http://www.llm-guide.com/board/6092 en Re: Bar Exam - LLM GUIDE Discussion Board Wed, 08 Jun 2005 18:01:00 +0200 http://www.llm-guide.com/board/6092/last#6092 It is true that most of US Law Schools are using the LLM program to make money. I was admited immediately in top 10 school with extremely high tuition and at the same time was on the waiting list and finnaly admited in top 30 school with 3 times lower tuition. It is not true that the LL.M doesn't allow you to take whatever class you want from the J.D. program. In fact there are no specifically designed classes for LL.M's except the mandatory class Introduction to US Law. Also all the Law Schools in particular geographic area normally have an agreement which allows students from neighbouring schools to take classes which their school doesn't offer. Aout the bar exam: My personal opinion is that the classes in the Law School are not designed to prepare you to pass the bar exam. You must take bar review course (two months and costs $ 2000 - 3000) or study by yourself using the bar review class books and following strictly their instructions. You can pass the bar exam only with bar review course without a Law School, but you can never pass the bar exam without bar review course or books. Then in the real life and legal practice the knowledge and skills from the Law School are valuable, not from the bar review course. You need the course only to pass the test.