

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 29, 20226 min read
Learning from The Beatles (Part 2 - Songs 11 to 20)
I previously wrote a post explaining that you can tie almost every Beatles song back to some important legal rule or tip for the bar exam...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 25, 20222 min read
Planning for the Unplanned
I currently live in Dayton but work in Knoxville. That’s been the setup since 2018 when I left my teaching position in Tennessee for a...


Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 22, 20223 min read
Leaving the Test Behind
Yesterday, I wrote about what to do the mornings of the bar exam: eat a good breakfast, take a short walk, and prime your brain by...


Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 21, 20222 min read
The Morning of the Exam
I have already discussed the importance of having a good breakfast the mornings of the bar exam. But what else should you do? Here are...


Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 17, 20221 min read
Keeping Your Eyes on the Prize
One of my son's at-home school challenges during COVID was to drop an egg without having it break. Moral of the story: Always finish the...


Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 13, 20223 min read
“Playing to Win” Mentality
When I meet with students and graduates, I typically find myself using a variety of sports clichés to get my point across. Your analysis...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 10, 20223 min read
Don't Let Missed Questions Bother You on Exam Day
Next week, my father and I are playing in the Father & Son Team Classic golf tournament in Myrtle Beach. Except for when the tournament...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 9, 20223 min read
Covering Cover, Goo Goo G'joob
As I was driving back home last night, I heard a version of a song I had never heard before—The Beatles’ “I Am the Walrus” by Jim Carrey....


Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 6, 20223 min read
Taking Advantage of Bathroom Breaks
Yesterday at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, No. 1 men’s tennis player, Novak Djokovic, lost the first two sets during his...

Tommy Sangchompuphen
Jul 5, 20224 min read
Pay Attention to the Memo Caption on the MPT
If you’re taking the bar exam in a jurisdiction where you’re asked to complete two Multistate Performance Tests, it’s likely that at...