How Hard Is the Bar Exam? Why Is the Bar Exam So Hard?

No doubt, the bar exam challenges even the toughest and baddest law students. It requires a great deal of preparation if you want to improve your chances of passing.

Is the bar exam that difficult? What makes it so hard? How hard is the bar exam really?

It’s not just the overwhelming academic aspect of it. There are several aspects that make the bar exam an ordeal (as some call it, a hazing ritual or a rite of passage).

Why Is the Bar Exam So Hard? How Hard Is the Bar Exam?

These five aspects of what makes the bar exam difficult to pass are often overlooked:

  • Financial (the true cost of the bar exam)
  • Mental
  • Emotional
  • Physical
  • Psychological

Let’s go over these in detail one by one so you can prepare for them.

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How To Start Studying EARLY For The Bar Exam

Daniel Garrett writes in with a guest article on how to start studying early for the bar exam. Daniel provides expert tutoring for the California Bar Exam and the Uniform Bar Exam at BarWinners. Stay until the end for a special offer to work with Daniel.

If you plan on taking the bar exam several months out and want to get a jump start on your studying, there are a few key areas to focus on as you begin your studies in earnest.

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