Bar Exams are creatures of habits. If you study your bar exam you should have a pretty good idea of what you will see when you sit for your bar exam in February 2013.
Look at past exams in your state. What is the format? Is it a long fact pattern or a short fact pattern? Look at the call of the question. What type is the call of question? Is it a generic type, i.e , talk about the issues that give you no clue as to the essay itself or is it a two or three specific questions that you can answer, pointing the way to the issues that the bar examiners want you to focus on?
Now, look at the subjects tested on your past exams. Is there a pattern of frequently tested subjects? Are there 7 or 8 topics that the bar examiners like more than others? This will enable you to practice those frequently tested subjects.
By learning your bar exam, you will be better prepared to face the unknown and you will not be surprised when you open your exam booklet on the day of the bar exam.
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Monday, December 31, 2012
Saturday, December 29, 2012
February 2013 Bar Exam: Answering Only the Call of the Question
Often in essay answers, I have seen students try to impress the bar examiners with all of their knowledge, even if it doesn’t apply to the specific call of the question.
The bar examiners don’t want a bunch of archane and esoteric information that you know about a particular subject. Don’t tell the bar examiners that the question is particularly interesting or that you know a lot of the subject at hand. Don’t make jokes in your essay answer.
Time is of the essence. The bar examiners craft the questions for the time allocated. They do not expect to see anything unrelated to the specific s of the question.
I have seen essay answers that look panic-stricken with a lot of useless information at the end of the answer, as if the student is putting everything in the answer but the kitchen sink. These brain dumps do nothing for you and will get you no extra points.
As boring as it sounds, answer the specific call of the question only.
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The bar examiners don’t want a bunch of archane and esoteric information that you know about a particular subject. Don’t tell the bar examiners that the question is particularly interesting or that you know a lot of the subject at hand. Don’t make jokes in your essay answer.
Time is of the essence. The bar examiners craft the questions for the time allocated. They do not expect to see anything unrelated to the specific s of the question.
I have seen essay answers that look panic-stricken with a lot of useless information at the end of the answer, as if the student is putting everything in the answer but the kitchen sink. These brain dumps do nothing for you and will get you no extra points.
As boring as it sounds, answer the specific call of the question only.
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Friday, December 28, 2012
February 2013 Bar Exam: Sound Like a Lawyer When You Write
The purpose of the bar exam is for the bar examiners to determine if you are ready to be a lawyer. That’s why using lawyer-like words will help you when you write.
I don’t mean for you to use legalisms or a lot of “wherefor art thou” type of language. Instead use the verbs that lawyers use. For example, don’t tell the bar examiners that the court will find the criminal defendant innocent. A defendant is always found not guilty. When a plaintiff prevails, don’t say that the plaintiff won the case. Instead of telling the bar examiners that the court will reject the petition, tell the bar examiners that the court will dismiss the petition. Instead of a party losing a venue issue, for example, say that the party waived his right to it.
Also use “term of art” lawyer words. For example, one of my pet peeves is when a law students doesn’t use the word pretermitted child when discussing a child who was omitted from a will . Use words like elective share when discussing what the spouse is entitled to in the will.
Your essay will be much better when you use language that lawyers use.
Remember, write like a lawyer for your bar exam essays and MPTs. Only then will the bar examiners know you are ready to practice law.
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I don’t mean for you to use legalisms or a lot of “wherefor art thou” type of language. Instead use the verbs that lawyers use. For example, don’t tell the bar examiners that the court will find the criminal defendant innocent. A defendant is always found not guilty. When a plaintiff prevails, don’t say that the plaintiff won the case. Instead of telling the bar examiners that the court will reject the petition, tell the bar examiners that the court will dismiss the petition. Instead of a party losing a venue issue, for example, say that the party waived his right to it.
Also use “term of art” lawyer words. For example, one of my pet peeves is when a law students doesn’t use the word pretermitted child when discussing a child who was omitted from a will . Use words like elective share when discussing what the spouse is entitled to in the will.
Your essay will be much better when you use language that lawyers use.
Remember, write like a lawyer for your bar exam essays and MPTs. Only then will the bar examiners know you are ready to practice law.
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
For Repeat Bar Takers and Foreign Lawyers Taking the February 2013 Bar Exam
Bar Professors has expanded its bar review course for repeat takers for the February 2013 Bar Exam. A special course will also be offered to foreign lawyers and/or LLM and ESL students taking the New York or California Bar Exam.
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Monday, December 24, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Frequently Tested Subjects on the MBE
The Bar Examiners frequently test the same areas over and over again. Part of your preparation for the bar exam is knowing the areas in which the Bar Examiners like to test. Here are some of the more heavily tested areas on the Multistate.
Torts
Torts on the bar exam emphasizes negligence, just like in law school. Of course, negligence comes in many shapes and hues, including negligence per se, res ipsa loquitur and differing standards of care.
Evidence
When you think of evidence the only thing that should be ringing in your ears is the word hearsay. The vast expense of hearsay requires knowledge of what out-of-court assertions are not hearsay, as well as what statements fall within the exceptions. The Best Evidence Rule is on the exam, but not a highlight for examiners.
Criminal Law and Procedure
It is important to know search and seizure issues from the Fourth Amendment as well as Miranda issues from the Fifth Amendment and right to counsel issues from the Sixth Amendment. Also focus on common law crimes, such as criminal homicide.
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Torts
Torts on the bar exam emphasizes negligence, just like in law school. Of course, negligence comes in many shapes and hues, including negligence per se, res ipsa loquitur and differing standards of care.
Evidence
When you think of evidence the only thing that should be ringing in your ears is the word hearsay. The vast expense of hearsay requires knowledge of what out-of-court assertions are not hearsay, as well as what statements fall within the exceptions. The Best Evidence Rule is on the exam, but not a highlight for examiners.
Criminal Law and Procedure
It is important to know search and seizure issues from the Fourth Amendment as well as Miranda issues from the Fifth Amendment and right to counsel issues from the Sixth Amendment. Also focus on common law crimes, such as criminal homicide.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, December 22, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Frequently Tested Subjects on the MBE
The Bar Examiners frequently test the same areas over and over again. Part of your preparation for the bar exam is knowing the areas in which the Bar Examiners like to test. Here are some of the more heavily tested areas on the Multistate.
Constitutional Law
Individual rights matter a lot. These range from Equal Protection, to Due Process, to the Privileges and Immunities Clause to, of course, the First Amendment
Property
Property law covers a wide variety of subjects. While basic Property concepts, such as easements, covenants, adverse possession, estates in land and future interests, are covered, the examiners have taken a liking to mortgages in recent years. For many students, mortgages were not even included in their basic property class.
Contracts
The most tested area in contracts is basic formation issues. Conditions, third party beneficiaries and remedies also matter..
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Constitutional Law
Individual rights matter a lot. These range from Equal Protection, to Due Process, to the Privileges and Immunities Clause to, of course, the First Amendment
Property
Property law covers a wide variety of subjects. While basic Property concepts, such as easements, covenants, adverse possession, estates in land and future interests, are covered, the examiners have taken a liking to mortgages in recent years. For many students, mortgages were not even included in their basic property class.
Contracts
The most tested area in contracts is basic formation issues. Conditions, third party beneficiaries and remedies also matter..
