Most of you begin the bar on Monday or Tuesday, so I want to
leave you with just a few last minute words of wisdom.
First and foremost, if you do not know it by now, you do not
know it. This is not an exam that you can cram for, and you should not be
pulling all nighters. You need to approach Tuesday or Wednesday well rested,
both mentally and physically. This means
that while you should be reviewing, doing some studying, cementing knowledge,
it is not the time to do 200 MBE on Monday.
Speaking of MBE…
Do not second guess yourself. Most of the time wrong answers
come from changing your answers. You think you know, you second guess yourself
thinking “it can’t be THAT easy”, and you change a right answer to a wrong
answer. You’ve graduated law school, you’ve been studying for months, so trust
me, you know some law! Don’t doubt that you do!
On Essay….
There will be at least one essay question, or issue in a
question, where you read the essay and have no idea what is going on. That is
fine, but you still need to write. Trust yourself that you know
SOMETHING and
write. Maybe you won’t recall the law with 100% accuracy, or maybe you won’t
remember every element, but put SOMETHING down on the page! Do not skip over
issues because you are worried you won’t get it right – at least show the
readers that you recognized an important issue.
Last but not least, get some rest. Eat well. Take today and
tomorrow to plan your route, know where you will park, investigate if there are
delays on public transportation, figure out what you’re doing for lunch. And
relax. Go into the exam with confidence and calm, and do your best!
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