How to Study for the MBE
Get access to A LOT of practice MBE questions., Take practice tests., Review what you got right, and wrong., Review the black letter law., Keep your outlines separate., Make or buy flashcards: Flashcards can make it simple to remember the black...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: Get access to A LOT of practice MBE questions.
One of the single most important things to help you prepare for the MBE is to practice, practice, practice.
And the only way to do that is to get practice questions.
You can do this by purchasing commercial books and/or finding an online review program that has practice questions.
Or, you can purchase them online on the National Conference of Bar Examiners website. -
Step 2: Take practice tests.
Treat it like the real thing so you can time yourself. , Even if you get a question right on a practice test, read why it was right and why the other choices were wrong.
If you got it wrong, read the right answer explanation and the wrong answer choices explanations. , The answer choices are short, memorizing will go a long way. , If your jurisdiction has a lot of distinctions (i.e, New York) it is easy to get confused.
Make sure to highlight or find another way to clearly indicate what rules apply to what. , Although by making them you can word things how you want, it might not be the most efficient use of time. ,, Did I say that, well good, then go practice. , -
Step 3: Review what you got right
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Step 4: and wrong.
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Step 5: Review the black letter law.
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Step 6: Keep your outlines separate.
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Step 7: Make or buy flashcards: Flashcards can make it simple to remember the black letter law.
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Step 8: Learn what you are good at: If you find that you are stronger in one area then keep focusing on it
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Step 9: don't spend too much time on your weaker areas.
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Step 10: Practice
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Step 11: Practice
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Step 12: Practice.
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Step 13: Answer everything
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Step 14: on practice tests and the real thing: You are going to get scaled out of the all 190 (remember there are 10 pretest questions)
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Step 15: so leaving an answer choice blank won't help.
Detailed Guide
One of the single most important things to help you prepare for the MBE is to practice, practice, practice.
And the only way to do that is to get practice questions.
You can do this by purchasing commercial books and/or finding an online review program that has practice questions.
Or, you can purchase them online on the National Conference of Bar Examiners website.
Treat it like the real thing so you can time yourself. , Even if you get a question right on a practice test, read why it was right and why the other choices were wrong.
If you got it wrong, read the right answer explanation and the wrong answer choices explanations. , The answer choices are short, memorizing will go a long way. , If your jurisdiction has a lot of distinctions (i.e, New York) it is easy to get confused.
Make sure to highlight or find another way to clearly indicate what rules apply to what. , Although by making them you can word things how you want, it might not be the most efficient use of time. ,, Did I say that, well good, then go practice. ,
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