How To Pass The California Bar Exam 2014: The Final Checklist

By Bonnie Contreras


If you are sitting the California bar exam 2014, you should start preparing in earnest as soon as possible; actually there is no need to wait as the present is the best moment. Taking as many simulated tests and essays online will help you gain insights to the type of knowledge and skills you will be tested on. This guide is a compilation of the final checklist which you should go through to ascertain if you are ready to take on the exams with a guarantee of success.

Keep in mind that all your 1L subjects will be tested in the examination and as such you should be careful to make good notes in your first year of study. In addition, it makes sense to take your MPRE in your second year of study or, at worst, at the earliest opportunity in your 3L year. You should also take such tests as those on Law 312 (Law Responsibility) as early as possible to leave the final months of your study for preparing for the bar exams.

You are required to submit your Moral Character application in January of the year you intend to take your Bar Exam. If you do not do this in time, you may create unnecessary impediments to your quest for admission to the bar. If, for instance you need to use your law school faculty or librarians for reference, remember to ask them in person before putting down their names in your application.

If you are taking the exams scheduled for February 2104, you application must be complete and submitted by November 1, 2013. By completing and sending your application in time, you will be guaranteed of a testing center of your choice as the place where you will take your exams. If you plan to have your laptop during the exam period, you must have it certified in time too.

For the best guarantee of success, spend at least the last six months of the period leading up to the exam studying for 8 hours daily, at least five days every week. To preempt any unnecessary distractions, put off all big plans such as travelling or moving in the meantime. Moreover, do not be tempted to waste your time in such activities as analysis of likely pass rates or trying to predict what questions are likely to be asked next year.

It is only natural to feel as if you have not prepared adequately as the day of the exams approaches, no matter how many long hours you have put to your studies. However, do not succumb to the temptation of staying up late trying to take in as much information as possible. Indeed, the best way to prepare your mind and body for the big day is to take a nice meal followed by a complete night's rest.

On the morning of the exam, remember to carry with you valid photo identification, your State Bar admission information as well as all the necessary pieces of stationery including pencils, erasers and highlighters. If you will be using a laptop PC in the exam, you should make sure it has a fully charged battery and bring along all the cables. If you carry a digital or analog clock to time yourself, make sure it is silent.

If you are studying for the California bar exam 2014, there is no better to start final preparation as the present. Here are all the details you need to pass well.




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