“We've Identified the Problem. What is the Solution?”(What Gatorade Can Teach Us About Smarter Bar Prep)
A recent Gatorade commercial grabbed my attention with a simple but powerful message: “We've identified the problem. What is the...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
23 hours ago3 min read
ABA Student Lawyer: "How to Gamify Your Law School Studies for Free"
From ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer , May 1, 2025: I’ve always been drawn to gamification—whether it’s tracking a streak on...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
May 11 min read
ABA Student Lawyer: "How to Conquer 3L Burnout and Start Bar Prep Strong"
From ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer , April 21, 2025: After three years of stress and studying, many students enter their...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 211 min read
Same Beat, Different Bars: What Megan Thee Stallion’s Remix and Bar Prep Terminology Have in Common
This morning, deep into a Zone 3 hiking workout on my Peloton Tread, something familiar—and unfamiliar—popped up on the screen. "We Will...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 133 min read
The Humor Habit, and Why Bar Takers Might Need It Most
Let’s get serious about not being so serious. Bar prep is brutal. It’s all-consuming, often joy-depleting, and it can turn even the most...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 65 min read
Digital Highlighting for Law School Exams: How to Make the Most of On-Screen Questions
Back in 1L year, many of us treated highlighting like a form of art. Rainbow-colored casebooks, color-coded outlines, and highlighter...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Apr 44 min read
World Poetry Day Special: Bar Prep Limericks
Today is World Poetry Day , and while most folks celebrate with sonnets or haikus, I’m here to honor the unsung hero of legal mnemonics:...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 212 min read
Moonwalking Through Law School: A Memory Palace for Bar Prep
Today is Pi Day (March 14), a celebration of the mathematical constant pi. It also serves as a reminder of the incredible power of...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Mar 154 min read
Recency Bias and the Bar Exam: A Double-Edged Sword
A student recently shared that she was able to answer an essay question correctly because she had just reviewed the material on that...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 183 min read
The NBA Skills Challenge DQ: What It Teaches Us About Good-Faith Effort in Law School
Last night, during the NBA's Kia Skills Challenge , San Antonio Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama and Chris Paul were disqualified for failing...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 165 min read