BarMax Bar Exam, MBE & MPRE
| Category | Price | Seller | Device |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education | Free | TestMax, Inc. | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
BarMax is free to download, giving you access to our MPRE course featuring audio lectures, black-letter law outlines, flashcards and real MPRE questions from previous exams.
The first section of Civil Procedure (i.e. “Subject Matter Jurisdiction”) is also free, regardless of your course. This section includes an audio lecture by the legendary Arthur Miller, flashcards, and real MBE questions from previous bar exams.
Unlike many of our competitors, BarMax proudly shares our bar exam pass rates:
First-Time ABA-Accredited:
79% for CA (average is 68%)
82% for NY (average is 70%)
Overall:
53% for CA (average is 46%)
75% for NY (average is 61%)
UNPARALLELED PREP AT AN UNBEATABLE PRICE
You’ll get immediate, lifetime access to our comprehensive California or UBE course for just $999.99. Supplements, like our bank of 1500+ real MBE questions, start at just $249.99. BarMax offers the most competitive packages for bar exam review, allowing all students to gain immediate access to high-quality bar exam review without the need for bar loans.
NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE
BarMax is now also available online, so you can access all of your materials from your computer in addition to in-app.
STUDY REAL MBE QUESTIONS AND PERFORMANCE TESTS
Build test-taking confidence by studying with over 1,500 real MBE questions, plus real essays and real performance tests licensed directly from the NCBE (not made-up questions, like those used in other bar review courses).
STUDY ANYTIME, ANYWHERE
With on-demand audio lectures by notable Harvard Law School-educated professors, BarMax helps you learn on-the-go (no Internet required) and at your pace, so you can ditch the classroom, and make bar prep fit your schedule.
DETAILED ANALYTICS
Analytics that automatically track your progress and show you where to spend precious time.
PERSONALIZED WRITING REVISIONS
Line by line, our former bar exam graders will critique your essays and performance tests so you know exactly where you stand, and where to focus your study time.
PASS, GUARANTEED
We are 100% convinced you will be happy with BarMax. If you are not, please notify us within 7 days of your enrollment and request a refund. If you fail the bar exam after completing a BarMax course, we’ll refund your money when you share your official results within 2 weeks with proof of purchase of another bar review course. It’s that simple.
PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARSHIP
Our public interest scholarship is available to students seeking careers in public interest as well members of the military. The scholarship will allow you to enroll in a comprehensive course (CA or UBE) for just $499.99, our MBE course for $249.99, or our MBE Questions for $199.99.
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Barbri’s co-founder and former President recommends BarMax.
“After leaving Barbri after 20 years, I thought I would start another bar review course. And then I discovered BarMax . . . The materials are first class. The lecturers are first class. The content is geared to the bar examination . . . I highly recommend BarMax." -Stan Chess
“I took the Cal Bar four times before I passed. I served as a representative for a widely popular study course. I studied for the Cal Bar using this well-known course without success. I was turned onto BarMax through a friend who used the same program and failed the Cal Bar three times. After using BarMax for the first time, my friend passed, as did I. I couldn’t recommend BarMax any higher. It’s affordable, convenient, and effective. I wouldn’t be a lawyer today without BarMax.”
- Shannon Ripple, Humphreys College of Law
“The cost savings are great, but in my opinion, the real advantage is that the BarMax course itself is simply better than the competition.”
- Susan Brown, University of Toronto
Reviews
Awesome but can use some tweaks
jusge Booty
Love this app and program! I just wish the app on phone would sync better with the computer site so that no matter when and where I use, my progress will be properly tracked !
Needs Refinement
ken.yama
Remember when you missed a class in law school and asked for the lecture to be recorded? Then asked your smart friend for their notes? Basically, that’s what you get with this. Which means the overall content is pretty good, however for nearly $1k, I expected more refinement (i.e. responsiveness to questions, outline free of typographical and grammatical errors, better flash cards, etc). So it is significantly cheaper than most bar review courses, however because the written material is so raw, I cant quite shake the feeling that I paid a Harvard grad a ton of money for his outline. Also very true that some of the lectures are bad, since they read the outline word for word...but depending on your professor that’s also true in law school, hence my comparison above. There are several that are really good in there as well. On the plus side, it’s basically what I needed to be able to study on go and on my terms. The app itself is simple to use and the added online access makes it very convenient. Note: I have not yet taken the exam, hence my opinions are free any pass/no pass bias, however I also cannot definitively speak to effectiveness of the materials. Edit: I reached out to BarMax regarding a couple blatant issues with missing info in both the outlines and flash cards...took them 3 days to respond with “we’re working on it” and “thanks for pointing that out.” It’s been two weeks, it doesn’t look like its fixed, nor have they provided me with the correct content. It’s becoming clear that being helpful to students is not part of their business model. Response to Dev: Thanks for the update on the cards, but would have been great if I were notified much earlier. Also, as I have noted, I don’t have an issue with the approach or content...just the overall sloppiness. There are a lot of spelling, grammar, and typing errors throughout. Additionally, besides the flash cards for Civ Pro and Crim, the rest are copy-paste jobs from the outline. Very disappointing that more time wasn’t put into others because the first 2 were great. Finally, some of the flash cards were in the wrong sections (e.g. “consideration substitute” in the section for “defense”). Shouldn’t this be something that is reviewed before publishing and the burden shouldn’t be on the student to point it out each time? Also CA Bar requires a scaled score of 1440 of 2000. Not a math wiz, but I think that’s 72%. All the scaling math may allow someone to get away with 65% in either the MBE or essays (but probably not both), but a blanket statement like that is misleading. Even under phased grading, you need an initial minimum score of 1390 (69.5%).
