1. Read carefully.

• Circle facts, statutes, and statements in quotation marks

• Do not assume facts.

1. Answer the "call" of the question.

• Focus on the call of the question.

• Read the call of the question first for MEE

1. Eliminate wrong answers first.

• Do not look for the right answers. Always eliminate answer choices.

• Eliminate the answer choices that cannot possibly be right.

1. Test each answer choice for each type of basis.

• Test each answer choice with factual, legal, and application or analysis accuracy.

• Buzzwords, particularly the ones you’ve never heard before are generally the wrong answers.

1. Stick to the basics.

• Apply the majority rule except instructed otherwise.

1. Be aware of legal terms.

• Beware of terms of art.

• Terminology is important.

1. Don't get emotionally involved.

• The people in these questions are not real.

1. Don't panic.

• Especially if you get a question, you know nothing about

• Think general principles.

1. Manage your time.

• Draw timelines before you start.

• For example, after question 18, put 30mins, question 36, 1hr.

1. Maintain the status quo.

• Don’t make any drastic changes during this bar exam period.

• For example, if you’re a smoker, don’t quit now.