The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress29 Sep 2025

327: Facts and Fears Around the Integrated Question Sets (IQSs) on the NextGen Bar Exam

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! This episode discusses the upcoming NextGen bar exam, highlighting major changes such as the introduction of integrated question sets (IQSs) and a shift toward testing legal skills alongside knowledge. We share students' concerns about the unfamiliar format, time management challenges, and the need for new study strategies.

In this episode, we discuss:

Overview of the NextGen bar exam format
Integrated question sets: What will they contain?
The introduction of a partial credit grading system
Lee and Alison's initial reactions to the IQSs
Common student fears around the new bar exam format, and our suggested solutions

Resources:

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Alison & Lee

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