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  1. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Torts essays...always consider multiple claims (e.g., negligence & strict liability) unless the ? directs otherwise.
  2. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Avoid indirect references to the facts in your analysis of individual issues. Think proper nouns instead of pronouns.
  3. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: On PTs, don't blindly read File/Library docs until the nature & scope of the assigned task is clearly understood.
  4. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: On essays, define and explain legal terms of art. Demonstrate your knowledge/understanding via such explanation.
  5. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Re-takers should not simply "try harder". Instead, begin by assessing and identifying your actual exam weaknesses.
  6. Congratulations to all those individuals that passed the February 2012 California #barexam!
  7. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: From the first day you begin a subject, practice essays should be a component of your overall review.
  8. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: On essays, many individuals that fail the exam will spot the correct issues but with insufficient analysis.
  9. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Learn to carefully read an essay ?. Limit your response to the ? presented even if the facts suggest other issues.
  10. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Worst case scenario: no time for an entire essay. Write at least 1 sentence. This is the difference between a 40 & 0.
  11. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Mentally rehearse applying the elements of a legal standard to a mini fact pattern as you lean the concept.
  12. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: On essays, take the "gifts" the examiners give you. E.g., a "valid will" is just that, don't analyze its validity.
  13. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Front-load your review with MBE subjects; however, don't overlook practice essays for these subjects
  14. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Keep the forest in mind when looking at a tree. Always recognize how individual concepts fit into the entire subject.
  15. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: To improve memory/recall of learned concepts, learn the concept & review it least 3 more times that same day.
  16. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: If your legal writing is not up to par, guided practice PTs can result in real improvement (i.e., point gains).
  17. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Integrate weekly reviews of previously reviewed subjects to lessen forgetting & make late-July more productive.
  18. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Essays & PTs account for 2/3 of the possible points on the exam. Regular practice will improve your exam writing.
  19. NY #barexam Tip'O'Day: Distinguish between identifying issues on essays & merely restating the question. Do the former; avoid the latter.
  20. CA #barexam Tip'O'Day: Accustom & condition yourself to working for 3 hours straight. The exam is 18 hours long via 3 hour intervals.