265: Quick Tips -- What If You Run Out of Time While Writing a Bar Essay Answer?

The Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast: Pass the Bar Exam with Less Stress

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Quick Tips" series, we're talking about time management on the bar exam. Specifically, we share tips on what to do if you run out of time when writing an essay answer.

In this episode, we discuss:

• What happens if you run out of time on an essay or miss one completely?
• Fighting the urge to keep writing
• How to quickly wrap up your essay response and move on
• Time management tips that can help you avoid running out of time altogether

Resources:

• Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/)
• SpacedRepetition.com (https://spacedrepetition.com/)
• Podcast Episode 242: Quick Tips – How to Avoid Running Out of Time on the Performance Test (PT) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-242-quick-tips-how-to-avoid-running-out-of-time-on-the-performance-test-pt/)
• Podcast Episode 244: Spaced Repetition and Memorization During Bar Prep (w/Gabe Teninbaum) (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-244-spaced-repetition-and-memorization-during-bar-prep-w-gabe-teninbaum/)

Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-265-quick-tips-what-if-you-run-out-of-time-while-writing-a-bar-essay-answer/)

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Alison & Lee

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