If anybody is currently using either of these guys, could you kindly share your experience?
Thanks,

What made you decide to pick this review course?



On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:49 AM, <

I didn't choose anybody yet. I liked that they offer online substantive review and are available for essay writing guidance and critique.

You need to be very careful in choosing a review course. Many make promises
that are not kept and that will do more damage than good. Where are you
taking the bar and what makes you feel that you need an "online substantive
review." An oxymoron; you won't get a substantive review online.
Additionally, what "writing guidance and critique" do you expect to
receive? I ask this only because, you just may find that you are either not
receiving what you actually need or misunderstand what the review course
will offer.

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 9:29 AM, <

You have to find out if your schedule and his schedule jive for the mentoring process; he is a real stickler for schedules.



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Celeberation bar review - i did not find it good at all. I regret for choosing it for my first attempt. The tutuor never helped me to improve my essay. Before one week of exam he said to me you will fail because you never improved. I lost my confidence. Then I took Barbri and it helped me tremendously. The material is not good to understand the law. Today also regret for my mistake of choosing celeberation bar review

Celebration Bar Review!!!  RUN and don't stop! OK, so you have a guy who I believe may be a lawyer and who lives in Florida, not California, ergo the name Celebration.  The course is named after the town where he lives and works.  He owns a coffee shop.  You have to be out-of-your mind to take this course and believe hat you will pass the California Bar.  The tutor, if that's what you want to call him, stated in an email that you do not use IRAC on the CA bar.  Reprimanded his students to copy the facts when writing an essay.  Copy the facts?  Are you crazy, the bar examiners know the facts so why would you be wasting time copying the facts.  What he was trying to do is to avoid using IRAC which for some reason he hates.  The, to add insult to injury, after many of his students failed (you never know how many) he sent an email saying that apparently the CA bar does want you to IRAC.  You've got to be kidding!  Really?  Like you would need a tutor to tell you that. Secondly, his reputation preceeds him.  The guy is very abusive to the point of being rude and insulting.  I would suggest that you DO NOT TAKE A REVIEW COURSE should you be considering this one.  There are better options..  Put your money to better use even if you have to pay more becasue money and time spent with this course is a total waste. ________________________________ From: "

You're not alone. Didn't find the course, tutor or information helpful at
all.

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Celeberation bar review says that they have 90% passing rate. It is so funny? he does not tell how many people enrolled for the course. May be 2/3 person enroll and out of them one pass. He calls it as 90% pass rates.

Jackson, owner of celeberation bar review, his predictions of the exam are also funny. He tells which subject will appear in the exam. Everybody knows it - there is always a question on contract, torts, criminal law, Will. You do not need tutor for that. Like Pieper and Marion they predict which topics in such subjects will appear on the exam and my dear friends I call that as predictions.

Thanks for the input. I'm looking for an essay tutor for the Florida Exam.

Real easy to make a claim and I agree, it should be justified but then
again, you find any course that will do that.

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One guy and the course is HORRIBLE!  I know two succors and I hope you don't become a third.   ________________________________ From: "

Think he has it reversed.




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 I agree  with all the post here about Celebration. I too used them for my first attempt and was not impressed and regretted it.  I used Barbri and a tutor and passed. In fact my scores went up considerably.  AVOID AT ALL COSTS.

Best

 

I took Celebration Bar Review for Feb 09 exam which was my first try. I did not make it although I felt I did everything I was told by the tutor.

Then I figured that I needed to make a change for the second exam. I changed the approach and used CalBarexam.com in combination with Professor Gould's classes. This combination worked for me and I passed July 09 exam.

I hope you find this helpful. I wanted to respond to you since you mentioned both courses that I took. Please also note that I paid considerable amount of money for Celebration Bar review whereas for CalBarexam.com and Professor Gould's classes I paid considerably less amount of money.

Good luck!

Anyone will fail who listens to Jackson Mummy tutor you on the CA bar exam.  He lives in Florida and has never even taken the CA bar much less do his outlines reflect the law tested on the exam.  Unfortunately there are plenty of desparate people out there willing to try anything.  Save your money and at least pick someone who has taken the CA bar. ________________________________ From: "

Do not use this course provider is all I am saying.

I am sure that the Bar Exam actually changed the rubric on the papers because of the technique he advocates on the Essay Paper.

Keep it simple guys and use IRAC.

My advice study the MBE on Adaptibar and use the Barbri Essay Book and past essays to practice = PASS.

Using Celebration = EPIC Fail.

Has anyone heard of Vivian Dempsey? She's suppose to be some writing guru who guarantees that you'll pass the bar if you pay her $5,000. Is there anyone out there who has passed the bar with her or knows of anyone who used this woman and was successful?

Celebration Bar Review is HORRIBLE. I am 57 years old. I have practiced in Florida for over 24 years. I am studying for the New York Bar Exam. Jackson Mumey is a great saleman. He knows shit about the New York Bar Exam. ZERO. Do now waste your money. He really has no clue. I just returned from New York City. I spent 4 days with Dr. Mary Campbell Gallagher, A.B. Barnard College, J.D. Harvard, Ph.D. University of Illlinoir. She know hers stuff. She has been admitted to the California Bar, The Massachusettes bar, and the New York Bar. Jackson has not been admitted anywhere. He is a true bullshit artist. He doesn't care at all, and his method sucks. He just wants your money. He know ZERO about the New York Bar. Please, do not waste your time or money.

I wish somebody has suggested me not to take celeberation bar review before 4 years. I would have passed the exam. I lost my confidence with Jackson Mummy, he gave me such criticism I can not overcome by fear of bar exam. I just pray god that someone should file case on him and shut his bar review course. That is my curse on Jackson mummy

Mumy has stated  that he is a lawyer admitted to practice in Florida.  Should you know otherwise, then I advise you to report him to the FL Bar.

--- On Sat, 2/6/10,

I dont know what you guys are saying. But i do know this - I am an absolutely horrible multiple choice test taker - I mean bad. I barely got into law school with a 144 on the LSAT. I barely got into college with a 17 on the ACT. I have scored below 90's on IQ tests. Oddly, I was in the top 15 percent of both my University (a large state university) and of my law school. So - I knew i wasnt "just dumb." But I also knew I couldnt take multiple choice and that is why i sought out tutor and I found Jackson Mumey.

His program is tough - but it taught me how to take a multiple choice exam. I followed his instructions to the letter and my scores steadily climbed. I highly recommend him and his program. I passed the FLA bar which is 3/4 multiple choice, on the first try. My MBE score was at or above the national average of 136 (still waiting on my scores). So what Jackson did was slightly less than a miracle.

One other thing - Jackson Mumey tells you that he is not a member of the FLA Bar. And to be frank, I'm not certain that he has taken a bar exam - but am pretty sure he has. In any event he is a great teacher - if you want to pass on the first shot take his program and do what he says. That, op, will lead you to success.