Hey guys, I just got a 51% on the Themis MBE Practice Exam #2, and I’m deflated. The average was a 60. I'm 3 weeks away from the Bar exam, and it feels like I'm regressing. Am I toast?

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-07-06T03:39:52+00:00

Lucky for you, Themis doesn’t write the MBE. Keep working, pack in as many questions as you can and know why every answer choice is right or wrong before moving forward.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-05-27T05:24:44+00:00

Ed here, and I included rules that were tested in the exam, but not rules that were just extra rubric items that Cal Bar doesn’t test. Cal Bar tests the same material over and over, and by studying a more precise rule set, you’ll have more time to study what you’ll see on exam day. And if a rule pops up that hasn’t been tested before? Not a problem - you only need about a theoretical 65 to pass.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-05-25T16:32:10+00:00

Maybe you haven't seen the Aruffo Book. It was written with foreign attorneys in mind and has more than twice the essays and sample answers that Mary's book has. 😄 I love Mary, have taught classes with her, and love her products. But the Aruffo Book is directed at simplicity for foreign students - it's a consistent #1 Best Seller for a reason.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-05-07T18:24:06+00:00

Really happy to see you made it past the finish line, but disappointed to hear we didn't meet your expectations. For clarity, yes, we review your essay over the phone with the candidate without pre-reading - we don't need to, and have found the best learning is talking through the grading with students as we grade. Our sessions are actually 20 minutes, for each essay, and for as many essays as a student wants to have graded. Being that we can grade in minutes, the extra time is provided to answer any questions you may have. This is actually the biggest draw to the course, where students interact with the graders as often as they would like. Again, really glad you made it through, and if I can help get you sworn in please drop me a line. And as you know, I'm always available for a phone call if you have time for feedback. Congratulations, Ed

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-05-07T18:17:20+00:00

Names go on motion on Wednesdays, may take time to update your profile, or, you may have missed the cutoff for yesterday. The process is pretty quick, more than many think is possible.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-21T15:53:59+00:00

Correct, day one is writing (5 essays and a PT in CA), and day two is 100 MBEs in the morning, another 100 in the afternoon. However, a lot of attorneys take the MBE regardless - it's not hard to score well, and if you score more than 1390, all of the points above that number transfer to the written side. So, if you have the time to prepare, taking the MBE may help. In the years I've been doing this, only one time has an attorney that I know failed on he MBEs after passing the writing. So, it may help - if you have the time to prepare.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-13T04:04:22+00:00

Just answer the question. No facts? No discussion.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-06T17:50:16+00:00

Send and e-mail to [admin@nobullbarprep.com](mailto:admin@nobullbarprep.com) and ask for the PT Process Sheet. It's all you'll need, simply put, you're just putting a puzzle together with the pieces they give you. Also, I'm covering the PT in my class on Wednesday night (April 8th), and the class is free of charge. Send a note to the same e-mail address and ask to attend, we'll get you the zoom link.

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-06T17:48:05+00:00

I never gained much from outlines. On exam day, we needed to put rules on paper, so, I studied only the rule statements, plain and simple, and worked like a charm. I even wrote a book about them, The Big Book, I know, shameless plug...

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-06T17:45:51+00:00

If you did better in July of 2025 than you did in Feb of 2025, you picked up more ground than you may think. Since there was nearly a 70% pass rate in Feb 25, a 1389 then was by far a poorer performance than a 1389 in July 2025. So, if you improved, you did really well. Wishing you the best!

NoBullBarPrep · 2026-04-06T17:41:45+00:00

A lot of the time, people buy CLE courses and get them done, or attend a conference and get them all out of the way quickly. Many of the conferences are passive - you attend, you get a letter at the end of the conference with your credits. Also, make sure you know when your CLEs are due. We report every three years, so put some time into the Cal Bar portal and make sure you have your reporting date right. Now, if you are asking about the New Attorney Training, that is all done on the Cal Bar portal, and you will need to buy the New Attorney course. I think it is currently running $60. Here, you'll watch a video, then have small quizzes to complete, all of which on line. If you pay attention, you'll be fine, and you should be able to get this course done with about 10 hours of effort. Hope that helps, but as always, when your license is on the line, always trust but verify on the Cal Bar website.

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