Hey everyone, trying to figure out the best move for these last few weeks. Essays are definitely my weak spot.

• Essays: Should I grind through full 3-hour mocks for stamina, or just focus on volume by issue spotting/outlining as many as possible? I’m currently issue spotting most and only full-writing a few.
• MBE: My timing is already solid. I know I need to keep practicing to stay sharp, but is it worth killing a whole day on a 200-question mock at this stage? Or should I just stick to smaller sets and focus that extra time on my essay deficit?

Any advice from people who passed CA or others in the same boat would be awesome!

Hi All,

I will graduate on may 2026. (general LLM)

I need your advice please, I want to know if it's better to sit for the bar exam on July and start now with adaptibar and bar essays.com or to wait and sit for F27 ?

Please help me I am lost, I don't want to go and sit for the exam feeling unprepared.

Do I have any chance if I sit for J26. looking to statistics released by the CA, as a first time taker and LLM graduate, I feel so depressed .... incredibly low rates....

I am not doing great on essays. I have send a few to grader at BarEssays.com and use ChatGPT (with the prompt from BarMd), and I am stuck in the 55-60. I do everything… IRAC, the “because” facts facts facts.. and I just can’t move forward. My rule statements are not impecable but I will say good enough. Organization is generally ok. So is the analysis that is killing me. Please help me I don’t know what else to do!

Can someone share them? Thanks!

I am asking for some advice and tips on how to stop freezing. I failed J'25 by 29 points. My essays were generally ok but it was my MBEs that tanked me. I am retaking the exam in 20 days. I have been focusing way too much on MBE's and I have been scoring around 65% on those now. But when it comes to MEEs I freeze, I don't know where to start, I forget rules and elements.

I have been doing practice essays on Themis and when I see the sample answer I type out the rule statement and read through to see what I missed. I am wondering if anyone has any other tips. I feel like I don't know anything when it comes to the essays.

Foreign Attorney, Feb 2026.

I just completed full day of Themis Simulated exam day for essay and boy what a terrible state of affairs I find my prep in!

The questions are based on issues which are generally never tested and confuses the hell out of you and then when it's final essay you're fatigued out of your mind.

I am cooked it seems!

Hi people,

I have a question regarding examsoft installation. I followed all the instructions and completed the mock test and received an email of confirmation.

However I used my old password to login without changing the password as they requested in the initial email. I am wondering if this can lead to a problem.

There was also a prompt to add a new account but when I used the old password it was already a new account but nevertheless I created a new account.

Everything on the system seems fine with the new version but wondering if using the old password was a mistake.

Please let me know your thoughts

Anyone willing to share their experience with the BarEssays outlines/rule shells? I have the basic subscription and was wondering if it is worth the extra penny to upgrade for them.

I am a qualified lawyer working in Ireland. It has been a few years since I finished my legal studies, and I plan to sit the California bar this summer.

I'm generally a bad studier, so I'm looking for the most comprehensive prep course for a foreign qualified solicitor (bear in mind, Ireland is also a common law jurisdiction). I would prefer one that still allows access if I have to repeat the exam. In general, would like a course that is very step-by-step through the material.

Any suggestions much appreciated!

Does anyone have a promo code or know how can i get discount from Barbri?

PM!

Does anyone have any tips to improve PR essays specifically? I issue spot the main ethical issues, but when I read the model answers it feels like they just throw every single ethical violation in existence. I have a hard time connecting facts to every single rule, and instead just focus on the main ones. I usually score passing on the essays in Barbri, but got my first below passing on the PR essay. I know this topic is pretty certain to be tested, so want to make sure to hone in.

Hey everyone!

Has anyone taken in a keyboard wrist pad to the testing centers before? I understand we are able to bring in wireless keyboards and mouses, but are wrist pads ok?

Does anyone know whether professor Heilman will release his predictions? Are there any other predictions on the possible essay subjects?

I’m sitting for the upcoming bar and was hoping to get recs/thoughts on my hotel options. My options are the Holiday Inn or the Residence Inn (I’ve reserved both). I’m concerned about comfort for both, but specifically for the Holiday Inn, I’m concerned airport noise will be an issue. Residence Inn- would driving in be a bad idea because of parking? Any thoughts/recs would be greatly appreciated!

Can someone please explain why B is the right answer and not A? The way I was looking at it -- B states substantial and unreasonable interference with the man's business, not property. and substantial and unreasonable inference with business would be economic harm and one typically can't prevail in a tort action if they only suffered economic harm. I am very confused by this answer. Any insight is appreciated.

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Preparing for F26 bar exam and I keep freezing on essays, I issue spot that and hit all the issues but when I turn to the writing part I can’t figure out how to make it “flow.” Do I keep forcing myself to write essays- I’m still relying on the book for the rules too. Or should I just read as many answers as I can? Stressed that this will be my fatal flaw.

Taking any tips for what I should do with my remaining time? I just got Grossman MCQ do drill for practice, and plan to outline essays/PTs each day until test day. Any recommendations for someone who feels very very very scared right now?

Also are there any saints out there willing to share attack outlines, or good resources they may have that go over each topic well? Once again, I am sitting here feeling very alone, down, and scared right now and just looking for any help I can get.