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Friday, December 21, 2012
The Bar Exam Writing Process
Here is a suggested list that you might want to try as you continue to practice your bar exam essays.
Here is a suggested list that you might want to try as you continue to practice your bar exam essays.
1) Allocate your time for each question
2) When you start to read:
•Begin with the call of the question
3) On reading the question for a second time, read “actively” to:
•Identify the area of law and the legal relationship between the parties
•Circle amount of money, dates, locations, quantities, and ages
•Note key words as “oral”, “written”, “minor”
4) Outline your answer before writing and
5) When writing an essay, follow an IRAC-based analysis
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Here is a suggested list that you might want to try as you continue to practice your bar exam essays.
1) Allocate your time for each question
2) When you start to read:
•Begin with the call of the question
3) On reading the question for a second time, read “actively” to:
•Identify the area of law and the legal relationship between the parties
•Circle amount of money, dates, locations, quantities, and ages
•Note key words as “oral”, “written”, “minor”
4) Outline your answer before writing and
5) When writing an essay, follow an IRAC-based analysis
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Understand the Black Letter Law for the February 2013 Bar Exam
You must build a good, solid foundation of the black letter law. In order to have a good foundation, you must review each bar exam subject. Go through each subject, one by one and absorb each subject as best you can. As you go through the subject, make sure you understand the basic law before you move on.
To build a foundation of the law, you need to break the subject areas into more manageable components. Break your subject into topics. And go through the elements of the topics of each subject.
What I mean by that is to take a subject, like Torts. Then break the Tort subject down to topics, i.e. Negligence. Do you know all the elements of negligence? Do you know the elements of battery? You can outline it and/or make sure you know it by heart before you move on. You can do that memorization by reciting it or writing it down without looking at your notes or outlines.
Once you feel you know that topic, do a few essay questions and some MBE on that topic just so you know you have it.
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To build a foundation of the law, you need to break the subject areas into more manageable components. Break your subject into topics. And go through the elements of the topics of each subject.
What I mean by that is to take a subject, like Torts. Then break the Tort subject down to topics, i.e. Negligence. Do you know all the elements of negligence? Do you know the elements of battery? You can outline it and/or make sure you know it by heart before you move on. You can do that memorization by reciting it or writing it down without looking at your notes or outlines.
Once you feel you know that topic, do a few essay questions and some MBE on that topic just so you know you have it.
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Keep a Limited Study Schedule Through the Holidays
There is less than a week before Christmas, our families are making plans for the holidays, we are doing our last minute shopping and making sure we have our travel plans in place for visiting. Yet, you have the February 2013 bar exam right around the corner.
This is not the time to do round-the-clock studying. You will not be able to keep up a schedule like that anyway and you shouldn’t have to do it during this time of the year. But there are batches of time you can take during these holidays so that you can keep up your schedule plan.
Don’t put the books away. If you are traveling by plane or by train, you certainly can read your outlines instead of playing games or watching movies on your computer or iphone. If you are driving to your destination, get some tapes and play them as you drive instead of listening to music to pass the time. You can get an hour or two in for studying every day while you are enjoying the holidays. Think about getting up an hour early while everyone else is still asleep or go to bed an hour early and read your outlines in bed before you sleep.
Also think about taking a few days off completely from studying , i.e Christmas Day, New Years Eve– it will refresh your mind and make you eager to get back to work after those breaks.
These study techniques will keep you focused on the job ahead, but also allow you to take the remaining time off and relax with your family. You know that your family will do anything to help you achieve your goal, so let them fuss over you – you deserve it.
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This is not the time to do round-the-clock studying. You will not be able to keep up a schedule like that anyway and you shouldn’t have to do it during this time of the year. But there are batches of time you can take during these holidays so that you can keep up your schedule plan.
Don’t put the books away. If you are traveling by plane or by train, you certainly can read your outlines instead of playing games or watching movies on your computer or iphone. If you are driving to your destination, get some tapes and play them as you drive instead of listening to music to pass the time. You can get an hour or two in for studying every day while you are enjoying the holidays. Think about getting up an hour early while everyone else is still asleep or go to bed an hour early and read your outlines in bed before you sleep.
Also think about taking a few days off completely from studying , i.e Christmas Day, New Years Eve– it will refresh your mind and make you eager to get back to work after those breaks.
These study techniques will keep you focused on the job ahead, but also allow you to take the remaining time off and relax with your family. You know that your family will do anything to help you achieve your goal, so let them fuss over you – you deserve it.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Hanukkah, Christmas, and New Year Celebrations: Include Your Family in Studying for the February 2013Bar Exam
For those students who are taking the February 2013 bar exam, take a few days off to relax your mind and have quality time with those that love you. Take the time off with no guilt attached. You can get back to work full time after the holidays.
Those that really love you want to see you pass the bar. Know that with certainty. Those who are pulling and picking at you, saying you don’t have to study that long or want you to go to the clubs and parties are not your true friends and do not want you to be successful.
Sometimes those loved ones see you study and see your struggle and wish they could help you, but don’t know how. Bar applicants who have children find it hard to be both a parent and have a full time study plan. Don’t ignore them. Try to integrate them into your “experience”.
During these weeks of celebration for Hanukkah, Christmas and New Years, look at those that are supporting you in ways you may not even realize. Maybe your mom makes you breakfast every morning before you leave to go study. Maybe your spouse is doing the heavy lifting as you study. Let them know you appreciate their support, even if they are just getting out of your way during this period before the bar exam.
No person is an island. You need your family and friends during this stressful period of bar exam studying. Have your family help you. They will be glad to help and they will be proud of the little part they played in your success. Give your family members or your children one of your study books and have them test you. This is particularly good for the elements of a cause of action. Have your family help you recite those causes of action. See if you can make a game out of it, with your children or family members each calling out an element of a cause of action.
You may be surprised on game day when you are calling up the exceptions to the hearsay rule and you remember the face of your loved ones yelling it out to you.
Have a terrific Christmas, Hanukah and New Years. Rest, relax and then get back to work. The February Bar Exam is right around the corner.
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Those that really love you want to see you pass the bar. Know that with certainty. Those who are pulling and picking at you, saying you don’t have to study that long or want you to go to the clubs and parties are not your true friends and do not want you to be successful.
Sometimes those loved ones see you study and see your struggle and wish they could help you, but don’t know how. Bar applicants who have children find it hard to be both a parent and have a full time study plan. Don’t ignore them. Try to integrate them into your “experience”.
During these weeks of celebration for Hanukkah, Christmas and New Years, look at those that are supporting you in ways you may not even realize. Maybe your mom makes you breakfast every morning before you leave to go study. Maybe your spouse is doing the heavy lifting as you study. Let them know you appreciate their support, even if they are just getting out of your way during this period before the bar exam.
No person is an island. You need your family and friends during this stressful period of bar exam studying. Have your family help you. They will be glad to help and they will be proud of the little part they played in your success. Give your family members or your children one of your study books and have them test you. This is particularly good for the elements of a cause of action. Have your family help you recite those causes of action. See if you can make a game out of it, with your children or family members each calling out an element of a cause of action.
You may be surprised on game day when you are calling up the exceptions to the hearsay rule and you remember the face of your loved ones yelling it out to you.
Have a terrific Christmas, Hanukah and New Years. Rest, relax and then get back to work. The February Bar Exam is right around the corner.
