Assists, Bar Prep, and the Importance of Teamwork
Last night, I witnessed a historic moment in basketball at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Nikola Jokić, the Denver Nuggets' star...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 25, 20253 min read
Managing Consequences-Based Pressure
Every bar exam taker knows the weight of the exam. The bar exam determines whether years of law school, countless hours of studying, and...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 24, 20255 min read
State Law Components in UBE Jurisdictions: What You Need to Know
The Ohio Court Court, in its recently released Report & Recommendations of the NextGen Advisory Committee , raised concerns about...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 22, 20256 min read
ABA Student Lawyer: "Why You Shouldn't Fear the NextGen Bar Exam"
From ABA Law Student Division's Student Lawyer , February 20, 2025: Ohio recently became the 34th jurisdiction to adopt the NextGen Bar...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 21, 20251 min read
Post No. 500: The Journey to the 500 Club
500 blog posts! It ’s a milestone I never imagined reaching when I started ProfessorTommy.Tips (originally called DeanTommy.tips ) back...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 20, 20255 min read
Color Your Way to Bar Exam Success
When you think of bar prep, “coloring” probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But hear me out—coloring isn’t just for kids....
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 20, 20252 min read
Tug of War and Tough Bar Exam Essay Questions: The Battle of Close Calls
Happy International Tug of War Day (not to be confused with National Tug of War Da y , which is August 27)! You might not have played an...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 19, 20253 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 18, 20253 min read
An Unexpected Lesson in Audience Awareness
My oldest son recently went on a school trip to Washington, D.C. While there, he texted my wife pictures of famous monuments—like the...
Tommy Sangchompuphen
Feb 18, 20252 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 16, 20255 min read