geclaw

I just moved here from Ohio, where I took and passed the bar exam in 2002. I have to take the bar here now, and I'm scheduled to do so in July. I'm wondering what the commonly used at-home study courses are here. I've looked into The Study Group, but that's about it. I've also heard of Micromash, and I do intend to take a 3-day PMBR course right before the exam in addition to any other home study materials I use, because that course was the only reason I actually passed the Ohio bar (no thanks to the now-defunct "Rossen" bar review).

Any advice would be really helpful!

Gail

Category: NC - North Carolina Bar Exam

studyfor

Sad to tell you geclaw, the most common review course NC students use is still Barbri (Micromash is still owned by Barbri)

If you have already passed the Ohio one, tho, most likely you know what's going on and may be able to pass simply by focusing on the MBE portion (like you already are) and get used Barbri materials/outlines and practice the essay portion on your own.

Barbri is not bad for home study, but it is quite expensive and may be unnecessary for someone who has already passed one bar like you:)

geclaw

Thank you for the advice. I'll think about going the used materials route, but I've been through a lot this past year by leaving my job in Ohio and moving to NC, and I've spent a ton of money just for the privilege of sitting for the bar exam here ($1300!!). I feel like I need a little hand-holding & coaching, and it looks like Study Group offers quite a lot of that, even though it's pricey. I'd hate to shoot myself in the foot at this point to save a few hundred dollars. I'm also not sure, in light of the lawsuits from last year, that the PMBR course offered now is going to be like the one I took 5 years ago. I may go with Adaptibar or something like that to supplement whatever home study course I take (the MBE is a huge weakness for me).

Thanks again!