Academic Achievement
Presenter: Academic Achievement
Dates: Tuesdays, June 4–25 + July 11, 2013
Time: 1-3 p.m. | Room 409
This 5- week program is for grads preparing for the July 2013 bar exam. It will cover areas of bar preparation not discussed in the commercial bar preparation programs. Less than 1-hour duration; program repeated as groups move in & out. Free lunch is provided.
Presenter: Academic Achievement
Date: Thursdays & Wednesdays, June 13, 20, 26; July 11 & 17, 2013
Time: 2-3 p.m. | Room 529
Ways to relieve the stress of studying for the July 2013 bar exam and stay focused on your studies. Participants can take part in several types of stress-relieving activities over a 5-week period, including massages, yoga, boxing, running/walking, meditation, etc.
Presenter: Academic Achievement
Date: Monday, June 17, 2013
Time: 4-6 p.m. | Room 200
This program is for grads taking the July 2013 bar. It provides tips to help bar-takers succeed on the Multistate Performance Test (MPT). The program includes a lecture on writing formats, how to quickly process the packet contents and how to clearly provide the information in an answer. Graduates are given a point breakdown following the practice MPT.
Presenter: Academic Achievement Staff
Dates: Mondays, June 24 – July 15, 2013
Time: 1:00-3:00 pm | Room 529
This program is for grads in the final weeks before the July 2013 bar exam. Participants can discuss any issues they may be having with bar study, other questions about the bar exam, or address how to cope with anxieties. No lecture involved, only a “rap” session.
For additional information, check out the Academic Achievement Program web page at www.jmls.edu/academic_achievement/
Presenter: Academic Achievement
Dates: Monday, July 22; Tuesday, July 23; Wednesday, July 24; or Thursday, July 25, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m. | Room 403
Practice bar exam administered in 1 day and offered 4 times in the week prior to the July 2013 bar exam (only do ONE day). 6 half-hour Multistate Essay Questions are given in the morning and 100 multiple choice questions in the afternoon. Following completion, participants receive correct answers for the multiple-choice questions and model answers for the essays.
Presenter: Academic Achievement
Date: The week before the July 2013 bar exam (exact date TBA)
Time: TBA
The Bar Hotline will be active the week before the bar exam. Graduates preparing for the bar are encouraged to call with any issues, questions, or anxieties they have regarding the bar exam. Graduates can reach Corinne, Jamie, and Elena directly at specific times or may leave a message if they prefer to call at a different time. Bar Hotline Number: TBA
