The bar exam is a different animal: multiple-choice (MBE), written essays (MEE), and performance tasks (MPT), now often combined in the UBE under NCBE standards. A review course has to deliver on all three fronts — here’s how we test each one before it earns a spot in our rankings.
1
Get Hands-On With Each Course
We get hands-on access to each bar review course — Barbri, Kaplan, Quimbee, Crushendo and more — through trials and direct testing, to evaluate what real bar takers actually use.
2
Test the MBE Question Engine
We work through the multiple-choice banks, evaluating question realism, answer explanations, and how well the analytics target weak subjects.
3
Grade the Essay & MPT Feedback
We submit practice essays and performance tasks to judge the quality, usefulness, and turnaround of each course’s grading and feedback.
4
Examine Lectures & Outlines
We assess the video lectures, outlines, and study schedules for clarity, organization, and how manageable they are over a full bar-prep cycle.
5
Survey Passers & Repeat Takers
We gather feedback from first-time passers and repeat takers alike — both perspectives reveal where a course helps and where it falls short.
6
Score & Re-Test Each Bar Cycle
We apply our weighted rating and re-evaluate ahead of the February and July exams as courses update their materials.
Every bar course is judged on results, not advertising dollars no rankings are ever for sale.
