• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

Bar Exam Toolbox®

Get the tools you need for bar exam success

  • I Failed!
  • Tutoring
  • Courses
    • Writing Help: Essays/PT
    • MBE Help
    • Self-Study Program
    • Options – California
    • Options – UBE
    • Options – FYLSE (Baby Bar)
  • Bar Exam 101
  • About
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Login

Tools for Bar Exam Success: Our Review of the Critical Pass App

April 6, 2016 By Ben Nelson Leave a Comment

Critical Pass

I’ve been spending the past few days checking out an iPhone/Android app called Critical Pass. It’s a great way to supplement your preparation for the MBE.

How does it work?

At its core, Critical Pass is a set of flash cards for the seven MBE subjects (Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law and Procedure, Evidence, Property, Torts, and Civil Procedure). The numbers of available flash cards varies from 41 cards for Contracts to 71 cards for Criminal Law and Procedure. For the most part, each card corresponds to separate legal issue. The app doesn’t include cards on every legal issue that could appear on the MBE, but it covers the most frequently tested areas of the law.

Critical Pass

How much does it cost?

A set of 380 Critical Pass flashcards costs $149.99. This includes one year of mobile app access for Apple and Android devices. See here for more information.

Who will benefit from using it?

Critical Pass is geared towards people who don’t go anywhere without their phones, which I’m willing to bet is pretty much everyone studying for the bar exam. The real benefit to Critical Pass is that it literally gives you the law at your fingertips. You can review legal issues that you’re struggling with, highlight particular rules, and star items to return to later. The app will also quiz you on the cards of your choice. There’s a lot of value in finding a way to make use of those few free moments while waiting for the bus or for the judge to enter the courtroom (on second thought, maybe that last one will have to wait until you pass the bar).

On the other hand…

Critical Pass isn’t for everyone. At $149.99, it’s pretty expensive as far as apps go. Critical Pass breaks down the MBE rules into one area of the law per card, and that simplicity can be helpful to some studiers. Plus, Critical Pass offers the convenience of a stand-alone app that comes with highlighting and saving capabilities. These features make it particularly suited for the digital generation. But make sure you check it out before you purchase so you can feel good about spending money on it.  Check out the app here.

___ _ ___

Did you find this post helpful? Check out some other great articles:

  • What are  Bar Exam Graders are Really Looking For
  • Steps to Making Your Own Bar Exam Schedule
  • Are You Wasting Time Studying for the Bar Exam 
  • What are You Waiting For? It’s Time to Study for the Bar Exam

 


Ready to pass the bar exam? Get the support and accountability you need with personalized one-on-one bar exam tutoring or one of our economical courses and workshops. We're here to help!


 

About Ben Nelson

Ben Nelson is a law school and California bar exam tutor for Law School Toolbox and Bar Exam Toolbox. As the oldest child of two professors, he realized from an early age that he wanted to strike out on his own. He eventually settled on law school and graduated from Columbia in 2014 as a Kent Scholar and a Stone Scholar. While in school, Ben served as the Notes Editor for the Columbia Journal of Race & Law, helping eight 2Ls conceptualize and write law review notes. In 2016, he will be clerking for a federal district court judge.

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Let us know you are not a spammer! * Time limit is exhausted. Please reload CAPTCHA.

Primary Sidebar

  • Podcast
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

About Us

Want to pass the bar exam? Of course you do! We’re here to help. You’ll find lots of helpful free content at Bar Exam 101, in the Bar Exam Resource Hub, and on the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast. For more hands-on help, take a look at our courses and workshops and bar exam tutoring options. Please get in touch with any questions!

Recent Posts

7 Time Management Tips For Bar Studiers

7 Time Management Tips For Bar Studiers

There isn’t a more intense experience for a lawyer than studying for the bar. While there are no magic ways to make it easy per se, there are ways to … [Read More...] about 7 Time Management Tips For Bar Studiers

Podcast Microphone

Podcast Episode 204: Listen and Learn — Scope of Discovery and the Work-Product Privilege

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today, as part of our "Listen and Learn" series, we're discussing Civil Procedure, and specifically, the … [Read More...] about Podcast Episode 204: Listen and Learn — Scope of Discovery and the Work-Product Privilege

Bar Study Tips for Students with ADHD

Bar Study Tips for Students with ADHD

Mastery of the bar exam material within a tight timeframe is a challenge. Sitting for hours on end, doing the work, and staying focused through it all … [Read More...] about Bar Study Tips for Students with ADHD

Podcast Microphone

Podcast Episode 203: Listen and Learn — Motions for Summary Judgment (Civ Pro)

Welcome back to the Bar Exam Toolbox podcast! Today we discuss the procedure for filing a motion for summary judgment, which is how many cases are … [Read More...] about Podcast Episode 203: Listen and Learn — Motions for Summary Judgment (Civ Pro)

Considerations When Taking Bar Exam Advice

Considerations When Taking Bar Exam Advice

We have all sought advice from time to time especially in law school. The bar exam can be somewhat of uncharted territory. When you feel directionless … [Read More...] about Considerations When Taking Bar Exam Advice

Need to Pass the Bar Exam?

Sign up for our free weekly email with useful tips!

Footer

  • Podcast
  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter
  • I Failed!
  • Tutoring
  • Courses
  • Bar Exam 101
  • About
  • Blog
  • Podcast
  • Login
  • Privacy
  • Terms & Conditions
  • Refunds
  • Contact

Copyright 2023 Bar Exam Toolbox®™