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Re: BarBri or MicroMash Bar Review
Posted by Maggie on 11/07/05

    I AM GETTING READY TO TAKE THE VIRGINIA BAR IS MICROMASH
    REALLY WORTH TAKING, BARBRI IS WAY TO EXPENSIVE ABOUT 4,000.
    THEY DO NOT OFFER EITHER LIVE OR TAPE SESSIONS WHERE I
    RESIDE. THE CLOSEST ONE IS ABOUT 90 MILES FROM ME. HELP!! I
    WANT COMMENTS FROM SOMEONE WHO TOOK MICROMASH AND PASSED HERE
    IN VIRGINIA

    On 11/04/05, JoeStanley wrote:
    > On 10/26/05, 3L-Jim wrote:
    >> Im a 3L looking at taking the Feb Tennessee and Pennsylvania
    >> Bar exams and everyone says to take Barbri but what is the
    >> MicroMash Bar Review? is it any good? does it focus on the
    >> MBE the state section or both?
    > I took the BarBri course for New York and New Jersey in
    1992.
    > I took the MicroMash course for Connecticut in July 2005. I
    > passed all three exams on the first try.
    > BarBri is fine if you can go to daily lectures and spend the
    > next 6 to 8 weeks exclusively studying for the bar exam.
    > BarBri is all about the lectures and taking good notes to
    > review before you take the exam. MicroMash is much more
    > flexible, because there are no lectures and MBE portion is
    on
    > a computer program that adjusts over time to your strengths
    > and weaknesses. Micromash also provides you with a tutor
    who
    > grades your essays every week and gives you feedback. Both
    > courses focus on the MBE, because the essay portions usually
    > test more general law, than state specific law. Both
    courses
    > will tell you how much the states you are considering focus
    > on state law as opposed to general multistate law. I really
    > liked MicroMash, but I had no choice because I have to work
    > full time and couldn't go to daily lectures. My opinion is
    > that if you have the time and get a lot out of lectures and
    > note taking, then do BarBri. MicroMash, on the other hand,
    is
    > dozens and dozens of exam questions in every topic, and then
    > the program explains the answers and why you were right or
    > wrong. I hope this was helpful. --Joe.

     
     

 
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