Make This Your Last Time

June 19, 2026June 26, 2026 - 3 Comments

Your bar review course says you’re “on track,” but why does your score say otherwise?

This is me getting increasingly frustrated over the course of every bar season:

I will die on this hill because there’s no reason to make yourself miserable and then forget how to touch grass after the exam because you got attached to the struggle, you masochist.

Others are getting frustrated too. Watch how they don’t trust themselves enough to take ownership of their studies, even when they already know what’s not working:

June 15, 2026June 15, 2026 - No Comments

Should You Read the Call of the Question First on the MBE?

You’ll often see advice to read the call of the question first in an MCQ or MBE question. As always, humans like to look for one universal strategy that works in all situations.

The idea with going straight to the call is that you’ll know what you’re looking for before you read the fact pattern, so you filter details more efficiently. That part is true. It’s helpful to know what the question is testing.

But there are weaknesses with call-first to watch out for, and a more nuanced approach for starting an MCQ.

June 13, 2026June 13, 2026 - No Comments

MBE Tips and Tools (+ Best Supplements)

Ah yes, the MBE, everyone’s favorite multiple-guess section…

1.8 minutes per question for 6 hours
Paranoia from seeing seven C’s in a row on your answer sheet
50/50 choices that make you go, “Damn, what’s with this ultimate decision?”

Up to 50% of your bar exam score hangs on a series of letters. I don’t mean essays and performance tests, which are also a series of letters.

Wow! Sounds important. (So are these 3 high-priority areas that take up 21% of the MBE.)

For some people, the MBE comes easily, while it seems impossible for others.

While the MBE is a formidable portion of the bar, improving on it is figure-out-able.

So how do you improve your MBE score? Here are:

3 quick tactics you can try RIGHT NOW
3 study strategies for long-term success on the MBE
How to implement these tactics and strategies

June 12, 2026June 12, 2026 - No Comments

From 40% on AdaptiBar to Passing the California Bar Exam (First Try)

Theodore had a pretty chaotic start to bar prep.

A job, a baby incoming (or outcoming lol), and a trip to the ER on Christmas Day. And bar prep to figure out.

💬 “I’m a California part-time law student working full-time in Benefits, and I really couldn’t start my Themis Bar Prep wholeheartedly until the baby was born so I could start my parental leave.”

💬 “My wife was scheduled to deliver our baby on December 12th, 2025, but we were about a week past the expected date. . . . Thankfully, my wife’s water broke around 3am on December 19th and off to the hospital we went.”

Theodore passed on his first try anyway, starting from a discouraging 40% AdaptiBar score.

June 9, 2026June 10, 2026 - 7 Comments

Stupid Simple IRAC

Everyone says “just IRAC” when it comes to writing essays on the bar exam.

That drives me crazy too. I’ve heard that since I was a 1L. And it kinda makes sense… until you ACTUALLY TRY TO DO IT.

It’s supposed to be one of the most basic skills in law school (and on the bar exam), but it’s frustrating when you have no idea what you’re writing because law school forgot to teach it to you.

Coming up with things to write is hard! Know the pain of creation. But you don’t have to suffer.

Let’s break down “IRAC” so it finally becomes simple and the least of your concerns. We’re going for the win!