BARGONextGen Bar Prep
Next exam: February 23–24, 2027

NextGen bar exam prep that matches the real format.

The new exam mixes select-two MCQs, integrated question sets, and performance tasks — formats the MBE-era courses weren’t built for. BARGO is: 2,900+ exam-format practice questions plus 45 playable written items, every one with a full explanation.

Lifetime access for $99·pay once, never expires·14-day refund, no questions

Aligned to NCBE’s 2026 content scopeUp to date as of September 2026
The BARGO app: sidebar navigation beside the Study area — 11 subjects, 97 topics, 4,357 flashcards and 2,992 MCQs, with live per-subject progress bars

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NextGen bar exam February 2027 starts in 133 days · Day 1 on February 23, 2027

Registration windows are set by each jurisdiction’s board of bar examiners — find your state’s dates and passing score.

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All three item types

Every session throws 40 MCQs, 2 question sets, and 1 performance task at you.

Practicing only multiple choice trains you for 49% of the score. BARGO makes all three NextGen item types playable — not PDFs, not videos.

A topic quiz in BARGO: a multiple-choice question with the chosen option marked, the correct answer highlighted and the explanation open underneath.

Standalone MCQs

2,992 in the bank

Both real formats: 4-option single answer and 6-option select-two with partial credit, at the exam's ~1.8-minute pace. Every question carries a full explanation of the answer and each distractor.

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An integrated question set in BARGO: the fact pattern and tabbed materials beside the numbered items to answer.

Integrated question sets

30 playable now · more in authoring

A fact pattern plus tabbed materials — statutes, transcripts, emails — answered item by item, then self-graded against model answers. The first set is free.

Play the free set
A performance task in BARGO: the task memo with its File and Library tabs on the left, the assignment and the answer editor on the right, under the task clock.

Performance tasks

15 playable now · more in authoring

NCBE-authentic File + Library dual pane, a 60-minute clock, and a rubric you score yourself issue by issue — including the legal-research variant. The first task is free.

Open the free task

New to the format? Read the full NextGen bar exam guide →

How it works

Three steps to exam confidence.

01

Diagnose

Take the free readiness quiz — 10 questions, 10 minutes. See your baseline accuracy, broken down by subject.

02

Build

The dashboard surfaces weak topics and pairs each with notes, flashcards, and targeted practice questions.

03

Simulate

Full-length timed practice exams under exam conditions. Review every wrong answer with a detailed explanation.

Built around what the NextGen bar exam actually tests

  • 2,900+
    Practice questions
  • 97
    Topics covered
  • Unlimited
    Timed practice exams
  • 4,300+
    Flashcards

What you get

Built around how the NextGen bar exam actually works.

No video fluff. No cohort pacing. Just the reps and the feedback the exam rewards. This is what it looks like inside.

Study notes in a course player built for revision.

Every topic in NCBE's content scope, step by step

  • Notes, quiz and flashcards for every topic, one tab apart
  • Mark lessons complete and bookmark the ones to come back to
  • Jump between sections without losing your place
The BARGO lesson player: the Civil Procedure lesson list with a completed topic ticked, the Personal Jurisdiction study notes, and an On this page section list beside them.

Exam-format MCQs with explanations that teach.

Both real formats, at the real pace

  • 4-option single answer and 6-option select-two with partial credit
  • A full explanation of the answer and of every distractor
  • About 1.8 minutes a question, the way the exam paces it
A topic quiz in BARGO: a multiple-choice question with the chosen option marked, the correct answer highlighted and the explanation open underneath.

Performance tasks and question sets you actually play.

NCBE-authentic File and Library, on the clock

  • Closed-universe File and Library in a dual pane with a real timer
  • Score yourself issue by issue against the rubric and model answer
  • The first task and the first set are free
A performance task in BARGO: the task memo with its File and Library tabs on the left, the assignment and the answer editor on the right, under the task clock.

Spaced-repetition flashcards with the card map.

Turn repetition into retention

  • Rate each card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and the schedule does the rest
  • The card map shows what is rated, what is due and what you have bookmarked
  • Five minutes between classes counts
A flashcard deck in BARGO: the current card beside a navigator with filters and a numbered card map showing rated and bookmarked cards.

Why we built this

We’ve built for a brand-new bar exam before — and decided $2,000+ for prep is absurd.

When England & Wales replaced its solicitor-qualifying route with a new exam, we built SQE1 Prep for its first cohorts: original practice questions, instant feedback, honest pricing. BARGO is the same idea for the NextGen bar exam — a new format where the big-course playbook of recorded lectures built for the old exam helps you least.

What actually moves your score is question reps, immediate feedback, and circling back to the topics where you’re below the pass band. BARGO is built around that loop: independent (no investors, no corporate parent), priced like software not a degree, and mapped to NCBE’s published Content Scope Outline. If it doesn’t help you in the first 14 days, you get every penny back.

Pricing

Pay once. Yours forever.

One payment unlocks everything for life. No subscriptions, no renewals, no expiry.

Traditional courses
$2,000–$4,200
BARGO
$99 once
Lifetime accessNever expires

Premium — Lifetime

$99one-time
  • Every subject and topic unlocked
  • The full question bank with explanations
  • Unlimited timed practice exams
  • Spaced-repetition flashcards
  • Weak-area analytics + study streaks
  • 14-day money-back guarantee

Pay once and keep access for good — including everything we add later.

14-day money-back guarantee

Love it or get your money back.

Start today and everything unlocks the moment you pay. If BARGO isn’t working for you, email us within 14 days of purchase and you get a full refund. No questions asked.

How refunds work

Illustration of a student dropping a dollar bill into a piggy bank

Answers

Common questions.

Also on iPhone — NextGen Bar Exam Prep 2027

The BARGO app is live on the App Store: 3,000+ exam-format questions, 4,300+ flashcards, 100% offline. Free to download — separate from the website.

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Ready to start preparing?

One-time payment. Pick the plan that fits your timeline. Start with the free readiness quiz.