Looking forward to the end of law school but bar exam expenses are looming?
I get you. I was a single mom with grown-up bills when it was time to graduate and take the bar. To make matters worse I didn’t pass on my first or even second try. That’s why I know the tips I am about to give you absolutely work.
You’ve gotten the uncomfortable ideas
to move back in with parents (but will that help or hurt your studying?)
save money during law school (but if you’re a 3L it’s too late for that)
apply for a loan with a co-signer (what if there’s no one with the credit to help you?)
So if you’re out of the typical options when it comes to bar exam prep loans, let me give you practical tips you can apply right now to ease the stress.
Seek a bar prep scholarship. Bar associations, programs like Journey to Esquire, and even small bar prep companies (private tutors) collect donations from sponsors to make bar prep scholarships available to you. It may take some research and effort to apply but then again you’re getting potentially thousands of dollars in return. That’s a payday if ever there were one.
Research what you need before you dive into bar prep courses. After pinpointing exactly what you need in your study program, you may find an alternative that actually works better for you than the mainstream bar reviews. (Many of my repeat bar taker clients found better luck with smaller companies that offered complete bar prep programs costing $1,000 or less—with payment plans!—and wish they’d known about them during 3L year).
Don’t ask past bar takers which bar prep they used or liked. Each bar studyer is different and what works for others’ life circumstances, personal preferences, and academic needs won’t necessarily work for yours. You shouldn’t have to contort yourself into a pretzel to get through bar study. You also shouldn’t let money concerns push you into the cheapest bar review course. Do your research before investing in any bar prep—even low-cost bar prep. Use Bar Exam Ready to ascertain your personal, academic, and study style needs plus get access to resources and strategies that will work for your needs category. Plus with Bar Exam Ready you’ll create an effective study plan that allows plenty of time to balance a part-time job if needed.
Stop taking advice from bar exam Reddit feeds :-) After identifying your needs through Bar Exam Ready, you’ll be able to quickly evaluate which programs fit your needs and which won’t. Plus, I help you out by suggesting bar exam prep courses (that you may not have even heard of before) that fit your specific learning and study needs category. Start the cost-effective bar prep process by taking this free quiz to ascertain your bar study personality.
Finally, if no amount of cost-cutting will help, it’s time to expand your money capacity. I recorded a video about increasing your money flow through a mindful focus on traditional money-making strategies. You can watch that video on my Youtube channel here. Be sure to like and subscribe!
If you’ve already got your study course but need mindset support, I’ve recently added options that help you get the bar exam loan for bad credit experience. It means you’ll get the same care, concern, support, and guidance through the mindset issues that block your bar passing, even if you have bad credit. With payment options that stretch as far out as 60 months, even our highest touch, concierge-level service is easily within your reach. Click to learn more about joining our Bar Exam Mindset programs.