Category Archives: Exams & Exam Software

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This just in from ExamSoft

By Dennis Bishop | Published: August 17, 2010

Dear Administrator,
After months of intense development and extensive testing, we are proud to announce the availability of SofTest Mac on September 1st. SofTest Mac and SofTest Windows both have the same features, security levels, and a similar user experience. Additionally, your exam management/creation process won’t change. Your exams created after 9/1 will be compatible [...]

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Bar Exam Software Info

By Erik Schmidt | Published: May 3, 2010

Yes, it’s that time of year again. If you have info about your state’s policy regarding Macs and the bar exam, please let me know.
The MLS Bar Exam Software page has info on the following states:

Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Kentucky
Illinois
Iowa
Maryland
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
Texas
Utah
Virginia

Most of the info for those states is at least a year old, so if you have more current [...]

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Got Questions?

By Erik Schmidt | Published: July 23, 2009

If you’re getting ready for the fall semester and are switching to the Mac, you may have questions about how Macs do certain things, which software you may want to use, and so on.
Here are a few links that should help:

PC to Mac: The Basics (a good overview video from Apple)
Windows v. Mac Navigation (an [...]

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Bar Prep iPhone App

By Erik Schmidt | Published: June 29, 2009

MBE Timer costs $19.99 and is billed as a “powerful tool to help you improve your time management skills for the multiple-choice question portion of the state Bar Examination.”
It’s new, it’s shiny. Will it really help you prepare for the bar exam? I have no idea.

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LSAT Preparation

By Erik Schmidt | Published: June 22, 2009

I’ve received a couple of notes from readers asking about LSAT preparation. I went with the Princeton Review’s Cracking the LSAT book, which in retrospect was probably not the best approach. Many online reviews and discussions with my classmates revealed that there were better routes I could have taken. However, I did better than I [...]

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