South Dakota Bar Exam Outlines

Writing for the bar exam isn’t like writing an essay or writing for any other format, and so I had the right ideas but I didn’t have the right organization or structure, and [my tutor] really helped me figure out how to fix that. So, my experience with AmeriBar was fantastic. . .

Well, the one thing I did do differently was not use Barbri... I used the AmeriBar materials and had the one-on-one tutorial for the essays. I do think it probably made a large difference in how I handled and approached my essays.

There were times on the actual exam that I thought, "this question is right out of my outline."

Brittany discuses how her experience with AmeriBar differed from her prior two attempts using another review course.

Get AmeriBar. It was fantastic. It was worth the money. It was cheaper than any competitor. And I passed the bar, so I have nothing to complain about.

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Iyanna emotionally describes how AmeriBar helped her pass the bar exam after several prior unsuccessful attempts using a different review course (where she worked as a campus representative).

Thanks again sooooo much for your help - doubt I could have done it without you!

I chose AmeriBar and I’m convinced that had it not been for AmeriBar I wouldn’t have passed the exam.

I can’t tell you how much it helped me in my particular situation.... It was awesome.... So I’m sitting here today practicing law, and I appreciate everything that they have done.

Watch Shawn describe how he passed 3 bar exams using AmeriBar!

I passed on the first try and I think AmeriBar really helped me achieve that goal.

"I got supremely high scores".

Rebecca discusses passing her second bar taking an AmeriBar course.

"This is a great, cot effective, and complete option for being able to pass the bar exam."

Taj discusses his experience preparing for the bar exam as an AmeriBar student.

I was happy to use the AmeriBar system and pass the bar exam on my first attempt, and I hope the system would be just as effective for others.

It gave me the overall confidence for test day.

AmeriBar’s four components – 1) lectures; 2) books and outlines; 3) practice exams; and 4) a personal tutor – together proved helpful for someone 2,500 miles away from the examination location. Thanks AmeriBar.

AmeriBar was a very easy program to follow, with a very supportive staff. I would definitely encourage anyone to use them.

So, I can’t emphasize enough how much I would recommend AmeriBar to any student. I was able to pass the bar on the first attempt, even in a state that I didn’t go to law school in, and I feel like AmeriBar was a very significant contributing factor to my success on the bar exam.

I really appreciate everything AmeriBar has done for me. It was probably the best decision I’ve made in the past five to six years of my life. If I didn’t pass this time, I wasn’t going to take the bar exam again. Without AmeriBar it would have been another disappointment. My scores went up 10-15 points in each section. The only thing I did differently this time is use an AmeriBar tutor.

Here we are again, second bar exam, second time passing. I was a first-time passer on both...I have absolutely no complaints about AmeriBar. Anyone who’s thinking of taking AmeriBar, I would definitely recommend it.

You are also taking a step in the right direction by considering AmeriBar for your test materials.

My favorite of all was the star-scoring system in the MBE portion of the books...The customer service at AmeriBar was excellent...More than anything – beyond finding the right materials for me, being that I was a nontraditional student; working; and searching for an opportunity to study within my timeframe – AmeriBar offered their program at a great price.

The first time I took the bar exam, I took the Barbri program, which was a big, huge program where you don’t get a lot of individualized attention. However, the second time I took a bar preparation course, I took it through AmeriBar. AmeriBar really provided the one-on-one help that I needed to pass the bar.

When I received the materials, I think I had approximately two weeks before the bar exam....I was impressed with the ease of studying the outlines. And I was impressed with having materials focused on what would be on the bar exam.

I just want you to know that if I can do it, you can do it too. And thanks to the fantastic folks at AmeriBar. They’ve come up with a great course that for my money is the best one going for anyone preparing to take the bar exam. Thank you very much.

Studying with the AmeriBar materials made all the difference in the world to me.

