The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: California’s Preliminary Statistics

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The preliminary stats from California indicated that 4,419 applicants took the California bar exam for February 2013. Only 31% were first time takers. That means that a whopping 69% of the people sitting for the February bar exam were repeat takers! There were 1,371 first time takers compared to 3,048 repeat takers. That is quite a number.

The first time taker pass rate was 52%. The repeat taker pass rate was 36%.

Here are the statistics for the type of schools for the California bar exam:

California ABA: First time takers: 60%; Repeaters: 50%
Out of State ABA: First time takers: 49%; Repeaters: 39%
California Accredited (but not ABA): First time takers: 25%; Repeaters: 17%
Unaccredited Fixed Faculty: First time takers: 14%; Repeaters: 12%
Unaccredited Correspondence: First time takers: 42%; Repeaters: 16%
Unaccredited Distance learning: First time takers: 29%; Repeaters: 9%

It is very telling statistic that if you are going to take the California bar exam, it is better to go to an ABA school in California. There is an 11% difference between CA ABA schools vs. non-CA ABA schools. In most states, there is not much difference between pass rates of state schools vs. non state law schools.

It is also interesting to note that it’s better to attend an unaccredited correspondence school than any other non-ABA school in California –even the CA accredited, but not ABA schools. Obviously the non-ABA schools in California are a waste of time and money, even with their buildings and faculty, at least to those students trying to pass the bar exam.

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