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Monday, December 17, 2012
Repeating the Bar Exam
It’s time to refocus again on the bar. I’ve had students tell me that they have studied the hardest they had ever studied for anything in their lives for their first bar exam. That’s probably true, but that’s why it’s time to examine how your study. Taking the exam again will call for a change in approach, strategy, and preparation for you to pass that final hurdle in fulfilling your dream of becoming a lawyer. The bar exam is not an academic exercise. The bar examiners want to know whether you are prepared to practice law.
Look at your scores in depth. What areas of the law did you not do well in? Were you weak on evidence or real property? What areas of the exam did you not do well in. Was it the essays, performance test or MBE? That’s where you should start in reformulating how you are going to pass the bar. Did you do well in the essay portion or the performance test but not the MBE? The answers to these questions will determine how to prepare a strategy for yourself as your prepare for the next exam. If you are weak in writing essays, practice strategic writing and essay evaluation; if you are weak in MBE., work on more practice questions and, more importantly, critique your subject matter comprehension.
Don’t do the same thing you did for the first bar you took. I personally don’t think that re-attending the same bar review course you took previously is going to help you. You need the extra time to really bone up on those weak areas, without, of course, neglecting the stronger areas of your performance. If you need extra help, see about getting a private tutor who can work one on one with you to keep you sharp and motivated and you” be on the way to passing the bar. Keep working, don’t despair and good luck.
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Look at your scores in depth. What areas of the law did you not do well in? Were you weak on evidence or real property? What areas of the exam did you not do well in. Was it the essays, performance test or MBE? That’s where you should start in reformulating how you are going to pass the bar. Did you do well in the essay portion or the performance test but not the MBE? The answers to these questions will determine how to prepare a strategy for yourself as your prepare for the next exam. If you are weak in writing essays, practice strategic writing and essay evaluation; if you are weak in MBE., work on more practice questions and, more importantly, critique your subject matter comprehension.
Don’t do the same thing you did for the first bar you took. I personally don’t think that re-attending the same bar review course you took previously is going to help you. You need the extra time to really bone up on those weak areas, without, of course, neglecting the stronger areas of your performance. If you need extra help, see about getting a private tutor who can work one on one with you to keep you sharp and motivated and you” be on the way to passing the bar. Keep working, don’t despair and good luck.
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Sunday, December 16, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results for New York, by Law School
Here is the list of the New York bar exam results for July 2012 by law school:
1. Columbia – 96%
2. NYU – 95%
3. Cornell – 92%
4. Fordham – 91%
5. Cardozo – 87%
6. Brooklyn – 85.5%
7. CUNY – 83.5%
8. Buffalo – 83%
9. St. John – 83%
10. Hofstra – 82%
11. Albany – 81.5%
12. Syracuse – 80%
13. Pace – 78%
14. Touro – 74%
15. NYLS- 70%
Note how well CUNY did – they were the school who were paying students not to take the bar. Albany Law School hired a new bar prep person for last year and the pass rate for July improved by almost 4 points. Unfortunately for Albany Law School, she has moved to another school.
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1. Columbia – 96%
2. NYU – 95%
3. Cornell – 92%
4. Fordham – 91%
5. Cardozo – 87%
6. Brooklyn – 85.5%
7. CUNY – 83.5%
8. Buffalo – 83%
9. St. John – 83%
10. Hofstra – 82%
11. Albany – 81.5%
12. Syracuse – 80%
13. Pace – 78%
14. Touro – 74%
15. NYLS- 70%
Note how well CUNY did – they were the school who were paying students not to take the bar. Albany Law School hired a new bar prep person for last year and the pass rate for July improved by almost 4 points. Unfortunately for Albany Law School, she has moved to another school.
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Saturday, December 15, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Working Through Your Study Plan
A study plan is imperative to pass a bar exam, whether you are taking it for the first time or you are a repeat bar taker.
In order to pass the bar, you need two things: time-management and discipline. Sticking to a study plan will conquer both requirements. Thorough preparation is the key to passing the exam and having a plan in place will allow you to manage your time and using your discipline to stick to the study schedule.
You should first start with relearning and reviewing the outlines with some practice questions thrown in and as you pick up the pace, you’ll reverse it and do more practice questions and essays and only use your outlines for clarification on questions you get wrong or confused about.
Don’t ignore your weak areas or your strong areas. You may not need to schedule as much time in your stronger subjects, but review them as consistently as you do all the other subjects. You may not need to read or reread the outlines of your strong subjects, but during those time periods, practice your questions. You may need those extra points on the bar. For your weaker subjects, do not ignore those subjects. All bar examinees have weak subjects. Spend time on those subjects as you would other subjects and just keep practicing.
Good luck in your studying.
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In order to pass the bar, you need two things: time-management and discipline. Sticking to a study plan will conquer both requirements. Thorough preparation is the key to passing the exam and having a plan in place will allow you to manage your time and using your discipline to stick to the study schedule.
You should first start with relearning and reviewing the outlines with some practice questions thrown in and as you pick up the pace, you’ll reverse it and do more practice questions and essays and only use your outlines for clarification on questions you get wrong or confused about.
Don’t ignore your weak areas or your strong areas. You may not need to schedule as much time in your stronger subjects, but review them as consistently as you do all the other subjects. You may not need to read or reread the outlines of your strong subjects, but during those time periods, practice your questions. You may need those extra points on the bar. For your weaker subjects, do not ignore those subjects. All bar examinees have weak subjects. Spend time on those subjects as you would other subjects and just keep practicing.
Good luck in your studying.
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Students Failing the Bar Exam
I recently spoke to a student who has failed the bar exam five times. He told me that she had tried every bar exam course and still could not pass the bar exam.
Most law students fail the Bar Exam for these reasons:
They revert back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed them to graduate from law school, but will be the kiss of death on the bar. Some of the bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
Poor Preparation and Time Management.
Many law students start their bar preparation entirely too late, leaving most in a rush mode. For the upcoming February bar, your preparation should start no later than December 15th. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
They don’t really believe that they will pass
You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
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Most law students fail the Bar Exam for these reasons:
They revert back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed them to graduate from law school, but will be the kiss of death on the bar. Some of the bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
Poor Preparation and Time Management.
Many law students start their bar preparation entirely too late, leaving most in a rush mode. For the upcoming February bar, your preparation should start no later than December 15th. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
They don’t really believe that they will pass
You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: MBE Question Discussion
Many of our students told us that the MBE questions for July 2012 were pretty hard. As we hear from our students and others who took the July 2012 bar exam and have gotten their results, we are learning that many applicants did fine on their state portion, but did not do as well on the MBE section of the bar exam
While we prepare for the February 2013 bar exam, we thought we would post an MBE question to analyze together. As part of our effort to bring information to our readers, we invite all readers of this blog to try answering the MBE questions we post.
Here is the first one:
Dave, a federal lawman, suspected that there was illegal gambling in his jurisdiction of West Undershirt, Kansas. He suspected Ron and entered his home while Ron was at work. Dave found illegal gambling cards in the home and several names of clients. Dave later interviewed Ron’s clients, who confirmed the book maker’s booking activities. Dave also met Bill, another of Ron’s clients, at a football game. Bill also stated Ron was the King Pin of illegal gambling in West Undershirt.
