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Student and Faculty Testimonials

“I am extremely fortunate. Your early instruction set me on the course for success in law school. I am proud to inform you that I am graduating in May. Also, I have a Wall Street Job secured upon graduation. With your guidance and my work, the commitment to winning at law school paid off. Thank you for your support”

"Professor Skillman’s Excel program provides students with an effective, systematic approach to the studying of the law. My classmates and I are convinced that if we, minority students, were taught Professor Skillman’s effective study methods during our first year, we could have had a much better chance of performing better or succeeding in law school.”

"“I wanted to put in writing the impact your course had on me when I was a first year student at the University of Minnesota …The course provided me with the analytical test-taking skills that proved invaluable in my law school career, and afterwards as a law clerk for the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals and the U. S. District Court for Minnesota.”

“Professor Skillman’s program provides students with an effective, systematic approach to the study of law. ……My classmates and I …all concurred that we would have learned …how to study and write exams effectively had we been taught Skillman’s effective study methods during our first year…. The program provides students with an effective, systematic approach to the study of law.”

“I was number “1” in my class. I attribute my success to Professor Skillman’s study techniques.”

"Your explanations are easy to understand and precise. Also, thank you for seeing me not only as one of the many students you’ve had, but as an individual.”

“Using the Skillman Method™, my grades were mostly A’s last year. My professor asked me to be a T. A.”

“The Basic Exam Course™ is Eye-opening!”

“Understanding how to think like a lawyer is more important than being perfect. (I learned that ) what I think is not necessarily what my uninformed reader needs.”

“The first time you marked up a paper, I cried. The second time, I got an A.”

“…. I learned from the Skillman course that as evening students, we are not magically going to find additional hours and minutes in the day, BUT it’s how efficient(ly) we use the time that we have. Before Skillman’s course, I did not know the difference between allocating chunks of study time in a day and dividing those chunks into specific tasks (briefing, outlining, etc.).""

“Thanks! I got a 3.7 (my first semester) and I Am Jured Civil Procedure!”

"Being a non-traditional student, I have been away from full-time study for many years. I am still vexed that I did not know The Skillman Method™ my first semester of law school. (After taking the Advanced Exam Course this spring), I was able to raise my fall semester GPA significantly by using The Skillman Method™. I learned to develop an effective strategy to impose structure on my coursework and to take law school exams. What a difference a semester makes. Thanks Professor Skillman!"

“It’s liberating! The Skillman Method™ teaches you the A to Z’s of achieving excellence.”

“Just learning how to set up your answers was worth the entire fee for the advanced course.”

“…. I also want to thank you for taking the time to teach me about exam writing. …. I feel confident that I will do much better on my exams this semester, and effectively convey my knowledge to my professors. Thank you.”

“Take control of you law school destiny. I made Dean’s List.”

"“Thank you Professor Skillman. I received the only A+ in Contracts. I received an A- in Torts.”

"I knew I was passing while I was in the bar exam. Not only that, my MBE score was so high, I can waive into the D.C. bar. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"

“I still don’t believe it! (meaning she passed the NY Bar exam) Thanks for your help. Now, I won’t ever have to take part in that semi-annual event (of retaking the bar exam) again!”

“I passed the California, New York, and New Jersey bar exams on the first try because of your courses.”

“Using Professor Skillman’s methods and assistance, I passed both the New York and New Jersey bar examinations and scored high enough on the MBE to make me eligible for admission to the District of Columbia bar.”

“I know that passing was not merely luck. Although I studied from the same materials, this summer, my MBE score raised from 116/119 to a 135/147…Thank you for all your help.”

“I do not think law school quite prepares one to answer any essay question, never mind write the crisp, black letter law kind of analysis that is required on the bar exam. …. Your advice on how to organize information and structure an answer restored my confidence.”

“There was a negligence question (on the NY bar exam). Boy, was I happy! I knew where they were at all times. I was so happy! Not only that, they repeated two past bar questions.”

“…I PASSED! Eighty three percent of the applicants who took the (Oregon exam) passed. Part of such a high pass rate is due to your efforts. Your EXCEL course was instrumental in my passing the bar.”

“The Skillman Method™ demystifies law school and the bar exam!”

“The Skillman Method™ is easy to understand and easy to apply.”

“Just a honest thought to share with you. Not long ago, I cringed and actually dreaded getting your feed back on my exams or outlines. Now, I actually look forward to your feedback. Thanks to you, I understand the feedback and how to apply it!”

“What a revelation! I knew exactly how to write my answers before I went into the exam.”

“I wanted to thank you for the instruction in legal writing you have given me …. Now that I have been using the techniques you have showed me, I think that I have greatly improved my writing. I have found your approach to organizing tests to be very helpful. But most importantly, you have taught me how to grasp the mythical concept of ‘legal analysis’. …. I feel I can finally ‘apply the law to the facts’….""

