The Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) consists of 200 multiple-choice questions covering Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Real Property, and Torts. Passing the MBE is an essential step toward becoming a practicing attorney in most states.
Working multiple-choice practice questions is critical to boosting your knowledge of fundamental legal principles for success on the MBE. To help you build a strong foundation in each subject area tested and to get you fully prepared, your BARBRI Personal Study Plan (PSP) curates and strategically assigns you bar exam practice test questions pulled from our bank of over 2,500 questions. And we don’t stop there.
Most BARBRI bar prep options give you access to a 3000+ multiple-choice question BARBRI MCQ Bank for extra practice in areas in which you feel a little less confident. Our MBE Final Exam Prep also consists of questions released by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) for an authentic taste of the types of questions you can expect to encounter on the actual MBE. Now for the reality check.
Quantity Isn’t Everything
While the sheer number of available questions is impressive with BARBRI, we want to emphasize that it's the order, approach, and specific bar exam practice questions you answer that are more important than hitting a certain number of questions. That’s why early in your BARBRI bar prep course, your PSP uses the latest proven learning methodology and algorithms to tailor multiple-choice question sets to build a strong foundation and framework.
As you get deeper into your studies, your personalized PSP introduces more complex and mixed-subject questions to match your growing understanding and mirror the challenges of the bar exam.
Get More Points on the Bar Exam with BARBRI
While helping more than 1.43 million attorneys pass the bar over 50+ years, we’ve learned that even though a topic can be tested on the bar exam, it doesn’t mean it’s likely to be tested. Some topics are always tested, and others are tested infrequently. It’s important to work all types of MBE practice questions to get exposure to the areas of law that will get you the most points on the bar exam.
Your PSP focuses first on areas of the law that you’re most likely to encounter on the bar exam. This helps BARBRI students score an average of 19 more points on the bar in UBE jurisdictions compared to students who use any other bar prep course.
The questions curated during BARBRI bar prep provide exposure to realistic MBE questions while making sure you are learning things that will increase your future bar exam score. Your PSP also incorporates spaced repetition — a technique shown to improve retention by reviewing information at strategically spaced intervals. Additionally, interleaving practice mixes different subjects, aiding in better recall and understanding of varied legal concepts.
Additionally, each BARBRI MBE question you encounter comes with explanatory answers written by BARBRI subject matter experts. Reviewing expert explanatory answers helps you understand why certain options are correct or incorrect. This entire process is scientifically shown to help you learn 40%* faster, deepen your comprehension and retention, and ultimately pass the bar exam.
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