Samuel
I had high hopes for TestMax
I had high hopes for TestMax, but ended up being disappointed. Some of the lectures were great -- I loved Arthur Miller's Civ. Pro and the Crim. Law lectures were terrific as well. Outside of that, the lectures were pretty mediocre I thought. The UBE questions were somewhat helpful, but the answers and explanations were confusing, formulaic, and often self-contradicting. Totally unhelpful. I was also highly disappointed with the level and timing of feedback from customer service on questions, which usually was late to non-existent. Finally, one of the main reasons I went with TestMax in the first place was because the web advertisement I saw stated that buyers would have lifetime access to the materials. I later found that this was not true. Lifetime access is only guaranteed for those who fail the exam and attempt to retake it. Apparently this was stated somewhere else on the website in the fine print. I would not have gone with TestMax in the first place if not for this highly deceptive advertising ploy. I ended up passing the bar after more or less using what I could from TestMax and supplementing with other materials. However, I would not recommend this product for the aboev reasons. Furthermore, when I discussed my concerns with the TestMax owner and founder, he was totally unhelpful and unwilling to even accept the feedback I provided. Bad experience overall. A few redeeming qualities, but overall not a high-quality product.
Response from LSATMax & BarMaxJan 14, 2019
Dear Samuel, thanks for your feedback and congrats on passing the February 2018 Iowa bar exam using BarMax UBE! This exam had only a 56% pass rate so you should be extremely proud of your accomplishment. We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed in your experience and we would like to address your concerns. First, every single UBE question found in BarMax is a real, officially licensed, previously administered bar exam question and the explanations provided are actually the rubrics that the NCBE provides to the graders to grade the responses. Second, BarMax is the only course on the market to offer lifetime access until you pass, but unfortunately this access is revoked once you are successful. If you had not been successful, you would continue to have access to your course without ever having to repay. Lastly, we are constantly trying to improve BarMax, so we truly value your feedback. In fact, our turn around time for content-related questions has increased dramatically and we have also added even more legendary law professors to our team. Some of our more recent reviews will highlight these changes.