Sunday, May 20, 2007

Burning out?!

You have set yourself up for long days of study. If you’re a full-time bar reviewee, you have at leat six months of preparation time ahead of you. You’re prepped up, excited and willing to burn more calories for intense brain activity. 9-12 hours of studying each day. More studying. Then another bar review lecture. More practice tests. Imagine doing this for six months! It would not be normal if you don’t burn out.

One of the biggest challenges of bar exam preparation is how to maintain the motivation? If motivation was difficult in law school, it could be more difficult in the bar review phase. After the first reading you may already be tempted to take the test now, as in now, not later. You’ve already had too much of the studying part. Take heed. Be patient. Perhaps your impatience is a sign that your body and mind need a break. If there is one thing that you should not forget in life, it is to relax. So give yourself a break. Do not feel the slightest guilt that time spent relaxing may be time wasted that should have been spent learning more laws. The last thing you can afford to lose is your sanity.

To help you relax, here are some suggestions of those who were once bar reviewees:

Exercise. It does not only perk up the body, it perks up the mind.
Pace yourself. Take breaks. Be sure to have a good night’s sleep.
Get comfortable with "practice test days."

According to one successful bar candidate, one way of coping with the actual exam is to walk in with a "been there, done that" --attitude. When taking the bar, tell yourself, "This is just another practice exam."

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