This was the fourth time taking the bar ...and this time I passed. I used a competitor’s program for the prior three times, and I didn’t pass. I have to say that I think AmeriBar’s tutoring is what really pushed me over the top.

These big companies, the one or two companies that have a monopoly, essentially, thrive and count on this environment of anxiety and fear among third-year law students to make a ton of money. And it’s basically a scam because you don’t need to spend a fortune.

AmeriBar provides everything you need.... If you follow their study schedule and do everything you supposed to with the outlines, lectures and reviewing of the material, and you stick to it, you will be able to pass the bar exam... Stick to it and you’ll be successful.

I know it can be intimidating when you are looking at review courses and you start to see some review courses a lot less expensive than others, and you start thinking, ‘are they not going to give me everything I need? Why are they so much less expensive?’ I am so grateful that AmeriBar is less expensive than other review courses because it definitely packs a more full punch than the more expensive courses. I highly recommend it to anyone.

I highly recommend AmeriBar to anyone who is studying for a bar exam. I will definitely take this course again if I have to sit for another state’s bar. I’m incredibly grateful to AmeriBar for its fantastic program and amazing customer service, and I seriously give a lot of credit to AmeriBar for my success

And it turns out that AmeriBar had me even more thoroughly prepared than I had expected. I scored significantly above average.

I think having a personal tutor help to prepare me for the bar exam is the only reason I finally passed the bar. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to AmeriBar and their program.

Once you go with AmeriBar they will help you emotionally and academically. They will get you 100% ready for the bar exam... I’m grateful for AmeriBar – because they helped me accomplish my dream. And without them, I wouldn’t be an attorney today.

They offered seven hours of personal tutoring and I thought, ‘wow this is a program that is quite different.’ So I signed up and paid the money. Guess what? That was what helped me pass the bar.

I was deployed to a combat zone. So there were times I was attempting to do questions or essays - basically studying - and the alarm would sound off because the enemy had launched rocket-propelled grenades or mortars or vehicle born improvised explosive devices were occurring in the vicinity of our forward operating base.

So the main thing I think was being able to take the materials and then organize them in a way that worked for me. And then apply them in a way that worked for me, adjusting as I felt I needed to. To me that’s what made AmeriBar helpful.

Georgia Bar Review Course Student

I think AmeriBar is a great cost-effective way to study for the bar exam. You decide when, where, what and how you study. The materials they provide are very useful and helpful and you don’t need more than that.

I highly recommend this program.

I would strongly suggest to anyone who has been out of law school for a while, or has a job, or kids so your attention is really divided and can’t be wholly devoted to bar prep, to use the AmeriBar program, and definitely consider the tutoring part and paying that money up front and calling it the cost of passing the exam.

So I sit before you today having passed the Bar thanks to AmeriBar. It was the best money I ever spent.

Overall AmeriBar was fantastic. I had feedback almost instantaneously when I had a question. And the value for the money I spent compared to my other classmates who paid thousands for their bar review course, I feel like I had better preparation for a lot less money than my classmates, and I highly recommend using the AmeriBar program. It’s efficient. It prepares you for what the examiners are going to ask you. .... So, two thumbs up to AmeriBar. They allowed me to pass the bar exam. And I highly recommend this program to anybody.

I was very pleased with the course, and I highly recommend it to anybody.

After three unsuccessful attempts at the bar exam, I felt as though as though I had nowhere to turn.... AmeriBar is a large contributor to my success in passing and achieving the dream of becoming a lawyer

I would recommend AmeriBar to anyone and everyone. It was just a really great program. The best thing about AmeriBar was the people. They were just wonderful. You feel like you have this team behind you rooting for you.

I think the best thing about the AmeriBar course was that it did not waste my time. I had a limited amount of study time every day and a limited number of days until I took the test. The AmeriBar course was concise and contained all the information I needed but not more information than I needed – no long extra explanations of superfluous material.