Before a grand jury, Dave testified to his investigation discoveries. An indictment was returned based solely on Dave’s testimony. Ron’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the indictment based on his client’s 4th, 5th and 14th Amendment constitutional rights.
Should the court grant the motion based on constitutional violations?
a) Yes, because Dave violated Ron’s constitutional right to counsel.
b) Yes, because the search of the home was a warrant violation.
c) No, because dismissal of the indictment is not the appropriate remedy.
d) Yes, because the testimony would be deemed illegal.
If you wish to answer this MBE question, please go to the contact page at BarProfessors.com, fill it out and place your answer in the comment box. You can request the answer and obtain points for any Bar Professors tutorial or you can comment on our facebook page.
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While we prepare for the February 2013 bar exam, we thought we would post an MBE question to analyze together. As part of our effort to bring information to our readers, we invite all readers of this blog to try answering the MBE questions we post.
Here is the first one:
Dave, a federal lawman, suspected that there was illegal gambling in his jurisdiction of West Undershirt, Kansas. He suspected Ron and entered his home while Ron was at work. Dave found illegal gambling cards in the home and several names of clients. Dave later interviewed Ron’s clients, who confirmed the book maker’s booking activities. Dave also met Bill, another of Ron’s clients, at a football game. Bill also stated Ron was the King Pin of illegal gambling in West Undershirt.
Before a grand jury, Dave testified to his investigation discoveries. An indictment was returned based solely on Dave’s testimony. Ron’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the indictment based on his client’s 4th, 5th and 14th Amendment constitutional rights.
Should the court grant the motion based on constitutional violations?
a) Yes, because Dave violated Ron’s constitutional right to counsel.
b) Yes, because the search of the home was a warrant violation.
c) No, because dismissal of the indictment is not the appropriate remedy.
d) Yes, because the testimony would be deemed illegal.
If you wish to answer this MBE question, please go to the contact page at BarProfessors.com, fill it out and place your answer in the comment box. You can request the answer and obtain points for any Bar Professors tutorial or you can comment on our facebook page.
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Analysis of the MBE
The Multistate Examination is hard. You have to have a game plan when you go into the exam.
Here are some suggestions:
Reading a Question
Because of time constraints, you will have time for only one reading of the fact pattern. Do not read the fact pattern as a novel.
You must read carefully and actively to spot signal words and legally significant facts. Pay attention to the bar examiners’ particular use of language and look for the following as you read:
1) Relationships between parties that signal the area of law and legal duties: landlord/tenant, employer/employee, principal/agent, buyer/seller;
2) Amounts of money, dates quantities and ages;
3) Words such as “oral” and “written,” “reasonable” and “unreasonable,” among others;
4) Words that indicate the actor’s state of mind. These are crucial for Criminal Law and Tort questions. Look for such language as:
• Intended
• Decided
• Mistakenly thought
• Deliberately
• Reasonably believed
Never Assume Facts
The bar examiners carefully construct MBE questions to contain all the facts you need to answer the question. You must rely solely on these facts and no others, to answer the question. Of course you may draw reasonable inferences from the facts but you cannot fabricate your own or create “what if” scenarios.
Stick to the Law
You must apply the rule of law to the facts without hesitation or equivocation. You cannot get emotionally involved with the parties or substitute your instincts for what you know is legally correct. Don’t think someone is guilty when the call of the question say he is not. That is not what the question is asking you.
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Here are some suggestions:
Reading a Question
Because of time constraints, you will have time for only one reading of the fact pattern. Do not read the fact pattern as a novel.
You must read carefully and actively to spot signal words and legally significant facts. Pay attention to the bar examiners’ particular use of language and look for the following as you read:
1) Relationships between parties that signal the area of law and legal duties: landlord/tenant, employer/employee, principal/agent, buyer/seller;
2) Amounts of money, dates quantities and ages;
3) Words such as “oral” and “written,” “reasonable” and “unreasonable,” among others;
4) Words that indicate the actor’s state of mind. These are crucial for Criminal Law and Tort questions. Look for such language as:
• Intended
• Decided
• Mistakenly thought
• Deliberately
• Reasonably believed
Never Assume Facts
The bar examiners carefully construct MBE questions to contain all the facts you need to answer the question. You must rely solely on these facts and no others, to answer the question. Of course you may draw reasonable inferences from the facts but you cannot fabricate your own or create “what if” scenarios.
Stick to the Law
You must apply the rule of law to the facts without hesitation or equivocation. You cannot get emotionally involved with the parties or substitute your instincts for what you know is legally correct. Don’t think someone is guilty when the call of the question say he is not. That is not what the question is asking you.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, December 10, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Using IRAC Analysis for your Essays
Most states require that the students write their essays by using the IRAC method. Most of you have learned a version of the IRAC method when you took legal writing. For those who are not familiar with IRAC, it is merely Issue, Rule. Analysis and Conclusion.
Make sure you use this formula for all your essays
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Make sure you use this formula for all your essays
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Sunday, December 9, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Analysis for your Essays
Once you organize your essays, into parties or transactions, then you must analyze.
Once you organize your essays, then you must analyze.
Look at the fact pattern for facts which should be used for applying the law.
Then, start writing your analysis, blending the law with the facts.
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Once you organize your essays, then you must analyze.
Look at the fact pattern for facts which should be used for applying the law.
Then, start writing your analysis, blending the law with the facts.
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Saturday, December 8, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Organization for your Essays
In order to write a successful essay answer, you must learn to organize your answer as you analyze the fact pattern.
Once you read the fact pattern, you will need to organize your essay. Organize by looking at your legal issues. Only after you organize, then you can start the analysis.
Look through the fact pattern for facts which should be used for applying the law and then you can apply the facts to that law.
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Once you read the fact pattern, you will need to organize your essay. Organize by looking at your legal issues. Only after you organize, then you can start the analysis.
Look through the fact pattern for facts which should be used for applying the law and then you can apply the facts to that law.
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Friday, December 7, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: How to Write the MPT
The last step is to write the MPT problem. Here is how you incorporate the last steps.
Begin to Write Your Answer
Review the Task memo and make sure your outline incorporated or accounted for each required issue; note the relevant facts; cite applicable legal authority; account for how the law and facts support your theory; and if appropriate, cite contrary authority and distinguish it.
Review the Instruction Memo quickly to verify your task format and its required components
Write the Required Response
After completing your reading of the Library and File, you’re ready to begin the task of writing. Your job is to discuss the issues and the controlling rule of law. Here is where you get your points. Don’t waste time by reciting the facts or providing needless background information.
Answer the question that was asked of you
Adopt the tone and format required for the task
Write persuasive subject headings including stating the legal conclusion you want the court to reach and the factual basis on which it can do so; write each point heading as a conclusory statement combining the law with the relevant facts; and write in a coherent, logical and persuasive thesis sentence.
Give adequate treatment to the cases in the Library.
Avoid copying passages from cases or statutes.
Make the relevant arguments on how the law and the facts support your theory
Make sure the contrary authority has been cited and distinguished.
Cite to the appropriate authorities for statements of the rule.
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Begin to Write Your Answer
Review the Task memo and make sure your outline incorporated or accounted for each required issue; note the relevant facts; cite applicable legal authority; account for how the law and facts support your theory; and if appropriate, cite contrary authority and distinguish it.
