February 2013 Bar Exam: Handwriting Your Answer

On the day of the bar exam, many students will be writing out their answer, instead of using a computer. Remember, you want to make sure the bar examiners can read and understand your essay. Make it easy for the bar exam graders to give you your points.

First, make sure your handwriting is legible. You want to make sure that the bar exam grader can read each and every word. Determine if your writing is more legible by printing each letter or by cursive. Have your friends look at your writing and decide which is better.

In your exam booklet, make sure that you skip every other line, so that the exam itself doesn’t look like a big blot of ink. Be generous in your spacing so that it is easier to read. Also, write on only one side of the page. This is to ensure that no ink bleeds through your pages and also, if need be, you can go back and add a paragraph in the back if you forget something and want to add some more analysis later.

Try not to use big arrows to show the examiner where to go next. It gets pretty messy when there are big cross-outs and arrows throughout the pages.
But, more importantly, you will want to outline your essay before you start to avoid cross-outs and issues you have to add later. Using your outline will help map out your issues and answer the call of the question.

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