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December 1, 2023October 25, 2024 - No Comments

How an Australian Lawyer Got Excited to Take the CA Bar Exam While Working Full Time (and Passed)

Laura, a foreign attorney who passed the California Bar Exam

Here’s another story about a foreign-trained lawyer who made it out.

Laura from Australia passed the 2023 July California Bar Exam on her first try—preparing while working full-time as a senior lawyer in a global firm. She got to a place where she was “very excited” by the end!

Here’s how she managed to get to that state of excitement during bar prep and coming out of the exam. See how you CAN do things, rather than what you CAN’T do.

November 24, 2023May 9, 2024 - No Comments

Salma Passes the NY Bar Exam on First Try as a Foreign Attorney

Salma is a foreign-trained attorney who passed the 2023 July NY Bar Exam (UBE) on her first try!

Despite her nervousness and debilitating thoughts of failure, she found a way to prepare for (and pass) this exam while using her time efficiently.

She suggests how to study efficiently in LESS time.

Check it out.

November 17, 2023November 26, 2023 - 1 Comment

How Mercedes Passed the Colorado Bar Exam (UBE) After Realizing a Simple Approach

Mercedes passed the 2023 July Colorado Bar Exam on her first attempt (as a busy mom with a 3-year-old).

She started using a major bar review course but sped through it in favor of a more effective approach to studying.

Here’s why Mercedes ditched her bar review course and how that led to her passing.

November 14, 2023December 7, 2023 - 6 Comments

Minimum Competence Does Not Mean Bare Minimum

How would you narrate your hopes, desires, and dreams to pass the bar exam?

I want to improve.

I want to start my career and live my life without this hanging over my head.

I feel that painful yearning inside. I’m not content with this! I’m upset. I’m frustrated! I’m tired of being frustrated!

I want to pass the bar exam. I want to be special.

I’ll find my way forward, whatever that means. I don’t know where to go, but I’ll start, wherever that leads me.

But anyone can say that they want to pass.

How do you do this efficiently and effectively?

Are you confusing busy work with actual learning?

How to get and STAY motivated in your journey?

What do you do when you see fluctuations and plateaus?

August 19, 2023April 19, 2024 - No Comments

When Do Bar Exam Results Come Out in Each State?

The anxious wait for bar exam results can be challenging in different ways.

“Did you get your bar results yet? How do you think you did? I’m sure you passed! You’re so smart! You got this!!!”

Bro, can you just let me agonize in peace?

Not only do you have to fend off people asking the same question you’re wondering, the tension between you and your outlines gets stronger each day because you just want to do another question. We get attached to the struggle.

Preparing for the bar exam can be a stressful and intense process, and waiting for the results can be equally nerve-wracking…if not more.

As you wait for the big news every day, you become full of uncertainty, regrets, and thoughts and prayers to yourself.

But when you’re anticipating something, it helps to ease your uncertainty by knowing when your bar exam results come out. Here’s a list of when you could expect your results: