“Six–Seven!” for Bar Takers: Why Some States Use 6, Others 7, and Why It Doesn't Matter
If you’ve heard Generation Alpha chanting “six–seven,” which Dictionary.com recently named its 2025 Word of the Year , then congratulations: You’re now holding the perfect icebreaker for explaining bar‑exam scoring to anyone. On the written portion of the Uniform Bar Exam (the six Multistate Essay Exam essays and the two Multistate Performance Test questions), jurisdictions don’t all use the same raw scale. Although a majority of UBE jurisdictions grade your answers on six
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 12 min read
National Peanut(s) Day: Bar Prep Lessons from the Gang
Today, September 13, is officially National Peanut Day—a celebration of the nut that finds its way into ballpark snacks, trail mix, and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Sep 136 min read
NextGen Has Ruined Me (in a Good Way)
Every time I watch Thursday Night Football and see those slick “ NextGen Stats ” graphics flash across the screen, I don’t think of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Sep 112 min read
The Bar Exam Is a Rocky Road, But That’s the Path to Mastery
Today, June 2, is National Rocky Road Day —a celebration of the classic ice cream that embraces the messy mix: chocolate, marshmallows,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jun 22 min read
Bar Prep Palindromes: “Bar Grab,” “Borrow or Rob,” and “Evil Live”
Today is a special kind of symmetry: 5-20-25 , a date that reads the same forward and backward. It’s a reminder that patterns are...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 202 min read
Celebrating Top Gun Day
Today is May 13, 2025— Top Gun Day ! It’s the perfect occasion to celebrate the iconic 1986 film Top Gun , its enduring soundtrack, and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 131 min read
Top Blog Posts of 2024
As we say farewell to 2024, let's take a look at the Top 10 most visited blog posts over the past year: Why the Bump in July 2024 MBE...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 23, 20243 min read
Ay Caramba! What ESPN and The Simpsons Just Did, I Did Almost Four Years Ago
Last night, ESPN and Disney+ transformed the Monday Night Football game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys into an...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 10, 20243 min read
My Peloton Milestone Classes
Updated October 21, 2025 Cycling 2,000th Ride 30 min Power Zone Endurance Ride Instructor Matt Wilpers October 1, 2024 1,700th Ride 30 min EDM Ride Instructor Emma Lovewell January 13, 2024 1,600th Ride 15 min 70s Ride Instructor Leanne Hainsby October 15, 2023 1,500th Ride 30 min 2010s Pop Ride Instructor Ally Love July 10, 2023 1,400th Ride 30 min 80s Ride Instructor Leanne Hainsby April 9, 2023 1,200th Ride 30 min Disco Ride Instructor Hannah Frankson October 24, 2022
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 24, 20242 min read
Why We Shouldn’t Capitalize “BAR” in “Bar Exam”
It’s time we clear the air on something that’s been bugging me for a while. Let’s talk about the word “bar,” as in the “bar exam,” and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Nov 12, 20243 min read