No time for a life class
Daclaw3
If you’re discipline enough to go through the lectures this app covers it all. The flash cards are a decent review to test your memory and the MBE questions are also useful for someone like me just taking the essay portion of the exam (as a practicing attorney) to test my working knowledge of the material.
BarMax will have (hopefully) enabled me to pass the July 2018 UBE with a score of 276 or above.
l7bu5kbdnn
actual MBE Questions gave me confidence rather than the practice questions provided by my Bar Course representative. After completing roughly 1K of the BarMax genuine MBE questions, I returned to question sets from Bar course and was more confident but still not answering above 68-70% correct on average. The BarMax “real” question sets came back with an overall 80% correct. I feel confident about the MBE. I regret not using their entire program as my primary Bar prep study aide. I’m on the fence with MEE and MPT portions of the UBE but nevertheless certain the material in the BarMax xourse would have fit my learning style produced better results than I anticipate having elected to use the most heavily marketed program at my law school. We’ll see. But BarMax is better than the other program of 6 letters that begins with a B. Buy BarMax’s full course. I suspect it produces better results for a fraction of the cost.
Great supplement
somepiggy
I loved the MBE and essay grading features. I used BarMax along with Barbri and felt they complemented each other since Barbri is strong on essay construction. The BarMax lectures are also nicely broken out into sub-topics, which I usually listened to during the drive to and from the library during bar prep.
Great app but no lifetime access
Aldarion
Good program overall. The lectures and access to the MBE bank had the most value of the entire program. Unfortunately, lifetime access doesn’t mean lifetime access. So when I wanted to use the lectures and MBEs again when I sat for another state’s bar... my account was blocked.
Passed the CA Bar on my first try!
JoeAgain
I'm not a top student or test-taker. I am a busy, working attorney. Bar Max gave me everything I needed in a streamlined, easy to use anywhere package. It had everything I needed to pass the CA bar exam. I agree with some of the critiques--slow customer service, some inconsistencies and gaps in the materials, some less-than-compelling presentations. But those don't take away from the effectiveness and ease of use of Bar Max, or its great price and overall value.
Needs Refinement
ken.yama
Remember when you missed a class in law school and asked for the lecture to be recorded? Then asked your smart friend for their notes? Basically, that’s what you get with this. Which means the overall content is pretty good, however for nearly $1k, I expected more refinement (i.e. responsiveness to questions, outline free of typographical and grammatical errors, better flash cards, etc). So it is significantly cheaper than most bar review courses, however because the written material is so raw, I cant quite shake the feeling that I paid a Harvard grad a ton of money for his outline. Also very true that some of the lectures are bad, since they read the outline word for word...but depending on your professor that’s also true in law school, hence my comparison above. There are several that are really good in there as well. On the plus side, it’s basically what I needed to be able to study on go and on my terms. The app itself is simple to use and the added online access makes it very convenient. Note: I have not yet taken the exam, hence my opinions are free any pass/no pass bias, however I also cannot definitively speak to effectiveness of the materials. Edit: I reached out to BarMax regarding a couple blatant issues with missing info in both the outlines and flash cards...took them 3 days to respond with “we’re working on it” and “thanks for pointing that out.” It’s been two weeks, it doesn’t look like its fixed, nor have they provided me with the correct content. It’s becoming clear that being helpful to students is not part of their business model.
Didn't pass bar, poor customer support
Slik777
I didn't pass bar despite completing every question and following outline. Weak materials for civil procedure which was heavily tested. Poor customer support.
Unsatisfactory and riddled with errors
rjain87
There are so many careless errors in this program. It does not elicit confidence. Do not cheap out. Buy a more established program that has been checked for bugs and errors. This is not worth the stress and dissatisfaction.
