Barbri v. Themis for CA bar Forum

[Anonymous User]

For past test takers who passed the CA bar, would you recommend Barbri or Themis? Pros and cons?

[jjdude14]

People pass and fail the first time with both programs, what matters is the work you put in (and how good you are at learning/regurgitating/memorizing).

I personally took Themis because it was cheaper than Barbri (my firm provided a stipend rather than reimbursement) and because they break the subjects up into shorter (10-20 minute) videos which helped with my short attention span. The bank of practice questions is good and I generally liked their explanations and model answers. I was not a fan of their essay graders and know others felt the same way.

At the time, Themis came with a free UWorld subscription which was helpful for drilling MBE questions. I have no experience with Barbri but the increased price tag would not have been worth it for me. Themis had everything I needed and I passed.

[logical seasoning]

Do all the Adaptibar questions and keep a notebook of the questions you got wrong and why you got them wrong. That helped me more that Barbri or Themis for MC

[Leviathan1]

Did Themis and passed CA bar. Exercises were good. The essay graders really hammer you... but no need to stress in general as long as you master the concepts.