Review the Instruction Memo quickly to verify your task format and its required components
Write the Required Response
After completing your reading of the Library and File, you’re ready to begin the task of writing. Your job is to discuss the issues and the controlling rule of law. Here is where you get your points. Don’t waste time by reciting the facts or providing needless background information.
Answer the question that was asked of you
Adopt the tone and format required for the task
Write persuasive subject headings including stating the legal conclusion you want the court to reach and the factual basis on which it can do so; write each point heading as a conclusory statement combining the law with the relevant facts; and write in a coherent, logical and persuasive thesis sentence.
Give adequate treatment to the cases in the Library.
Avoid copying passages from cases or statutes.
Make the relevant arguments on how the law and the facts support your theory
Make sure the contrary authority has been cited and distinguished.
Cite to the appropriate authorities for statements of the rule.
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Thursday, December 6, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Answering The Multistate Performance Test – Part Two
Here are the next steps to answer the MPT:
Review the Instruction Memo
The bar examiners include this memo if they think you need guidance in completing the assigned task.
Note for a particular format or structure required for your answer. The memo provides guidelines for opinion letters, persuasive briefs, memos, etc. telling you exactly what to include and sometimes what not to include.
If a brief is required, make sure you need to include a statement of facts, a jurisdictional statement or persuasive subject headings. The Instruction Memo will advise whether your persuasive brief requires a statement of facts or not. A persuasive brief might require a factual statement while a trial brief might not.
Read the Library
Although the first part of the exam booklet is the File, you’re going to begin with the Library. Reading the law first informs your subsequent reading of the File. If you read the File first, with its various excerpts from depositions, client communications and attorney notes, it would be very difficult to sift the relevant from the irrelevant information. It would not be possible to know which fact were “relevant” until you knew the law and how the cases in your jurisdictions have interpreted that law. While reading the Library first does not guarantee you won’t have to review it again, it will make your subsequent reading of the File meaningful and immediately productive.
Read the cases first. Often, they will explain the statutes that are also in your file, thus saving some time.
For each case read the earliest case first and proceed chronologically; verify the jurisdiction to determine whether it is mandatory or persuasive authority for your problem; skim the facts to get a sense of story; identify the statement of the rule including determining if it is element-based or if you need to synthesize the rule from the cases or if it is a multi-part test formulated by the court; note any footnotes.
Adapt the rule in the cases to form your outline. Use the elements, the prongs of a rule or the components of a statute to form the roman numerals of your outline. A general outline is then in place as you read the rest of the Library. Add to and refine your understanding of the rule as well as add any exceptions or limitations to the rule as you read the other materials in the Library.
Be sure to leave adequate space under each section of your outline so you can add the appropriate facts when you read the File.
Read the File
After reading the Library and outlining the rule, you’re ready to read the File and add the relevant facts to the appropriate places in your outline. Use your outline of the issues and rules to keep focused.
Write your issue above your rule outline. By reading the File with the issue clearly in place, you can more easily identify the legally relevant facts from the sea of material in front of you. As you proceed, add the critical facts to the appropriate part of your outline.
Characterize the legal relationship of the parties
Identify the relevant facts based on your knowledge of the law from the library.
Add these facts to the appropriate sections of your rule outline.
Next time we will discuss the writing of the MPT.
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Review the Instruction Memo
The bar examiners include this memo if they think you need guidance in completing the assigned task.
Note for a particular format or structure required for your answer. The memo provides guidelines for opinion letters, persuasive briefs, memos, etc. telling you exactly what to include and sometimes what not to include.
If a brief is required, make sure you need to include a statement of facts, a jurisdictional statement or persuasive subject headings. The Instruction Memo will advise whether your persuasive brief requires a statement of facts or not. A persuasive brief might require a factual statement while a trial brief might not.
Read the Library
Although the first part of the exam booklet is the File, you’re going to begin with the Library. Reading the law first informs your subsequent reading of the File. If you read the File first, with its various excerpts from depositions, client communications and attorney notes, it would be very difficult to sift the relevant from the irrelevant information. It would not be possible to know which fact were “relevant” until you knew the law and how the cases in your jurisdictions have interpreted that law. While reading the Library first does not guarantee you won’t have to review it again, it will make your subsequent reading of the File meaningful and immediately productive.
Read the cases first. Often, they will explain the statutes that are also in your file, thus saving some time.
For each case read the earliest case first and proceed chronologically; verify the jurisdiction to determine whether it is mandatory or persuasive authority for your problem; skim the facts to get a sense of story; identify the statement of the rule including determining if it is element-based or if you need to synthesize the rule from the cases or if it is a multi-part test formulated by the court; note any footnotes.
Adapt the rule in the cases to form your outline. Use the elements, the prongs of a rule or the components of a statute to form the roman numerals of your outline. A general outline is then in place as you read the rest of the Library. Add to and refine your understanding of the rule as well as add any exceptions or limitations to the rule as you read the other materials in the Library.
Be sure to leave adequate space under each section of your outline so you can add the appropriate facts when you read the File.
Read the File
After reading the Library and outlining the rule, you’re ready to read the File and add the relevant facts to the appropriate places in your outline. Use your outline of the issues and rules to keep focused.
Write your issue above your rule outline. By reading the File with the issue clearly in place, you can more easily identify the legally relevant facts from the sea of material in front of you. As you proceed, add the critical facts to the appropriate part of your outline.
Characterize the legal relationship of the parties
Identify the relevant facts based on your knowledge of the law from the library.
Add these facts to the appropriate sections of your rule outline.
Next time we will discuss the writing of the MPT.
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Wednesday, December 5, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Answering The Multistate Performance Test
Here is how you answer the MPTs in easy to understand steps:
Review the Instructions
Skim the paragraphs to check the requirements. There is an instruction sheet on the back of every MPT. Read it during your preparation so as not to waste precious time on the exa
Verify the jurisdiction paragraph to know what is mandatory as opposed to what is merely persuasive authority. You must know the court structure before you read the cases so you can determine what is mandatory and what is merely persuasive authority.
Scan the Table of Contents
Identify the general area of law. From the listings in the Library, you can often determine the general subject area and use it to inform the rest of your reading. Don’t freak out if the subject area is unfamiliar to you. You’ll be given all the relevant law you need to solve the problem.
Determine whether it’s a statutory or common law problem
Read the Task Memo Carefully and Completely
Identify the issue you’re asked to resolve. Are there sub-issues? The Task Memo reveals the precise issue you’re asked to resolve. Read these paragraphs two or three times to be certain you have identified the issue. It’s usually in the last 2 paragraphs of the memo. Write the issue on your scratch paper so that you remain focused as you proceed. Be careful not to change or vary the language of the question.
Read the directions carefully. You may be asked to identify additional facts. Also, note any exclusions.
Identify your specific assignment by noting the precise nature of the task: memo, persuasive brief, client letter, contract provision, etc. Identify your point of view – whether it’s objective or persuasive. This will inform the nature of your reading because you’ll read the materials with a critical eye.
Identify your audience – is it a lawyer or layperson?
Note any exclusions. Sometimes you are told not to consider a specific issue. Your job is not to discuss it.
Next time, we will discuss the next steps of how to answer the MPT.
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Review the Instructions
Skim the paragraphs to check the requirements. There is an instruction sheet on the back of every MPT. Read it during your preparation so as not to waste precious time on the exa
Verify the jurisdiction paragraph to know what is mandatory as opposed to what is merely persuasive authority. You must know the court structure before you read the cases so you can determine what is mandatory and what is merely persuasive authority.
