Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox Podcast. Today, we’re here with Ariel Salzar, one of our most experienced bar exam tutors, discussing the top 5 mistakes students consistently make when studying for the bar exam. In this episode, we discuss: The biggest mistake – failing to practice enough under exam conditions – and what "exam conditions" actually means Why “minimum competency” does NOT mean you don’t have to know the law that well The danger of not identifying and working on your problem areas – you only learn by doing that which makes you uncomfortable How students fail to make the material their own – you don’t need to follow your standard bar prep program lock-step Memorization – the key to bar exam success is in the details Ariel shares a couple of her top tips for passing the bar Resources: How to Become Great at Taking the Bar Exam with Deliberate Practice (https://barexamtoolbox.com/become-great-taking-bar-exam/) Mind Maps and Other Fun Visual Learning Methods (https://barexamtoolbox.com/mind-maps-and-other-fun-visual-learning-methods/) Bar Study Tips for Different Learning Styles (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-study-tips-for-different-learning-styles/) Want to Set Yourself Up for Bar Exam Success? Take Control of Your Own Learning! (https://barexamtoolbox.com/want-to-set-yourself-up-for-bar-exam-success-take-control-of-your-own-learning/) Memorize This! Five Memorization Techniques That Will Help You Succeed on the Bar Exam (https://barexamtoolbox.com/memorize-this-five-memorization-techniques-that-will-help-you-to-succeed-on-the-bar-exam/) Adaptibar Promo Code (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-47-the-top-five-bar-exam-study-mistakes-with-ariel/) Episode Transcript: Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/BET-Podcast-Ep-19-Top-5-Bar-Mistakes-w-Ariel.pdf) If you enjoy the podcast, we'd love a nice review and/or rating on Apple Podcasts (https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-pass-bar-exam-less-stress/id1370651486) or your favorite listening app. And feel free to reach out to us directly. You can always reach us via the contact form on the Bar Exam Toolbox website (https://barexamtoolbox.com/contact-us/). Finally, if you don't want to miss anything, you can sign up for podcast updates (https://barexamtoolbox.com/get-bar-exam-toolbox-podcast-updates/)! Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee