We’re excited to launch our new bar exam study tool today! Based on the core technology of SAGrader, Bar Essay Prep gives students access to real bar exam essays and provides them with quick, helpful feedback.

While there are already some great bar exam study programs out there, we think we bring a few unique things to the field.

• First, it’s cheap! Students can enroll for only $100; many other programs are ten times as expensive.
• Next, our essay critiques are fast! Really fast. After submitting to an essay, you usually get feedback in a couple minutes.
• You get access to over 30 essays (real essays from the MEE).
• Last, everything is web-based so you can study when you want, at your own pace.

We’ve been working hard on this the past few weeks so we could get it out in time for students to use before the next bar exam in July. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Once in awhile, I find myself in a meeting that doesn’t seem to accomplish much of anything. It’s a strange result, because I know that I’m meeting with intelligent, innovative people. And all of them have suggested some great ideas. But somewhere along the line, things derail and the potential with which we started fizzles away.

In school or work or sports, decisions are often made in a group setting and we often assume that groups are the best way to produce valuable, creative ideas.

The truth is: groups often hinder creativity.

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