  Today I managed to study for the better part of& nbsp; twenty hours,  covering about five outlines for the first time and working through& nbsp; some practice essays. nbsp;  I went to bed early yesterday at 8: 00 pm because I was too tired to be productive,  and I awoke today at 3: 30 am. nbsp;  Somehow,  the fear of the Bar kept me working all day today. nbsp;
 I did nap for an hour,  but rarely have had such a burst of productivity as I did today.
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 The Bar Exam&
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is an amazing motivator.  &
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 I will pay tomorrow,  no doubt.
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 I will not even start until about 7: 30 am thanks to the need for a full night's sleep.
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 Yet one&
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story gives me hope.  &
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 The legend of Ryan Squires is alive and strong in the memories of Baylor Law students.
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 After competing in traveling Mock Trial team competitions,  Squires returned to Waco and had only eight days in which to prepare for the Bar.
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 He passed.
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A few&
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say his success was proof of&
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the&
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proposition that&
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the Bar is merely " a test of minimal competency.
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Most ( including me)  suggest that what Squires did was amazing.
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 His accomplishment&
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will&
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not be repeated easily.
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 One thing is certain.  I have only seven days until the Bar Exam.
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Until now,  this quarter's work&
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has not left me with much time to prepare for the Bar.
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 Two of those remaining days involve my last two Baylor Law School final exams.
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 I have reviewed for the MBE,  but I have hardly studied the essays.
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 I must survive this Exam.
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 But how?
