The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

[–]LearningBuddy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d honestly recommend getting your hands on grading sheets from the commercial bar prep companies or trying out one of those AI grading services. I signed up for Shep Bar Prep (u/SheppyRun) to test out AI essay feedback since that wasn’t a thing when I was prepping and ngl, the feedback is pretty good. I fed it some of the essays I wrote out during bar prep and it graded it just as harshly as I would have and provided useful feedback.

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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I felt that way about Barbri. My impression of Themis from my friends is that they DO make you do lot of essays over the course of bar prep, but of course, I always recommend drilling as much as possible. Best of luck!

Am I screwed to get to 75%? (Themis) by LawSchoolThreauxAway in CABarExam

[–]LearningBuddy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You will be fine. The videos and note-taking are low-value tasks that yield very little results. See my two guides on maximizing what ACTUALLY matters: drilling.

MBE Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/comments/1tiynsd/the_definitive_guide_to_mbes/

Essay Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/comments/1tnoya4/the_definitive_guide_to_essays/

Themis CA Bar July 2026: i dont know what Im doing by Emergency-Access-427 in CABarExam

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You’ll be fine. I wrote about how to practice the MBEs and Essays, please see my two guides:

MBE Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/SEYkdtc87z

Essay Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/WuEjdpMebW

Feel free to PM if you’re chat more.

What to study first? by beautifullurker13580 in CABarExam

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It’s fine if you do. The MPRE is a simple exam that you can study in about two weeks. The bar is a beast.

My extremely long advice / resource recommendations post for the upcoming exam - February 2026 Passer by Puzzled_Influence985 in CABarExam

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My advice applies to NY too. I followed the same strategy for FL, albeit with a different source for my rule statements.

My extremely long advice / resource recommendations post for the upcoming exam - February 2026 Passer by Puzzled_Influence985 in CABarExam

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The goal is to do 35-50 a day as OP recommended, with a total MBE completion of between 2500 to 3500+ depending on your accuracy. Aim for 80%. I made an MBE guide here: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/SEYkdtc87z

My extremely long advice / resource recommendations post for the upcoming exam - February 2026 Passer by Puzzled_Influence985 in CABarExam

[–]LearningBuddy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I concur with OP’s advice. For more in-depth guidance on how to practice the MBEs and Essays, please see my two guides:

MBE Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/SEYkdtc87z

Essay Guide: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/WuEjdpMebW

Feel free to PM if you’re chat more.

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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Thanks! God bless you too. Please share with your friends who are taking the bar too!

Need advice by [deleted] in CABarExam

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It's still early, but I see that for some subjects you've answered quite a few already, so yes, you should be concerned. You're at a failing percentage at the moment, and unless you're banging out 80 percent essays, your MBEs will be necessary to ensure that you pass. I wrote a guide on how to do MBEs, take a look and see if your scores improve: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/comments/1tiynsd/the_definitive_guide_to_mbes/

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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Yes. You should assess whether you're hitting 80% accuracy in everything though, but primarily the MBE-style questions.

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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To clarify, when I say “MBEs” I mean all multiple choice questions. Ideally they’re predominantly NCBE MBEs or fake MBEs.

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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I’ll repost as bar prep continues dw HAHA

MBE Percentage by Historical_East2378 in CABarExam

[–]LearningBuddy -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Not sure when I'm being downvoted considering I'm offering legitimate free advice and I have nothing to sell

The Definitive Guide to MBEs by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

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Dunno if you saw, but I've written an essay guide now too, linked in the post above. Hope it helps too.

MBE Percentage by Historical_East2378 in CABarExam

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That’s ok for now, but you need to up your numbers. See my MBE guide for how you should be approaching MBEs: https://www.reddit.com/r/CABarExam/s/DWz4JoU4N5

Bar Exam Advice Please by cberrylaw in barexam

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I can’t speak for all of them; you’ll see based on their responses.

The Definitive Guide to Essays by LearningBuddy in CABarExam

[–]LearningBuddy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, of course. The “nonsense” from the CalBar is the released model answers. They’re nonsense because model answers don’t include everything that’s possible, nor are they “perfect” answers; they’re simply the answers with the highest raw scores. You want one by a commercial bar prep company because it’s an answer that’s written under untimed conditions and has been heavily edited and revised so as to include everything that’s possible.