gregh  2008-06-26 18:16  barbri  barexam  bar_studying  mbe   

Today was our simulated Multistate Bar Exam ("MBE"). The MBE is a 6-hour multiple choice test with 200 questions. It was... grueling.

By the end of the second session -- it's split into two 3-hour chunks -- I really just wanted the whole thing to end. In addition, I'm a bit disappointed with my performance. I'm missing a lot of the same question types over and over it seems, so something I'm doing is not working. I scored 120/200, which is not great. I was hoping for a minimum of 130. From rumblings I've been hearing, the average of Bar/Bri students is somewhere around 110. I'll get my score report in a week.

Next up: figure out where I went wrong and determine what to rectify. I've been needing to do that, anyway. I've been utilizing the StudySmart software Bar/Bri offers, which keeps track of the types of questions you miss, and there are clear patterns. I need to get the MBE licked so I can concentrate on essays.