Hi, my son has ADHD and I pray every day that God allows him to graduate H.S, go to college and have a successful career, He's a teenager , so it's somewhat stressful now for us both, but I always encourage him to do his best and hope he will see the result of his hard word.

Your Focalin dose may not be eneough so you should speak with your MD. You should also take a multivitamin or omega 3, but please check with your physician first.!

I think you should be proud that you have reached this point in your studies . If you don't want to feel worse than how you are feeling not, you must pass the Bar and not let all that work you did go down the drain. Start doing what you have too now ; and that is to study! You said you are not working ,so it should be even easier for you to adjust your daily schedule.

Set up your day, so if you get up at 11:00 am you eat a nice breakfast and then put in 2 hours of studying. Take a break and go for a walk or listen to some music for an hour or two. Exercise, take a nap and then get back to your studies later in the evening. There are 24 hours in a day and you don't need to waste them all. Just imagine if you had a job, you would complain you have no time to study. So start thinking positive and strive to complete your goal - which is passing the Bar! :).

I hope I have rattled your brain cells a little and you will start studying today, if you haven't already. I know how hard it can be to stay focus, but you can do it . Just look how far you've reached and I wonder who motivated you then? Yea... that's right "You did", so remember that when no one is around and Good Luck .

Have a nice evening.

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I was in the same boat a couple of years ago and it took me two years and 5 tries to pass the bar. Ironically enough, the one I finally passed was the one where I was working full-time and only took a long weekend before the bar to cram.

I don't have any magic motivators, but I think working with other students can help. I know that being accountable to others always helps me stay on the ball.

Get your hands on as many taped lectures as you can, put them on your ipod and listen to them ALL THE TIME, repeatedly. Something is bound to sink in, even if your attention wanders a lot. (The BarBri Contracts lectures are quite entertaining.)

Are you taking BarBri or any other bar study course? If not, I highly recommend it. They're worth the cost because they spell everything out for you and give you many of the resources you'll need. At the very least, borrow the BarBri books and outlines from someone who passed the bar already (preferably in February so you can be pretty sure the info isn't outdated).

Finally, does your state (or your school) make prior bar exams and answers available for you to study? If so, just reading lots and lots of questions and answers can help you a great deal with the essays. You will get a feel for the structure and substance the law examiners are looking for.

It's hard to talk to lay people about law school and the bar exam because they just have no idea what it is like. I'd be happy to converse with you electronically, or even be the one you can be accountable to.

Listen, I'm procrastinating right now while I'm supposed to be applying for a job. (I passed the bar in July of '08 and have yet to work full-time as an attorney. My school loans are starting to weigh a lot!) I'd better get back to it....

Good luck!

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I was there too. I am pleased to tell you that I managed to pass the bar in 3 states on my first try. I am now in practise and have been for 22 years. It is/ was not easy, but it was definately worth it. Here is what I did.

I took a review class (Pieper, more about that in a minute) I went at night because it made me get out of the house on a regular basis. I would set my alarm for up at 7. High protien Breakfast then off to the library. I would study, till noon, then get outside and eat a lunch I had prepared and brought with me. Then back to the library, study till 4. then off to class, dinner on the fly or when I got home. I tried to make sure I did not go more than 6 hours without food (high protien) After class I went home, had dinner(usually something frozen I could cook in the Microwave) and then review my class notes. I also took the multi state prep class and would review that as well. Study till 11 and then lights out. I took Pieper because he gave alot of nemonics (sp?) to help remember all the elements like for a contract. Plus it was usually something amusing, so I would remember it. I made flash cards and they went with me everywhere. I studied them alot. . For me It was like training for an olympic event. I regarded it as my job.

I am someone who gets distracted easily,(thus I am on this website instead of working!!!) so I need to have alot of structure. I had to set it up for myself, It was all I did at that time. For me, it worked. . And it was so worth it ! I now wrtie articles on the Law that get published. It is hard for me to believe! As a child, my mother called me dummy. It took me a long time to realize it was actually ADD. Good Luck to you! My bet is that you can do it... Now it is back to work 4 me!

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Congrats on what you have accomplished so far! I read this thread hoping to find some magic hints from others' replies. I'm back in school after graduating 5/08 and not finding a job; now I'm trying to get organized in studying for all those projects & exams, again. What I find that works for me (when I force myself) is getting out of the house to study. Seems if I take my books, laptop, etc to the library, school, coffee shop, restaurant or anywhere but home, I actually get things done. I have tried to study with others from class, but that seems too much of a distraction for me and studying at home is just not possible--phone, laundry, tv, computer, pets, food all seem to call to me. Also, I sometimes show up at campus 1 hr or more before class to review notes or material prior to sitting in class. Wish it didn't take me so much effort and I'm still looking for that magical solution. Good luck to you!

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Took me two times to pass. Here are soem things I did: 1. Signed up for the BarBri course. There were classes every Saturday for a couple of months and then an intense week before the Bar classes of all day. 2. Printed out a monthly calendar and wrote down what subjects I studied which days and for how long. Also recorded my scores on different subjects so I could gauge where I was gaining ground and where I needed to concentrate. 3. Take a nap after intense studying. I read an article that indicated that sleeping allows information to go from short term memory to storage in long term memory. Morale of the story: A good night sleep IS more important than cramming the night before! From the article it appears that sleep ( at least 20 to 30 minutes) insures that you can recall the info you just recently learned. Being a martyr and functioning on a few hours sleep may be the bravado thing in law school but it is counter productive in leanrning and,most importantly RETAINING the info learned. 4. Create codes or phrases for cetain elements in a particular area of law and when you get to the test , the first thing you do EVEN BEFORE you start the test is write down all those memory tricks on a piece of paper they give you. Example : Torts: Duty,Diligence, Causation, Damages (DDCD) Good Luck !!!!

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