Thread: Retaking the NY bar

I am retaking the ny bar. I missed it by mere points but, I think one of my major problems was not doing enough problems and doing a lot of reading instead. I have changed my format, but I would like to know if someone else who also studied like I did and changed their format passed the second time. I am not getting a tutor or taking another prep course except for the barbri and pmbr materials that I used before (no money). I am considering signing up with adaptibar, but only if i finish the mbe questions on pmbr. I would like to get suggestions. Besides, getting a tutor is very expensive and a face to face tutor is nearly impossible since I live in Salt Lake City, Utah. If there's anybody out there in SLC that can help, I'd like to meet them. Thanks.

Category: NY - New York Bar Exam

hi, I did not take the NY bar, but the same thing happened to me when I took the IL bar. I failed the first time by a few points b/c I did not do enough practice. I panicked on the exam and could not organize issue the right way.

the second time, I practiced so much that I could spot issues so fast, and I highlighted all the keywords. On top of the old barbri materials, I also personalized the outlines provided by baroutlines.com to assist with my study. Most importantly, I outlined as many as essay questions in the Barbri essay book as I could.

Underline your keywords, organize your issues, and practice your essays/MBE questions will really really help.. Good luck!

out of 51 bar exams for the past 26 years)
CONTRACTS/SALES (51)
NEW YORK PRACTICE (50
WILLS (49
CRIMINAL LAW/PROCEDURE (49
TORTS 45
DOMESTIC RELATIONS (42
CORPORATIONS 40
REAL PROPERTY/MORTGAGES 29
TRUSTS 26
EVIDENCE 25

SUMMER 2007
A.M. Session
1. Commercial Paper/Criminal Law
2. Torts/NY Practice
3. Wills/Trusts



P.M. Session P.M. Session

4. Domestic Relations
5. Corporations/Contracts/Prof. Responsibility
6. MPT: Persuasive Memo re: American Indian Land Claim