Scan the Table of Contents
Identify the general area of law. From the listings in the Library, you can often determine the general subject area and use it to inform the rest of your reading. Don’t freak out if the subject area is unfamiliar to you. You’ll be given all the relevant law you need to solve the problem.
Determine whether it’s a statutory or common law problem
Read the Task Memo Carefully and Completely
Identify the issue you’re asked to resolve. Are there sub-issues? The Task Memo reveals the precise issue you’re asked to resolve. Read these paragraphs two or three times to be certain you have identified the issue. It’s usually in the last 2 paragraphs of the memo. Write the issue on your scratch paper so that you remain focused as you proceed. Be careful not to change or vary the language of the question.
Read the directions carefully. You may be asked to identify additional facts. Also, note any exclusions.
Identify your specific assignment by noting the precise nature of the task: memo, persuasive brief, client letter, contract provision, etc. Identify your point of view – whether it’s objective or persuasive. This will inform the nature of your reading because you’ll read the materials with a critical eye.
Identify your audience – is it a lawyer or layperson?
Note any exclusions. Sometimes you are told not to consider a specific issue. Your job is not to discuss it.
Next time, we will discuss the next steps of how to answer the MPT.
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Tuesday, December 4, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Multistate Performance Test , Part Two
The Multistate Performance Test is designed to test an applicant’s ability to use fundamental lawyering skills in a realistic situation.
Each test evaluates an applicant’s ability to complete a task which a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish.
The Multistate Performance Test examines six fundamental lawyering skills that are required for the performance of many lawyering tasks.
Problem solving: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to develop and evaluate strategies for solving a problem or accomplishing an objective.
Legal analysis and reasoning: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply legal rules and principles.
Factual analysis: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to analyze and use facts and to plan and direct factual investigation.
Communication: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Organization and management of a legal task: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to organize and manage a legal task.
Recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to represent a client consistently with applicable ethical standards.
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Each test evaluates an applicant’s ability to complete a task which a beginning lawyer should be able to accomplish.
The Multistate Performance Test examines six fundamental lawyering skills that are required for the performance of many lawyering tasks.
Problem solving: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to develop and evaluate strategies for solving a problem or accomplishing an objective.
Legal analysis and reasoning: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to analyze and apply legal rules and principles.
Factual analysis: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to analyze and use facts and to plan and direct factual investigation.
Communication: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.
Organization and management of a legal task: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to organize and manage a legal task.
Recognizing and resolving ethical dilemmas: The applicant should demonstrate the ability to represent a client consistently with applicable ethical standards.
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Monday, December 3, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Multistate Performance Test
Many states, including the Uniform Bar Exam, have a multistate performance test.
The MPT consists of a 90-minute skills question covering legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving, resolution of ethical dilemmas, organization and management of a lawyering task, and communication.
The test is developed by a drafting committee that has had extensive experience in writing, editing, and grading performance test items. All MPTs are pretested, critiqued by independent experts, and reviewed by the boards of states using the test prior to final revision by the drafting committee. Each MPT is accompanied by a grading guideline designed to assist states in scoring the test.
The MPT items are administered the same day as the MEE. States score the test themselves and determine what weight to give it in relationship to the other parts of their bar examinations.
The MPT is not a test of substantive knowledge. Rather, it is designed to examine six fundamental skills lawyers are expected to demonstrate regardless of the area of law in which the skills arise. The MPT requires applicants to (1) sort detailed factual materials and separate relevant from irrelevant facts; (2) analyze statutory, case, and administrative materials for principles of law; (3) apply the law to the relevant facts in a manner likely to resolve a client's problem; (4) identify and resolve ethical dilemmas, when present; (5) communicate effectively in writing; (6) complete a lawyering task within time constraints.
These skills are tested by requiring applicants to perform one of a variety of lawyering tasks. Examples of tasks applicants might be instructed to complete include writing the following: a memorandum to a supervising attorney; a letter to a client; a persuasive memorandum or brief; a statement of facts; a contract provision; a will; a counseling plan; a proposal for settlement or agreement; a discovery plan; a witness examination plan; a closing argument.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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The MPT consists of a 90-minute skills question covering legal analysis, fact analysis, problem solving, resolution of ethical dilemmas, organization and management of a lawyering task, and communication.
The test is developed by a drafting committee that has had extensive experience in writing, editing, and grading performance test items. All MPTs are pretested, critiqued by independent experts, and reviewed by the boards of states using the test prior to final revision by the drafting committee. Each MPT is accompanied by a grading guideline designed to assist states in scoring the test.
The MPT items are administered the same day as the MEE. States score the test themselves and determine what weight to give it in relationship to the other parts of their bar examinations.
The MPT is not a test of substantive knowledge. Rather, it is designed to examine six fundamental skills lawyers are expected to demonstrate regardless of the area of law in which the skills arise. The MPT requires applicants to (1) sort detailed factual materials and separate relevant from irrelevant facts; (2) analyze statutory, case, and administrative materials for principles of law; (3) apply the law to the relevant facts in a manner likely to resolve a client's problem; (4) identify and resolve ethical dilemmas, when present; (5) communicate effectively in writing; (6) complete a lawyering task within time constraints.
These skills are tested by requiring applicants to perform one of a variety of lawyering tasks. Examples of tasks applicants might be instructed to complete include writing the following: a memorandum to a supervising attorney; a letter to a client; a persuasive memorandum or brief; a statement of facts; a contract provision; a will; a counseling plan; a proposal for settlement or agreement; a discovery plan; a witness examination plan; a closing argument.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Sunday, December 2, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Essay Writing for the Bar Exam
Essay writing is a skill that you must master in order to pass the bar exam. For those persons who have failed the bar exam and are repeat takers, you have to examine how you have answered your essays and look for ways to improve your performance.
Always, write for an uninformed audience. For example, assume your audience knows nothing about the law. The bar examiners look for how well you know the substantive knowledge and how well you apply it.
You want to be able to show you can communicate the law, through your essay, in an organized fashion, If you are poorly organized, the examiner will find it hard to follow your train of thought or to give you much needed points. Your writing skills do matter as does spelling and grammar and using legal terminology.
Practice Time Management
Practice Writing
Keep sentences short and concise
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Always, write for an uninformed audience. For example, assume your audience knows nothing about the law. The bar examiners look for how well you know the substantive knowledge and how well you apply it.
You want to be able to show you can communicate the law, through your essay, in an organized fashion, If you are poorly organized, the examiner will find it hard to follow your train of thought or to give you much needed points. Your writing skills do matter as does spelling and grammar and using legal terminology.
Practice Time Management
Practice Writing
Keep sentences short and concise
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, December 1, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: The MBE
I have talked with many students this bar exam cycle about their MBE scores. Many students I talked with failed the MBE while passing the state portion of their bar exam. The MBE is always difficult because you have to get the right answer or you get no points. Across the board, whether you are from Harvard or from a third tier score, contracts and property are one and two for the hardest subjects of the six – and where most students have the most difficult. Torts is ranked as the easiest subject in terms of how many questions students get right nationally.
