Is BARBRI the Best Bar Prep Course?
Get the Facts
Choosing your bar review course is a big decision, and there’s a lot of conflicting information out there that could get in the way. Here, we aim to set the record straight by taking on some myths that may make you question if BARBRI is worth it. With the facts in hand, you’ll be in a good position to make an informed decision about investing in the next step of your legal education.
Fact #1 BARBRI is the Most Valuable Bar Review
Cost is an important factor when choosing your bar prep course. You may have heard the myth that BARBRI isn't worth the price. While many courses offer similar features, such as lectures, practice questions, and study materials, the quality and success of these resources can vary greatly. It’s worth investing in a bar prep partner that gives you the best chance of passing the bar exam the first time.
Here’s a snippet of what you get with BARBRI:
- An unmatched quality curriculum developed by top legal experts
- Proven pedagogy rooted in established learning science to help with knowledge retention and speed
- Engaging lectures and course materials
- Proprietary adaptive Personalized Study Plan
- Most accurate Pass Predictor
When you choose to study with BARBRI, you are following a proven process backed by 50+ years of innovation and more than 1.43 million legal professionals who have passed the bar using that process. In fact, more people pass with BARBRI every year than with all other bar prep courses, combined. That’s because students who follow our proven process score an average of 19 points higher on the bar in UBE jurisdictions than those who don’t study with us*. For the majority of students who are unsuccessful on the bar, those few additional points could have made the difference.
While you would expect the best bar prep to be more expensive than other courses, we offer bar review options for every need and budget. That way, you always have access to industry-best bar prep without breaking the bank.
Fact #2 Not All Bar Prep Courses Are the Same
Year after year, bar after bar, more BARBRI students celebrate passing than students from all the other prep courses combined. It’s a matter of knowing the bar better than anyone and how to best prepare you for it. With BARBRI, you’ll be able to breathe a little easier going into the exam knowing you’ve done everything possible to pass the bar exam.
Confidence starts with our adaptive online Personalized Study Plan (PSP) that allows you to create a customized study calendar based on the days you choose to study, and that automatically adjusts your daily assignments based on priority and on your performance. This tailored approach ensures that you spend your time focused on the areas where you need the most improvement. No other bar prep course offers this level of personalized guidance.
Plus, our Pass Predictor is the most accurate because the majority of students study with BARBRI. You see your percentile rankings by subject compared to other students prepping for the bar exam, so you know where you stand before the exam and can make the most of your remaining study time.
Fact #3 BARBRI Offers the Most Customized + Flexible Bar Prep
BARBRI bar prep courses are designed so you can personalize your study to best fit you and your learning style.
Your bar prep course is driven by a data-powered tool
Your adaptive Personalized Study Plan knows what can be tested, what you’re most likely to be tested on, and how much time remains until your exam. It gets to know your strongest subjects and those where you need a bit more work. Your PSP makes assignment recommendations throughout your bar prep to ensure you know enough on exam day about enough areas of the law to pass.
When you first access your course, you can select days of the week you’d like to study regularly, as well as days you need to take off. You have the power to create an ideal, completely personalized bar prep schedule for you.
If you take a day off, spend less time studying one day or more time on another, your PSP constantly and automatically adjusts. Whether you’re on track, working ahead or falling a bit behind, you can build confidence with frequent mock exams and assessments, easy-to-follow results, targeted feedback, and performance insights.
You get bite-sized interactive lectures taught by expert legal faculty
Binge through several videos at a time or take in-depth notes in between lectures. BARBRI's on-demand lecture experience has been overhauled to make it super easy to complete shorter segments and take regular breaks.
Most of our lectures are 20 to 30 minutes in length so you stay engaged, focused, and on track throughout your bar review course. Shorter lectures mean more productive bar prep. Regular feedback, interactive lectures, quizzes, and animated explainer videos that include interactive knowledge checks also help build and reinforce your learning.
Remember, the quality of study materials and tools can vary significantly between bar prep courses. It’s important to choose wisely.
Fact #4 BARBRI Customizes Bar Prep to Fit Your Learning Style
Whether you prefer to do all your studying on your computer or would rather use printed course books, we’ve got options. And if you think you’ll want extra learning and study support, we’ve got all kinds of supplemental offerings to help put your mind at ease. BARBRI offers engaging content for diverse learning styles.
The BARBRI Bar Review PSP uses algorithms and data on your study performance to steer you where your time is most valuable and provides more formative data, earlier. So, you get a rich, user-friendly experience tailored to your learning style and performance.
- Short video lectures and animated explainer videos
- Mobile app so you can study from anywhere
- Score Maximizer Final Review highlights must-know concepts and provides tips to avoid common bar exam pitfalls
- Online and print course texts and study materials created by BARBRI bar exam experts
- Mobile-optimized eBook interface supports notetaking, highlighting, text-to-speech, flashcard creator, and more
- New in-app essay platform makes completing and reviewing assignments easy
- New Course Companion provides outlines and handouts to support the video lectures
Fact #5 Publishing High Pass Rates Doesn't Always Mean a Better Bar Prep Course
It’s a sweet success story we all want to believe. But how credible are published pass rates drawn from small, skewed samples?
Unfortunately, published pass rates from other bar prep providers are often generalized and have no bearing on how YOU will personally do on YOUR exam. BARBRI is focused on our proven process and innovating bar prep for you, not publishing inaccurate pass rates.
Preparing with BARBRI gives you the most points and the most confidence. In fact, students who study with BARBRI Bar Review score an average of 19 points higher* on their bar exam compared to students using other prep materials. Plus, you get the most accurate indication of passage with our Pass Predictor because BARBRI has more students studying for the bar each year than all other bar prep programs combined.
... attorneys who I really respected had taken BARBRI and passed. Their predictions were very accurate. BARBRI predicted I’d pass the first time and I did. My passing score was 1% above what they predicted. Their reliable teaching methods and encouragement made me confident I'd pass.
Fact #6 BARBRI Multiple-choice Questions Build Knowledge + Accelerate Learning
Every BARBRI bar review course provides a litany of multiple-choice questions that closely mimic those on the actual exam. Our bank of practice questions has been nurtured and grown over an industry-best five-plus decades of successful bar prep. We are continuously adjusting to focus on areas of the law that you’re most likely to encounter on exam day. We include comprehensive answer explanations for each multiple-choice question. When it comes to released MBE questions, most BARBRI Bar Review options include NCBE-released questions.
Of course, it’s not simply the number of multiple-choice questions that matters. An approach that emphasizes quantity over quality and speed over deliberation may not improve your MBE score. We have found that the specific practice questions you answer and the order in which you answer them is what will greatly impact learning and retention.
As the #1 Bar Prep, BARBRI is Worth It
Passing the bar exam is a significant milestone in your legal career. The right bar prep course can make the difference between passing on your first attempt and having to retake the exam. With so much at stake, it’s essential to choose a course that offers comprehensive resources, expert guidance, and a proven track record of success.
BARBRI is here to guide you through it all and give you trust; in our bar prep process and, most importantly, in yourself.
* Scores are based on studies of actual bar exam scores from students in UBE states.
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... Studying for the bar sucks. It is a grueling experience. Some people diversify their study tactics and use multiple platforms. However, I put all my faith into BARBRI—and got really phenomenal test scores.