BAR/BRI Bar Review

Pros: Teaches you all you need to pass the Bar with their tried and proven methods.
Cons: Expensive, uneven quality of lecturers and materials

Update: Several readers have quibbled with my title, "Who needs three years of law school when BarBri can cram it into two months." Just in case the body of this review does not flesh my conclusion out, let me be very clear: I believe that an ...

Pros: I did pass.
Cons: BARBRI kind of annoys me.

BARBRI has come up with a truly ingenious business model. Step 1 – Create a bar review class that claims to teach students everything they need to know to pass the bar. Step 2 – Talk lots of students into taking the class and learning ...

Pros: The package provides support for students throughout law school!
Cons: Expensive, but I suppose it will be worth it (if I pass!)

** NOTE: this review will cover the BAR/BRI Bar Review package that students receive PRIOR to graduation. Once I take the bar exam this summer, I'll review that portion of the package. And, by the way, I don't understand why being able to name off ...

Pros: This will give you knowledge.
Cons: costly

Yes, it is no secret that I slept through a large portion of law school. I also hated the so called-Socratic method, which I believe should be called the psychotic method, so I wouldn't classify myself as the greatest student in the history of my law...

Pros: It ends in July
Cons: Let's see, just about everything

Before I came to lawschool I had visions of a John Housman like professor grilling me over some trite, latin statute that had absolutely no relevance in society. And while the reality of lawschool proved to be nothing compared to the horrors of...

Pros: Helps you prepare for the bar exam
Cons: Too expensive for the program

I hate BarBri, I hate BarBri, I hate BarBri. There, I said it. I feel better now! As much as I hated the BarBri program, I'm very glad I took it because I am now a practicing attorney. I never could have done all the work required to pass the bar on...

Pros: Thorough, covers all required subject areas, knowledgable lecturers, practice exams, practice questions
Cons: Expensive, some subject matter is drier than others, needs state MBE subject video lectures

Ah, the Bar Exam--that monster of a test that law professors scare you with all throughout law school. And for good cause--it surely is not your average multiple choice test. Instead of having one clearly correct answers and three clearly wrong answers, ...

Pros: thorough; can help you spank the Bar
Cons: could be more focused and bit less profuse

This is the ONLY Epinion rating BarBri's HomeStudy program from someone who just used it. Yes, I took the July 24-25th Bar Exam in Illinois--and am still alive to talk about BarBri's role in it! :-)

Is BarBri more like barbed wire that...

Pros: outlines, class structure, frequency chart
Cons: cost, inefficient, materials not similar to the exam

There are very few people who won't tell you that you NEED to take BarBri to pass the bar. It doesn't matter how intelligent you are, what school you attended or how well you did in law school--people feel BarBri is necessary. Looking at reviews here, ...

Pros: Pacing; excellent lecturers; good coverage of MBEs and the performance exam
Cons: Expensive - but worth it, no doubt

There are two very important reasons why a good bar prep course is worth every penny you will pay. First, it will help you relearn all the substantive areas of law that are fair game for the exam. Second, although the bar exam is similar to the exams ...

Pros: Long-time veterans of the bar prep game
Cons: May be crowded or pricey, but do you really want to risk going cheap?

This is a pass/fail test. Anyone who makes it through the years of school required to qualify should come equipped with the basic skills, talents, and knowledge base to get at least half the questions right – roughly what you need to pass. So why,...

Pros: Study materials are great, would even be helpful during law school.
Cons: Expensive, classes do not help you learn more than anything in the materials.

I took the Louisiana Bar exam in July 2004 and I passed. I took the BarBri review course, but I cannot say that this was the reason that I passed. I will admit, the study materials, which include outlines and a book of old bar exams and suggested ...

Pros: It will help you pass. End of story.
Cons: Studying is hard, but by this point, it's just three more months.

Every morning for two and a half months, I woke up, turned to my trusty Bar Bri calendar, and did what they told me to do. Having just finished law school, I had no desire to ever have to sit through another lecture again, but recognized that I had to...

Pros: Good study guides; experienced lectures
Cons: Expensive but necessary

You are foolish to think that what you learned in law school is enough to pass the bar. Unfortunately, bar review courses are a necessary evil. They make money off our misery.

BAR/BRI offers a good course. I took it for about 6 weeks before...

Pros: Good structure, excellent content
Cons: Tedious (but there's no way around that)

When you do this for a living, I guess you are bound to get pretty good at it. BAR/Bri is an excellent bar review prep course, better than the one I took when I took the bar in another state 6 years ago, which is no longer in business. Longevity means...