success

CONCLUSION ..........................................................................................................................................................................325

BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................................................................................................327

ENDNOTES ..............................................................................................................................................................................331

INDEX .......................................................................................................................................................................................339

ABOUT THE AUTHOR ..............................................................................................................................................................349

Bar Exam Success: A Comprehensive Guide

A Comprehensive Guide