There is so much material you don’t know that you have to know for the bar exam, that you’ll get pushed through it and as long as you keep your study schedule, you follow the requirements that are set up by AmeriBar, and you keep your study schedule, I guarantee this is a program that will provide success on the bar exam.

I know it will work for you. AmeriBar has a fantastic program.

I didn’t just learn how to pass the test, I learned the law that was tested and I feel like I’m a better attorney because of it. I actually studied in a building; in a law school ... with a bunch of folks who were taking barbri and Kaplan courses and what I heard from them seemed to reinforce my thought that using AmeriBar was a good decision.

I found the AmeriBar tutoring program provided me the tools that I needed to pass the bar exam.

I think AmeriBar prepared me well… I don’t think there as anything on the bar exam that I hadn’t seen at least once in the materials from AmeriBar…. The materials provided by AmeriBar are just as good as the top competitor out there, which I’ve had experience with.

What impressed me the most about AmeriBar was that I was really able to tailor it to my own needs.

I have nothing but good things to say about the AmeriBar program. I passed on my first try, and if I passed on my first try, you can pass on your first try too

AmeriBar was the sole reason I passed the examination

I would recommend AmeriBar for their stellar program, the cost – you can’t overlook that – and all the help they provide. Do your due diligence and I am sure you’ll come to the same conclusion. You really can’t argue with success.

I would definitely tell other law students about AmeriBar and I have. I really don’t see the point in spending $3,500 on some of the competitor programs that just I’ve never heard anything good about. The flexibility that this program offers, along with the cost savings – and that cost savings at the end of law school – is significant. And I felt like I was just as prepared as anybody else, if not more so because I was a lot more relaxed.

You really can personalize the AmeriBar program for yourself. And you can’t beat the prices. I would recommend AmeriBar to anybody who is taking the bar exam in any state.

I felt so prepared and so well-versed in every area of the law for the exam. I never felt that way with BAR/BRI the first couple of times I took it. I can’t say enough about how well-prepared I felt and how relieved I was after failing twice to come back and just nail it after six years of absence from the law.

I took AmeriBar, I’m happy I did. And if I had to go back in time, I wouldn’t choose differently. Thank you very much.

I was largely impressed at the thoroughness of the entire program. I studied with some friends that were doing Kaplan and Barbri and they didn't have anything as in depth as I did.... I liked how Ameribar left out the extra "fluff" and just gave you material and left it up to me to determine how I wanted to learn it.

I am 10 years out of law school and I finished in the 91st percentile on the bar exam my first try. I can’t imagine that any other course would have gotten me any better prepared..

The AmeriBar outlines were concisely written and easily readable. Following those outlines I was able to learn a great deal of material in a short amount of time. And I understood what I was actually reading.

Overall, Ameribar was a great value.

I would tell law students considering AmeriBar they should go with AmeriBar because the materials are put together in a superior way. They read much more smoothly. I think they’re put together in a more sequential and chronological way. They are far easier to comprehend, and learning it in a linear sequential way, the way AmeriBar has them set out, really helped me pass.

I give AmeriBar my highest recommendation, and if I were to sit for the bar in yet another state, I would again subscribe to AmeriBar without hesitation to get me through the law and guide me through the process. Thank you AmeriBar.

With the help of AmeriBar I passed the South Carolina bar. I wish I had known the first time and then I wouldn’t have had to take it twice.

I just wanted to say that I found AmeriBar’s materials to be exceptional. They were very organized.... They gave you detailed information in a very coherent and interesting manner. But the most important were the substantive law portions of the materials. I think I couldn’t have passed the bar without that.

Having a personal tutor is great because they give you one-on-one work, which you really can’t find anywhere else with any other bar prep program.

The written and other materials TELLING us how to approach studying really kept me on track . . . very very very helpful stuff. I followed it pretty closely. VERY good program, approach, lectures, written materials, all excellent. . . . And, of course, I'm thrilled I passed!!!!!