thinking of taking another bar exam a year later Forum

[lawgrl21]

I went to law school in NY and took NY and NJ last summer and passed both. I am thinking of taking another bar exam this summer (Pa) and would take the time to study/will probably take a course since I know no Pa specific law. Does anyone have any idea how difficult it will be to study compared to last time? I expect it will be significantly easier since I will be familiar with the MBE subjects that were on last summers, but want to make sure I am not underestimating it. Would be interested in feedback from those with experience ( either personal or have had friends who had done it). Thanks!

[seizmaar]

i took ga july of last year and fla in feb. as you guess, the second time around is a much more pleasant experience. i didn't take any time off and just studied over coffee in the morning before work and a good amount during the weekends leading up to the bar. i used one of my friend's leftover bar review books. if you did fine on both nj and ny i don't think pa will be a problem.

[OklahomasOK]

i took ga july of last year and fla in feb. as you guess, the second time around is a much more pleasant experience. i didn't take any time off and just studied over coffee in the morning before work and a good amount during the weekends leading up to the bar. i used one of my friend's leftover bar review books. if you did fine on both nj and ny i don't think pa will be a problem.

Did the same thing (Texas July 2014, Oklahoma Feb 2015). My "care" factor was in the negative. Still went though the motions and outlined, did some timed MBE exercises, but it was much less stressful. Just make sure you prep for civ pro on the mbe.

[r6_philly]

I took NY in July 2014 and passed. I then took PA in Feb 2015 and passed. I studied for a grand total of 2 days for Feb. I was too busy with work so I could only put in a weekend. All I did was study all the PA outlines I got from a friend to get used to PA law. At the end of the day, my MBE was high enough and my essays were ok (bad on the law but good otherwise). I honestly feel that I could have passed without studying PA law altogether. I end up getting a 153 on the MBE and passed by 20+ points. A couple of essays were bad (not knowing the right PA law at all), others were average, but I scored very high on the PT (having practiced and written a lot for the past 8 months).

I actually got a bit lower MBE score On the July, who knows. I think if you do well on the MBE (140+), and if you right good essays, you should pass without much studying. Pm for more details if you like to know more.