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I went to USF and passed last July's bar exam. Boalt didn't accept me when I applied. Perhaps the admissions committee should cross-check their past rejections with the pass list to see which people they should have admitted. I'd accept an honorary degree if the administration changes its mind. ha!

For the record, USF has a Legal Drafting course taught by Honingsberg in the fall (and another professor in the spring). Roughly 70 students take this course out of the ~230 who take the bar exam. It teaches methods for the performance test portion of the exam. We did ~25 practice tests. I think that Bar/Bri's preparation during the summer was woefully inadequate. I couldn't believe that people expected to learn the method for taking performance exams in only a few days' time.

USF also has Sakai teaching a 2-hour/week class in the spring called "Bar None". It's optional for those in the lowest 20% GPAs. They cover the basics of the bar exam format and strategies for studying. They also most of the time time reviewing two subjects, such as Contracts and Torts. 14 of those 17 taking Bar None passed the CA bar exam last July!!

To elaborate on some of the other posts, the ASP program at USF does not have tutoring after the first year. 2Ls who used to be in the ASP program tutor 1Ls. Also offered are the AAP lectures open to all 1Ls, where 2Ls and 3Ls essentially recite outlines.

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