For those who failed the MBE exam, evaluate your scores carefully. Were your scores low in every subject or did you do well in some subjects and not well in others? This evaluation will determine how you should study of the February 2013 bar exam. If you have across the board weakness, then you have problems with the analytical portion of the test – you are not understanding the strategy of elimination. If you scores reflect an up and down weakness per subject matter, then you need to concentrate on those weak subject while not forgetting to work on your stronger subjects.
As the February 2013 bar comes closer, we will discuss strategies and tactics for the MBE.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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For those who failed the MBE exam, evaluate your scores carefully. Were your scores low in every subject or did you do well in some subjects and not well in others? This evaluation will determine how you should study of the February 2013 bar exam. If you have across the board weakness, then you have problems with the analytical portion of the test – you are not understanding the strategy of elimination. If you scores reflect an up and down weakness per subject matter, then you need to concentrate on those weak subject while not forgetting to work on your stronger subjects.
As the February 2013 bar comes closer, we will discuss strategies and tactics for the MBE.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, November 30, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Achieving Your Goals
Goal achievement is the key to studying for the bar exam, especially if you are a repeat taker. You must keep your eye on your ultimate goal – passing the bar exam, along with figuring out how best to get to that ultimate goal of passing the bar exam.
How do you go about getting prepared for the bar exam? Let’s look at your study goals. You need to accomplish two things: the ultimate and overall goal, which is to pass the bar exam, and a day-to-day goal, which is to work towards achieving your ultimate goal.
It is not only about setting your goals for success, but also by developing the strategies to achieve the goal and then implementing the strategies.
Implementing the strategies of passing the bar exam include goals, each and every day that you must work on. We have discussed employing a study plan. That study plan should include a goal each day – i.e. working on the black letter law or working on improving your essays, MBEs or MPTs. Make sure the goal is a realistic goal, but make sure that you are moving forward each and every day. Implementing your strategy includes working on your weaknesses every day so that you can improve your performance when it comes time to sit for your bar exam.
Remember that studying for the bar exam is a journey that must be accomplished in incremental steps.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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How do you go about getting prepared for the bar exam? Let’s look at your study goals. You need to accomplish two things: the ultimate and overall goal, which is to pass the bar exam, and a day-to-day goal, which is to work towards achieving your ultimate goal.
It is not only about setting your goals for success, but also by developing the strategies to achieve the goal and then implementing the strategies.
Implementing the strategies of passing the bar exam include goals, each and every day that you must work on. We have discussed employing a study plan. That study plan should include a goal each day – i.e. working on the black letter law or working on improving your essays, MBEs or MPTs. Make sure the goal is a realistic goal, but make sure that you are moving forward each and every day. Implementing your strategy includes working on your weaknesses every day so that you can improve your performance when it comes time to sit for your bar exam.
Remember that studying for the bar exam is a journey that must be accomplished in incremental steps.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Preparation, Success and Training
Bar Professors will begin the process of discussing important topics to get you ready for the February 2013 bar exam. Although this advise is mainly for repeat takers, our advice can be used for those taking the bar exam for the first time.
Getting ready for the February 2013 bar exam is all about preparation. Preparation includes your mental attitude as well as your outward preparation. I often compare taking the bar exam to preparing for a marathon. You cannot jump out of bed the morning of the marathon and think that you will be able to run successfully, mile after mile, with no training. You must prepare beforehand and you must get ready for your bar exam marathon.
Mentally, you must get yourself comfortable with the idea that you will work every day and that, with proper preparation, you will pass the examination. Winners know the value of preparation. The philosopher, Confucius, once said that “success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.”
Muhammad Ali, the champion boxer, said that “I hated every minute of the training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
February 2013 will be your championship moment, don’t let yourself down.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Getting ready for the February 2013 bar exam is all about preparation. Preparation includes your mental attitude as well as your outward preparation. I often compare taking the bar exam to preparing for a marathon. You cannot jump out of bed the morning of the marathon and think that you will be able to run successfully, mile after mile, with no training. You must prepare beforehand and you must get ready for your bar exam marathon.
Mentally, you must get yourself comfortable with the idea that you will work every day and that, with proper preparation, you will pass the examination. Winners know the value of preparation. The philosopher, Confucius, once said that “success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation, there is sure to be failure.”
Muhammad Ali, the champion boxer, said that “I hated every minute of the training, but I said, “Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.”
February 2013 will be your championship moment, don’t let yourself down.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
The February 2013 Bar Exam: Plan Ahead and Stick to A Schedule
In order to pass the bar exam in February 2013, you need two things: time-management and discipline. Planning ahead and sticking to a schedule will conquer both requirements. Thorough preparation is the key to passing the exam and having a schedule in place will allow you to manage your time and to stick to a study timetable. For a plan to work, you have to address your learning style as well as the substantive areas you will be tested on.
First make a calendar of the next 3 months – up to the bar exam date in February 2013. Set out a timetable of when and where you will study per day. Be sure your schedule is realistic. If you make it too onerous, you will not follow the schedule and you will put off studying. Be realistic with your goals and your study habits. For example, you can’t go throughout the entire day with no lunch or no exercise or take no breaks because you were unrealistic in the time aspect of your plan. You have to write a study plan that suits you and your personality without slacking off.
In the beginning, you are going to struggle with the voluminous materials, but keep at it and keep pushing the pace. It’s like training for a race. You first have to struggle through the repetition until it starts feeling right and you start performing at your optimal level.
For your schedule, you should first start with relearning and reviewing the outlines with some practice questions thrown in and as you pick up the pace, you’ll reverse it and do more practice questions and essays and only use your outlines for clarification on questions you get wrong or confused about.
Don’t ignore your weak areas or your strong areas. You may not need to schedule as much time in your stronger subjects, but review them as consistently as you do all the other subjects. You may not need to read or reread the outlines of your strong subjects, but during those time periods, practice your questions. You may need those extra points on the bar. For your weaker subjects, don’t spend too much time obsessing on your lack of knowledge or take away from other subjects you also need to study; and do not ignore your weak subjects. All bar examinees have weak subjects. Again, spend time on those subjects as you would other subjects and just keep practicing. You’ll be surprised at how much you really do know in those weak subjects.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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First make a calendar of the next 3 months – up to the bar exam date in February 2013. Set out a timetable of when and where you will study per day. Be sure your schedule is realistic. If you make it too onerous, you will not follow the schedule and you will put off studying. Be realistic with your goals and your study habits. For example, you can’t go throughout the entire day with no lunch or no exercise or take no breaks because you were unrealistic in the time aspect of your plan. You have to write a study plan that suits you and your personality without slacking off.
In the beginning, you are going to struggle with the voluminous materials, but keep at it and keep pushing the pace. It’s like training for a race. You first have to struggle through the repetition until it starts feeling right and you start performing at your optimal level.
For your schedule, you should first start with relearning and reviewing the outlines with some practice questions thrown in and as you pick up the pace, you’ll reverse it and do more practice questions and essays and only use your outlines for clarification on questions you get wrong or confused about.
Don’t ignore your weak areas or your strong areas. You may not need to schedule as much time in your stronger subjects, but review them as consistently as you do all the other subjects. You may not need to read or reread the outlines of your strong subjects, but during those time periods, practice your questions. You may need those extra points on the bar. For your weaker subjects, don’t spend too much time obsessing on your lack of knowledge or take away from other subjects you also need to study; and do not ignore your weak subjects. All bar examinees have weak subjects. Again, spend time on those subjects as you would other subjects and just keep practicing. You’ll be surprised at how much you really do know in those weak subjects.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
February 2013 Bar Exam: Repeating the Bar Exam
The time has come when you must face the fact that you will have to repeat the process of taking the bar exam for February 2013.
