CO Bar study plan

Map the seven MBE subjects to a self-scored diagnostic: complete 33 mixed questions untimed and log accuracy by subject and by subtopic

Build a one-page rule skeleton for Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law covering jurisdiction, Erie, due process, and equal protection triggers

Define a personal error taxonomy (knowledge gap, misread fact, rule confusion, timing) and tag every missed diagnostic question with one category

Schedule four 90-minute MBE blocks per week in a calendar and protect them from work conflicts

Drill 60 timed MBE questions in Evidence and Torts, then rewrite each wrong answer as a one-sentence rule statement

Memorize the hearsay exemption and exception list by reciting it aloud twice without notes

Compare negligence per se, res ipsa loquitur, and strict liability in a three-column table with one example each

Practice a 30-question set at exam pace to measure your per-question time against a 1.8-minute target

Work 60 timed MBE questions in Contracts, Criminal Law, and Real Property, rotating subjects every 20 questions

Write out the UCC battle-of-the-forms sequence and the common-law mirror image rule from memory, then correct against your outline

Diagram future interests (remainders, executory interests, reversion) with five fact patterns you invent yourself

Re-run every question missed in weeks 1-2 and record whether you now get it right

Complete a full 200-question simulated MBE across two sittings and score it under real time limits

Identify your three weakest MBE subtopics from the simulation and build flashcards for each

Draft a one-page timing plan specifying when to guess, when to flag, and how long to spend on long fact patterns

Recite the elements of the seven most-tested MBE doctrines without reference materials

Outline answers to four MEE essays across Corporations, Agency, and Partnerships, using IRAC headings on every answer

Time three essay answers to 30 minutes each and mark where you ran out of analysis

Build a conflicts-of-law checklist covering domicile, choice of law, and recognition of judgments

Practice stating the governing rule in the first two sentences of each essay before applying facts

Write two MEE essays in Family Law and Wills/Trusts and exchange them for critique or self-grade against a checklist

Complete one full MPT task in 90 minutes, allocating time explicitly to reading the file, reading the library, outlining, and drafting

Draft a reusable MPT template for objective memos and for client letters

Identify the MPT task types most likely to appear (memo, letter, brief, contract provision) and note the format conventions for each

Outline Colorado-specific essay topics: Colorado Rules of Professional Conduct variations, state constitutional provisions, and Colorado civil procedure distinctions from the federal rules

Write two Colorado-law essays under timed conditions and self-grade for citation to the correct authority

Build a comparison chart of Colorado versus federal rules on at least five points you have verified

Recite the Colorado-specific rules you are least confident about until you can state them without notes

Run one final full-day simulation: 100 MBE questions, two essays, and one MPT under timed conditions

Review only your error logs and rule sheets, not new outlines, in the final three days

Rehearse your timing plan for each segment and confirm your exam-day logistics

Write a one-page pre-exam checklist covering materials, timing, and stress management