“Your courses gave me the skills to improve my grades dramatically. My second year GPA was 3.68!”

“The Skillman Method™ changes families’ lives.”

“Many of us in the evening division have come to agree collectively that, although tough with our demanding schedules, The Skillman Method™ works!”

""The really cool thing about the way The Skillman Method™ teachers mark up papers is that you know exactly what to do to improve your grades.”

“Did you not receive my email thanking you for the A I received in evidence? I truly would not have been able to so that without you, and it gave me a very big boost in my confidence, since I struggled with (the option of) deciding to (go with) pass/fail (for) that class all semester.”

“Thank you! I received four HH’s (A+’s) …(after taking the Basic Course)."

“I wanted to …. Thank you for teaching the Exam Skills class last week. The class was extremely informative and easy to understand. Additionally, the lessons you teach are straightforward and fairly effortless in their application. …. I am much more prepared to write my exams. I have a better understanding of what ‘type of answer’ my professors want and know that I can now provide it.”

“Thank you for your help. The Skillman Method™ helped me pull my grades from the bottom of the class to the middle of the class. I just received my grades. The dean of the law school sent me an email congratulating me. Your help was a necessary ingredient in my success. A thousand thanks!”

“Pre-Skillman, I would have had a heart attack!"

“In the teleconference (class meeting), we went through all of them (the essays) and the last essay, you said was the best one out of all of them. You said that it was a good note to end on. Well, I didn’t tell you at the time, but that was my essay. I just wanted to tell you, so you can see the improvement I’ve made with your help.”

“How wonderful to have a friend who offers support when we are coping with the many changes that affect us from time to time. How wonderful to have a friend like you.”

“Honestly, at first I thought the fee was high, but once I realized how much I was getting out of it, it was more than worth it…. I really feel much more confident about my ability after the course. I don’t know if I am imagining this or not, but the work seems to be a little easier now that I’ve got a clue as to the rules of the “game”…. One thing I realized …. Was that people cannot have the attitude that your course is a magic trick which relieves them from doing the work….”

“Good stuff. Good stuff, indeed. For someone who hadn’t been to school in nearly ten years, the preparation tips and techniques were liberating.”

“My GPA jumped from a C to a B- this semester. ... My professor sent me a letter congratulating me on my exam performance. She said that only two other students had received the same grade or higher, putting me in the top 7% of my class in that subject. I was humbled. I strongly believe The Skillman Method™ played an integral role in my success.”

“I pity the law student who doesn’t take The Basic Course!”

“The Basic Exam Course™ is truly amazing.”

“Your advice on how to organize information and structure an answer restored my confidence.”

“Professor Skillman’s courses were one of the two most important influences on my legal career.”

“The Skillman Method™ courses made the difference between academic probation and academic excess. The Skillman Method™ takes all the mystique out of law school.”

“The class was extremely informative and easy to understand. Additionally, the lessons you teach are straightforward and fairly effortless in their application."

"The course was immediately empowering! Because I followed the Skillman Method to the 't,' I know a lot of law. Having learned how to impose linear structure upon a problem, I feel confident practicing law even when I'm up against an experienced old-timer."

"Last String's lecture on 'Study Skills for the Bar Exam' was repeatedly cited as the most helpful of the lectures presented in our third year bar preparation program."

"The Oregon Bar examination results were posted on Thursday, Sept. 3 (1992). I thought you would appreciate an update on my performance. I PASSED!"
"... Your EXCEL bar preparation course was instrumental in my passing the bar.... Once again, thank you for your support and the EXCEL approach to the bar exam. It works!"

"Last year at the end of the fall semester, eleven first year minority students had straight 'A' averages. Another nineteen students had 'B-' or above averages that same semester."
"Further, all our minority students who took the Minnesota bar examination in July, 1987 passed. This was the first class of graduates who had the opportunity to take the Study Methods Course."

"Happy Thanksgiving to you. I wanted to let you know that I passed the Florida Bar Exam... I think this will be the last, I'm getting too old to be ruining my summers this way. (This makes eight bbars, including California, Illinois, New York, Texas, Colorado, Wisconsin, District of Columbia)."

"Using The Skillman Method(tm) I was able to transfer to the school of my choice. I qualified for Law Review. I was elected to the senior board of the Law Review"

"I received the only A+ in my (fall) Torts class. I automatically qualified for Law Review. I felt like I had a handle on my subjects. I was able to organize my answers thanks to your courses. Thank you."

"My class rank skyrocketed. I made Dean's list... I received an Am Jur in Constitutional Law. I was awarded the first national ATLA Scholarship."

"I was number '1' in my class. I attribute my success to Professor Skillman's study techniques."

"The Skillman Method(tm) teaches you the rules of the law school game."

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