by Amy Kerschner
Saturday and Sunday: rest or study? Our students took their third mock baby bar on Saturday, writing up all four essays and completing a set of 100 MBEs. The mentor team expanded during the MBE session with the arrival of Joel Barker, which made breaking into small groups for the review easier. After the small groups, the mentors compiled data and scores from the three full days and pinpointed specific areas for each student to target.
Three baby bars in as many days is grueling for any student, so we took Sunday morning off and let everyone go to church as a group or on their own. Of course, in the afternoon, we were hard at it again. We split the students into two main groups, essays and MBEs, and gave a few students specific instructions to help them overcome identified "last-minute" weaknesses. At this point, studying is about quality, not quantity.
On Sunday night the class threw a surprise birthday party for one of their classmates and invited the mentors to participate. Someone suggested playing legal charades, which turned out to be a huge success. Acting out legal doctrines and rules (M'Naghten, anyone?) was a great way to unwind, and I have a feeling that if misprision, interference with prospective business advantage or uttering are on the exam, these students will spot it and discuss it with confidence.
What is the publisher of the materials you use for Baby Bar preparation? The Oak Brook passage rates are impressive.
ReplyDeleteChris
Hi Christopher! We use prep materials from many sources; most students have the same resources that we use to work through as a class. The system that we use to prep students for the BB is fairly individualized and relies on the volunteer efforts of the mentors and the dedication of the students. :)
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