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Law Preview showed me how damn hard it was going to be. It was hard boot camp for a harder war.
—David H., University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2008
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It was helpful to know what I was getting myself into.
—Anonymous, University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2008
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The lectures, time management tips, study strategies, and study schedule provided to me by Law Preview all helped me stay on top of my work throughout the semester. I felt better prepared from the first day of classes since I already had experience with briefing and analyzing cases. Also, I felt like I was at an advantage because many of the cases we covered in class were cases I had already encountered during the Law Preview session. I directly followed the study plan set out by Law Preview and ended up with a 4.0 GPA in my first semester of law school and received the highest grade in my Torts class!
—Anonymous, University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2009
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Law Preview was a priceless tool in preparing me for my first year of law school. I felt confident and ready for anything law school could throw at me. Throughout my 1L year, my assignments mirrored those of Law Preview and having already briefed the cases, I had a leg up. Thank you!
—Jason B., University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2009
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Class ranking at my school is not given until the end of the first year... but my first semester grades are as follows: LW&R = A, Torts = B, Crim = A, Civ Pro = A, Contracts = A. THANKS LAW PREVIEW!!! Here is how Law Preview helped me: (1) Psychologically I felt better prepared. Law school is very stressful--completing a prep-course helped me to mitigate some of my fears of venturing into a new academic arena. (2) Although everybody learns how to brief in about 3-4 weeks, the fact that Law Preview exposed me to briefing cases prior to law school gave me a noticeable advantage from the beginning. (3) Law school is very competitive and although learning how to brief is a skill that the majority of students learn early (regardless of taking Law Preview or not), every little advantage one has at the beginning sets the difference in the end between good grades and excellent grades. (4) The study schedule provided by Law Preview was a good guideline in helping me to know if I was doing enough. Simply stated, there is no trick to law school, the basics of lots of hard work, diligence in briefing cases, and outlining early are the keys to success. Law Preview helps introduce students to those tools prior to being slammed with the density of work. My only suggestion to people contemplating whether or not to take Law Preview is, why not? Just ask yourself, "How could being exposed to important cases, lectures from professors, and learning briefing and outlining skills be bad?" There is nothing but benefit from from taking a prep course.
—Paul K., University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2010
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By the time I got into classes I already knew how to read an analyze cases. I also knew the basic concepts so I was able to get up to speed about the intricacies introduced in class much faster. Other people struggled with the more complicated concepts, but I had already gone over them once in Law Preview and the second time just helped my clarify my understanding. Learning to brief the cases before starting was helpful because I did not need to spend an inordinate amount of time on each case. I knew what I needed to extract from the cases and had a template in which to place the information. Law preview helps you hit the ground running in your first year.
—Anonymous, University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2011
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They do not put out class rank for the first semester but I got two As and and A- in my substantive classes and a B+ in Legal Writing and Research. Going by last year's numbers, my 3.9 GPA puts me in the top 15% or better. Law Preview gave me a method of preparing for class that allowed me to make the most of lectures from the start. The tips about making use of the table of contents and starting to outline early were the most useful in retrospect. During the final reading period, I was able to focus on old tests and adjusting my finished outline to be more useful in the test scenario. I'm incredibly happy with the results.
—Anonymous, University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2012
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Very helpful in allowing me to grasp the big picture ahead of time and understand how to brief cases and take exams, which they don't teach you at law school. [Ranked 60 out of 417 after first year].
—Anonymous, University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2011
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Law Preview really helped put into perspective what the first semester of law school would be like. The substantive overview of each core first year class really prevented me from feeling lost or overwhelmed, the study calendar helped me know when and how to study, and the materials on exam writing are absolutely invaluable. Law Preview is the difference between drowning and succeeding your first semester.
—Amelia D., University of California - Hastings College of the Law, Class of 2012
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Dear Law Preview, I'm writing to thank you for the wonderful program you run. I attended last year's session in LA and as I near the end of my first year at UCLA, I'm starting to reflect on how much your program helped me through it. Not only did the substantive seminars prepare me to better understand my courses in general (and they did - I found myself explaining things to my classmates quite often I think because I had part of the bigger picture in my mind from the get-go) but a pleasant surprise was the specific preparation I had for my civil procedure class which turned out to be taught by your civil procedure speaker - William Rubenstein. Even more important to me than the week of classes however, was the continuing communication that you had with us throughout the year. I hope that you are able to continue to keep that level of personal attention with the students as your program grows as it was the part that stood out the most to me. I never had a chance to respond to any of your emails but I read each one and the advice and encouragement was always helpful. I had a very successful first semester, so far a successful second semester and I just found out that I'm on the Law Review! So I thought I would jot you a quick note of appreciation and thanks - you being my 'first step to Law Review' and all!
—Cheryl K., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2003
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As an older student returning to school, the Law Preview course gave me the psychological edge I needed before starting law school. Thanks Law Preview!
—Timothy M., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2002
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Law Preview was an excellent experience. It's a great opportunity to get advice about how to succeed in law school from accomplished attorney's who have been through it. The program is especially helpful for those who have little or no experience with the law. The professors and staff of Law Preview do a superb job exposing students to the substantive law they will encounter in law school, as well as answering practical questions about what to expect from professors.
—Agata G., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2004
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Fantastic. I knew what to expect when I entered and how to prepare for finals at a good pace throughout the semester. I would recommend it to anyone enrolling in law school. [Law Preview] made the adjustment very easy.
—Anonymous, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2009
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The advice on test preparation, outlining and case briefing were crucial to my success. I knew the steps necessary for success before I even started the fall semester.
—Aaron F., University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2009
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Pushing for briefing cases rather than simply reading them was the biggest impact. Also, pushing to start outlines early and taking practice tests really impacted. The actually substantive overview of the courses were significantly less useful than the study skills. However, the study skills were so useful that they we're worth the price alone. Although UCLA does not rank, my GPA was a 3.7.
—Anonymous, University of California at Los Angeles School of Law, Class of 2011
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I just wanted to let you know that I recently received my grades. I got Honors in two of my classes. Thanks a bunch for all your help and for giving me the scholarship (which allowed me to take Law Preview).
—Roberto J., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Class of 2005
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A solid head start, if only to have heard the some of the new vocabulary, so it wasn't so new and overwhelming when it hit initially. So much of law school for me was getting a clean break out of the gates.
—Daniel L., University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Class of 2008
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Boalt does not have rankings or traditional grades. We do have a curve w/ the top 10% receiving HH, the next 30% H and the remainder of the class P. For my first semester, I received an H in all of my classes, except for one, where I received a HH. I attribute my success to Law Preview. I came into a law school with a game plan, so while the rest of my classmates were trying to figure out how to study, I am was already in the library using the techniques of briefing and reviewing and I learned at during my session. I had confidence in the method. Law Preview did a great job taking the mystery out of law school, and once the smoke and mirrors have been removed, I found the material managable. Thank you for putting together a great program.
—Anonymous, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Class of 2009
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Law Preview completely made my first semester experience. I came in with a game plan instead of struggling the first few months to figure out what I was trying to accomplish. I knew exactly what my courses were going to cover, and most importantly, what I needed to do to get the best handle on the material. I scored in the highest 10% of all my first semester classes and I attribute a lot of this to the preparation I received in Law Preview - especially the exam-taking, outlining, and time management advice.
—Anonymous, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Class of 2009
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I am so thankful that I took the Law Preview class. Law school is hard work, but it is doable with the proper tools. I was able to get the tools for the first year from the one week class. This class should be mandatory to all entering 1Ls.
—Anonymous, University of California, Berkeley School of Law (Boalt Hall), Class of 2009
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