Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, we are walking through a UBE secured transactions essay question. This is one of our series of podcasts on how to approach Multistate Essay Examination questions. In this episode, we discuss: Why you should be spending the majority of your essay-writing time on analysis The power of the word “because” in a bar exam essay What the bar examiners are looking for, and why memorizing the law is not enough Why solid analytical skills can save your answer, even when you don’t know the law How we would answer a real UBE essay question on secured transactions Resources: Private Bar Exam Tutoring (https://barexamtoolbox.com/private-bar-exam-tutoring/) Bar Exam Essay Questions: How to Grab as Many Points as Possible (https://barexamtoolbox.com/bar-exam-essay-questions-how-to-grab-as-many-points-as-possible/) Podcast Episode 27: Tackling an MEE Question: Wills and Trusts (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-27-tackling-an-mee-question-wills-and-trusts/) Podcast Episode 28: Balancing Law and Analysis on a Bar Exam Essay (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-28-balancing-law-and-analysis-on-a-bar-exam-essay/) Podcast Episode 33: Tackling an MEE Civil Procedure Question (https://barexamtoolbox.com/podcast-episode-33-tackling-an-mee-civil-procedure-question/) 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/)! Download the Transcript (https://barexamtoolbox.com/episode-37-mee-secured-transactions-essay/)   Thanks for listening! Alison & Lee