MD Bar study plan

Diagnose baseline by completing one timed 100-question mixed MBE set under exam conditions and log accuracy by subject.

Rank the seven UBE subjects by baseline accuracy and assign weekly hour allocations proportional to weakness and subject weight.

Build a written weekly schedule that reserves at least three fixed 90-minute blocks for practice questions and one for review.

Outline the controlling rule structure for Civil Procedure personal jurisdiction and subject-matter jurisdiction from memory, then correct gaps against your outline.

Drill 120 mixed MBE questions weighted toward Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law, timing each block at 1.8 minutes per question.

Write rule statements for the ten most frequently tested Constitutional Law doctrines without consulting notes, then verify each against your outline.

Convert every missed question into a one-line rule card stating the tested rule and the trap that misled you.

Recite the levels of scrutiny and their triggering classifications aloud until you can state them in under two minutes.

Complete 150 mixed MBE questions spanning Contracts, Torts, and Criminal Law, tracking accuracy in a spreadsheet by subject and subtopic.

Draft issue-spotting outlines for four Contracts fact patterns in 25 minutes each, listing elements rather than full prose.

Memorize the elements of the intentional torts and the negligence duty-breach-causation-damages framework by writing them from memory daily.

Identify your three weakest subtopics and complete 20 targeted questions on each.

Take one full-length timed 200-question MBE simulation and record raw and scaled-style scores by subject.

Review every simulation miss and classify each as a knowledge gap, a misread fact, or a timing error.

Rewrite the outlines for your two lowest-scoring subjects into condensed one-page attack sheets.

Practice 30 Evidence questions focused on hearsay exceptions and confront the exceptions you keep confusing.

Write four full Multistate Performance Test responses under 90-minute timed conditions, using the library and file only.

Self-grade each performance test against a checklist of format, organization, accurate rule extraction, and factual application.

Build a reusable performance-test template covering memo, brief, and letter formats with section headings.

Complete 60 mixed MBE questions to keep doctrinal recall sharp while shifting toward written work.

Write six timed Multistate Essay Exam answers across Business Associations, Family Law, and Conflicts of Law.

Outline the ten most tested Business Associations rules, including agency, partnership, and corporate formalities, from memory.

Practice integrating Conflicts of Law issues into substantive essay answers rather than treating them as standalone topics.

Review each essay for structure: issue statement, rule, application, and conclusion, and count how many answers omitted a conclusion.

Complete a full simulated exam day: 200 MBE questions plus two essays and one performance test under real timing.

Score the simulation and compare results against your week-four baseline to measure improvement by subject.

Re-drill 80 questions drawn only from your three weakest subjects.

Memorize the elements of the most tested essay rules in Wills, Trusts, and Secured Transactions using daily written recall.

Review all accumulated rule cards and attack sheets, retiring cards you can now recite accurately twice in a row.

Complete 100 mixed questions at exam pace, stopping review of any topic already above 75 percent accuracy.

Write two final timed essays and one performance test to confirm timing discipline holds under fatigue.

Finalize exam-day logistics: permitted materials, timing checkpoints per question block, and a written plan for skipping and returning to hard questions.