Top Blog Posts of 2025

Tommy Sangchompuphen
2 days ago
3 min read

As we say farewell to 2025, let's take a look at the Top 10 most visited blog posts over the past year:

1. Early Signals from July 2025 Bar Exam Results (Sept. 9, 2025)

Excerpt: “The National Conference of Bar Examiners has begun releasing first-time bar passage rates for jurisdictions that have reported July 2025 results, and the early numbers provide an interesting—if incomplete—snapshot. We now have data from seven jurisdictions, and the picture is ... mixed.”

2. Moonwalking Through Law School: A Memory Palace for Bar Prep (March 14, 2025)

Excerpt: “Memorizing legal rules for the bar exam can feel overwhelming. The sheer volume of material makes it easy to forget key concepts when you need them most. But what if you could make some of the more difficult rules unforgettable by using the same techniques that memory champions rely on?”

3. The ABCs of: Constitutional Law (Jan. 16, 2025)

Excerpt: “Here is a collection of 26 important concepts, from A to Z, you need to know about Constitutional Law for the bar exam:”

4. Preparing for the MEE: NCBE Analyses v. Actual Applicant Responses (Feb. 13, 2025)

Excerpt: “If you’re preparing for the MEE, it’s important to review the analyses that the National Conference of Bar Examiners release for each test. (The NCBE has posted analyses from 2014 to 2019 on its website and makes others available for purchase through its online store. Some state boards of law examiners also make the same analyses publicly available on their own websites, for free.)”

5. The ABCs of: Evidence (Jan. 11, 2025)

Excerpt: “Here is a collection of 26 important concepts, from A to Z, you need to know about Evidence for the bar exam:”

6. Order Matters: Examining Standards of Review on Essays (March 1, 2025)

Excerpt: “When analyzing strict scrutiny, intermediate scrutiny, or rational basis in a Constitutional Law essay, it’s critical to examine the government interest first before discussing the fit. However, students sometimes jump straight into whether the law is “narrowly tailored,” "substantially related," or “rationally related.” But doing so is backward if you haven’t identified the government’s interest first.”

7. The NBA Skills Challenge DQ: What It Teaches Us About Good-Faith Effort in Law School (Feb. 16, 2025)

Excerpt: “This moment in professional basketball serves as an excellent analogy for law students who are given assignments graded on a completion basis. Just as Wembanyama and Paul failed to meet the event’s standard of a valid shot attempt, students can fall short in demonstrating a good-faith effort when completing work assigned for law school, particularly when the grading is based on participation or completion rather than accuracy.”

8. Frustration, Clarity, and the Art of the Simple Answer: March Madness Edition (March 16, 2025)

Excerpt: “As the Bulldogs prepare for another potential Cinderella run, it’s worth revisiting one of the most memorable moments in recent March Madness history—one that not only provided a viral soundbite but also offers an unexpected lesson for law students preparing for the bar exam.”

9. Time-Saving Strategies for the MPT: Read Actively Write Strategically (June 9, 2025)

Excerpt: “For many bar exam takers, the Multistate Performance Test feels like a race against time. You’re dropped into a fictional legal task with an overflowing File, a dense Library, and 90 minutes to read, analyze, organize, and write like a practicing attorney. But here's the truth: Most students don’t run out of time because they type slowly. They run out of time because they read passively. They let the materials lead them instead of taking control.”

10. The 2024 MBE Mean Increase: A Small Shift with Big Implications (Feb. 11, 2025)

Excerpt: “In a recent Bar Examiner article, NCBE’s Chief Psychometrician, Dr. Joanne Kane, analyzed the July 2024 MBE scores and found something worth discussing: a 1.3-point increase in the national mean from July 2023 (140.5) to July 2024 (141.8).”