Comments on: Law School Prep Courses

By: Nazli

Nazli — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 03:34:07 +0000

Are Barbri prep. courses available in Oman?

By: Uhu

Uhu — Tue, 25 Jul 2006 22:43:11 +0000

What about prep courses that last 8 weeks in the summer time?

By: Paul Gowder

Paul Gowder — Fri, 14 Jul 2006 16:38:20 +0000

Except, of course, listening to a bunch of economics majors who think the whole world is the nail for their hammer.

By: Amber

Amber — Thu, 13 Jul 2006 20:43:46 +0000

Even if people don’t take a prep class, they should be strongly encouraged to read some brief treatment of economic thought (and maybe statistics) before the 1L year. Nothing is more agonizing than listening to a bunch of English majors in a torts class who don’t understand anything about incentives or probabilities.

By: theimbroglio

theimbroglio — Wed, 12 Jul 2006 09:01:11 +0000

I won’t hear anything bad about Barbri, the most rewarding law education experience I’ve ever had.

Um, really?

By: anon

anon — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:01:47 +0000

there’s a lot of money to be made on fear and anxiety.

By: Laz

Laz — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 14:49:18 +0000

I’d be willing to bet that there is in fact a negative correlation between taking a law school prep course and getting top grades (at least at tier 1 schools). Plus, I can’t imagine a more effective way to annoy your classmates than revealing that, yes, you already know what promissory estoppel is because you studied it in your prep course.

By: Anthony

Anthony — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 10:18:33 +0000

“That said, a prep course can’t hurt you.”

Oh, it definitely can hurt you if it lulls you into a false sense of security, or teaches you methods that aren’t applicable to your particular school/professor.