010: Top 5 Bar Exam Essay Writing Tips (w/Ariel Salzer)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast. Today, we're discussing our top bar exam writing tips with special guest, Ariel Salzer. Ariel is one of our most experienced California bar exam tutors, so we're super excited to have her here today to talk about the essay portion of the bar exam, which, as many of you may know, can be a huge headache for those taking the bar.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why bar exam essays are so challenging
• The best strategy for preparing for bar exam essays
• The crucial importance of PRACTICE – and not just practice but TIMED practice
• When re-writing might be worth your time
• The necessity of doing what makes you uncomfortable
• How to prepare mentally and emotionally
• Why self-evaluation is so important
• What bar graders are really looking for and how to make their job easier in order to score maximum points

Resources:

• Podcast Episode 50: Ace the Bar Exam Performance Test (w/Doretta McGinnis) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-50-ace-bar-exam-performance-test-doretta-mcginnis/)
• How to Pass the Bar by Doing What Makes You Uncomfortable (https://barexamtoolbox.com/how-to-pass-the-bar-by-doing-what-makes-you-the-most-uncomfortable/)
• What is an Attack Plan (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/wondering-what-an-attack-plan-is/)
• Are You Evaluating Your Work (https://barexamtoolbox.com/are-you-evaluating-your-work-you-should-be/)
• The Power of the Re-write (https://barexamtoolbox.com/the-power-of-the-re-write/)
• Lean Sheets Bar Review Outlines (https://barexamtoolbox.com/review-of-lean-sheets-bar-exam-outlines/)
• SketchyLaw (https://barexamtoolbox.com/tools-bar-exam-success-sketchy-law/)
• Mind Maps and Other Fun Visual Learning Techniques (https://barexamtoolbox.com/mind-maps-and-other-fun-visual-learning-methods/)
• Bar Exam Tips for Kinesthetic Learners (https://barexamtoolbox.com/4-bar-exam-study-tips-for-kinesthetic-learners/)
• What are Bar Graders Really Looking for (https://barexamtoolbox.com/what-are-bar-exam-graders-really-looking-for/)

Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/BET-Ep-10-Top-5-Bar-Exam-Essay-Writing-Tips-w-Ariel.pdf)

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Alison & Lee