I have no idea the scope of what is taught in these courses. But I do know that (1) every single person I talked to that took a law preview class had nothing but bad things to say about it; (2) none of them seemed more prepared than anyone else when it came time for final exams - the only time that matters; and (3) the only thing you arguably need to know when you get to law school is how to brief a case.

errrr, I guess we'll see. The program was given to me as a graduation gift by a successful corporate attorney for a Fortune 50+, who thought it would help... Wow, gunnerish, unproductive...

I guess if we don't take your advice, even though you haven't actually taken it yourself and are basing your opinion on hearsay, name-calling is appropriate? You're not really such a total turd, are you? (Then again, there is a joke about you being predictably rabid on this subject on another thread.) At least orange explains several reasons for his opinion.

A total turd? Why the name calling? Truthfully, TTT has done extremely well in LS and gives very sound advice.

EDIT: I deleted my more harsh reaction to this post.

You're going to attack him for criticizing it when he didn't take the course and yet drop it in that it was recommended to you by a 'successful corporate attorney' who probably also hasn't taken it? Just b/c one of your parent's rich friends is willing to waste a grand to spoil you doesn't mean it's going to help you one bit. I took it... it's a scam that preys on neurotic 0L's and now I have $1k less in the bank to help pay off student loans

The best thing I did before law school was relax. I know you 0Ls are anxious about the unknown of law school and want to feel like you have some control over the impending doom that is 1L. But the first year of law school is LONG. A good way to ensure burnout during the year is to spend your summer trying to learn things you'll learn during the year anyway. Just take it easy now and build up your reserves--you'll need that energy later on.

The best advice I can give to someone about to start law school who is too anxious to just take the summer off and relax is this... do something that makes yourself interesting and can go on the bottom of your resume as an interest. If you have the money, go and travel Europe. If you don't, but can afford to not work during the summer, then do something like Habitat for Humanity. If you need to work, then find a unique job. Law school is full of people who are concerned with nothing more than their studies, so if you can do anything that will allow you to talk about more than how you felt about Contracts with Prof. X then you're a step ahead of the others as far as personality

I hate to find myself in this situation. I would never pay the $1,300 for Law Preview. However, I have an opportunity to attend it for free. I am a teacher, so I'm not going to be working that week anyway. I have family in Austin who would love for me to visit and stay with them for free. So my only concern is whether or not I will truly be wasting my time. There is a section of the course dedicated to law school exams. That's pretty much the only thing I am interested in.

Perhaps it will be amusing to watch some gunners go at it at Law Preview.

Can anyone talk about the quality of the materials for the course? I would really like to take a look at the materials.

sry for the nosiness, but how are you attending for free? its really awesome that u are; free=definitely go!! i know i would, i just dont wanna shell out 1295 for 6 days..

I didn't want to mention this so that I don't start an AA debate, but there is a law firm called Vinson and Elkins that offers 30 Law Preview scholarships to minority students attending UT. There are some other firms with similar deals for other schools. I'm not sure if any of them do this for non-URMs.

that's pretty great! wish i had a scholly hehe. and thanks for the response!