Kim Kardashian Provides a Bar Exam Update
And in this week’s bar-related pop culture news … Entrepreneur and reality TV star Kim Kardashian offered an update on her journey to...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 27, 20233 min read
Swift's Covers and Cover
Yesterday, I wrote about Taylor Swift and explained what some of her songs can teach us about the bar exam. Today, I want to write about...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 22, 20232 min read
NCBE Statement on SCOTUS Decisions and the Bar Exam
The National Conference of Bar Examiners released the following announcement yesterday regarding the recent United States Supreme Court...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jan 19, 20232 min read
The Predictability of Combos
I’m a terrible eater, and it’s especially worse when I travel. You might have found yourself in the same situation if you were able to...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 28, 20223 min read
Understanding the NCBE's Mean Scaled Scores
I’ve been addressing lots of questions over the past few weeks from graduates and soon-to-be graduates, but one of the more frequently...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 7, 20224 min read
Hard Essay Questions Aren’t Such a Bad Thing
Here’s my hot take of the day: When it comes to bar exam essays, you actually want hard questions. Yes, you read that correctly. For...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Dec 6, 20224 min read
Fireworks: Abnormally Dangerous Activity?
It’s only appropriate that today’s post examines fireworks on this Fourth of July. Question 3 on the July 2017 Multistate Bar Examination...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 4, 20223 min read
The TBLE’s “Suggestions for Answering Essay Questions”
The Tennessee Board of Law Examiners provides a document with “Suggestions for Answering Essay Questions.” It lists 12 different...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 3, 20228 min read
Use “Because” Often, But Use It Correctly
The word “because” should be generously used in your essay responses because the word forces you to explain your position, argument,...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jun 28, 20223 min read
NCBE's New Content Scope Outline: What's New and What's No Longer Being Tested
The National Conference of Bar Examiners recently published its preliminary Content Scope Outlines for the next generation of the bar...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 3, 20227 min read