It’s time to refocus again on the bar. I’ve had students tell me that they have studied the hardest they had ever studied for anything in their lives for their first bar exam. That’s probably true, but that’s why it’s time to examine how your study. Taking the exam again will call for a change in approach, strategy, and preparation for you to pass that final hurdle in fulfilling your dream of becoming a lawyer. The bar exam is not an academic exercise. The bar examiners want to know whether you are prepared to practice law.
Look at your scores in depth. What areas of the law did you not do well in? Were you weak on evidence or real property? What areas of the exam did you not do well in. Was it the essays, performance test or MBE? That’s where you should start in reformulating how you are going to pass the bar. Did you do well in the essay portion or the performance test but not the MBE? The answers to these questions will determine how to prepare a strategy for yourself as your prepare for the next exam. If you are weak in writing essays, practice strategic writing and essay evaluation; if you are weak in MBE. do more practice questions and, more importantly, critique your subject matter comprehension.
Don’t do the same thing you did for the first bar you took. I personally don’t think that re-attending the same bar review course you took previously is going to help you. You need the extra time to really bone up on those weak areas, without, of course, neglecting the stronger areas of your performance. If you need extra help, see about getting a private tutor who can work one on one with you to keep you sharp and motivated and you” be on the way to passing the bar. Keep working, don’t despair and good luck.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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It’s time to refocus again on the bar. I’ve had students tell me that they have studied the hardest they had ever studied for anything in their lives for their first bar exam. That’s probably true, but that’s why it’s time to examine how your study. Taking the exam again will call for a change in approach, strategy, and preparation for you to pass that final hurdle in fulfilling your dream of becoming a lawyer. The bar exam is not an academic exercise. The bar examiners want to know whether you are prepared to practice law.
Look at your scores in depth. What areas of the law did you not do well in? Were you weak on evidence or real property? What areas of the exam did you not do well in. Was it the essays, performance test or MBE? That’s where you should start in reformulating how you are going to pass the bar. Did you do well in the essay portion or the performance test but not the MBE? The answers to these questions will determine how to prepare a strategy for yourself as your prepare for the next exam. If you are weak in writing essays, practice strategic writing and essay evaluation; if you are weak in MBE. do more practice questions and, more importantly, critique your subject matter comprehension.
Don’t do the same thing you did for the first bar you took. I personally don’t think that re-attending the same bar review course you took previously is going to help you. You need the extra time to really bone up on those weak areas, without, of course, neglecting the stronger areas of your performance. If you need extra help, see about getting a private tutor who can work one on one with you to keep you sharp and motivated and you” be on the way to passing the bar. Keep working, don’t despair and good luck.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, November 26, 2012
February 2013 Bar Exam: For Repeat Bar Takers and Foreign Lawyers Taking the California or New York Bar Exam
In order to pass the California or New York bar exam as a repeat taker, there are five important keys to implement.
1. Establish a strategy and, more importantly, establish a plan and an approach to the bar exam.
2. Start your studies early. You should not wait until January to start your bar studies.
3. Educate yourself as to the standards of the bar exam and the areas most frequently tested.
4. Practice, practice and practice all questions and answers.
5. Obtain an experienced tutor.
Please go to barprofessors.com for more information.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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1. Establish a strategy and, more importantly, establish a plan and an approach to the bar exam.
2. Start your studies early. You should not wait until January to start your bar studies.
3. Educate yourself as to the standards of the bar exam and the areas most frequently tested.
4. Practice, practice and practice all questions and answers.
5. Obtain an experienced tutor.
Please go to barprofessors.com for more information.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Sunday, November 25, 2012
The Thanksgiving Weekend: Do You Know Where Your Bar Exam Books Are?
For those who must retake the bar exam in February 2013, this weekend must be the time to pick up your bar exam books and start studying for a successful bar exam result. You have 3 months to get up off the floor, find a new attitude and tell yourself you will pass this time around.
For repeat takers, if have taken the bar exam multiple times and are still not getting the results you want, think about getting a tutor. There is obviously something about the way you study or how you study that is not producing results for you. A tutor can set up a study plan with you, discuss areas of the bar exam materials that you are not getting and keep you motivated and less isolating.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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For repeat takers, if have taken the bar exam multiple times and are still not getting the results you want, think about getting a tutor. There is obviously something about the way you study or how you study that is not producing results for you. A tutor can set up a study plan with you, discuss areas of the bar exam materials that you are not getting and keep you motivated and less isolating.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: All States Have Released its Results
This week, with New Jersey holding the last spot, all states have released its results for the July 2012 bar exam. Congratulations to those who have passed this bar cycle – you have much to be thankful for at the start of your new career as a lawyer.
For those who have not passed yet, don’t be discouraged. You must look to February 2013 to get ready to take the bar exam again. You must pass the bar exam and get it behind you.
The day after Thanksgiving is a good place to take the time to think about how to pass the bar exam and the mechanics of how you should study and prepare. Focus on your goal and work towards writing out a study schedule and make sure you keep your confidence and morale high. It does no good for you to be depressed or to believe that you will not pass. Put the poor bar exam score behind you and get ready.
If this is at least your third attempt to pass the bar exam, think seriously about getting a bar exam tutor. Contact Bar Professors and we’ll help you pass the bar exam.
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For those who have not passed yet, don’t be discouraged. You must look to February 2013 to get ready to take the bar exam again. You must pass the bar exam and get it behind you.
The day after Thanksgiving is a good place to take the time to think about how to pass the bar exam and the mechanics of how you should study and prepare. Focus on your goal and work towards writing out a study schedule and make sure you keep your confidence and morale high. It does no good for you to be depressed or to believe that you will not pass. Put the poor bar exam score behind you and get ready.
If this is at least your third attempt to pass the bar exam, think seriously about getting a bar exam tutor. Contact Bar Professors and we’ll help you pass the bar exam.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: New Jersey Results
New Jersey has posted the names of the passers for public look-up today.
Congratulations to those who passed.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: New Jersey Results
New Jersey released its bar exam results for July 2012 yesterday. Of course, in what seems the norm, they made the students wait longer than 5 pm, even though New Jersey had promised to post at 5 pm. Nonetheless, New Jersey will post the names of the passers for public look-up on Wednesday.
Congratulations to those who passed.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, November 19, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: New Jersey Results Will Come Out Today
New Jersey bar exam results for July 2012 will come in dead last of all the states and will release their results today. Of course, they had a good reason for the delay – Hurricane Sandy - but that doesn’t make it any easier for the New Jersey takers to have another weekend to worry and wait. But the wait is almost over for New Jersey takers – and, hopefully, all those people who got slammed by Hurricane Sandy are rebuilding and recovering.
Good luck to the New Jersey takers!
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Good luck to the New Jersey takers!
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Sunday, November 18, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: California Has Released its Results through Public Look-Up
California has released its results, through public look up, this morning. You can now see which of your friends or fellow students have passed.
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Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: California Bar Exam Statistics
The California Bar Exam Results has released its results for private look-up. Now, let’s look at the statistics.
The passing rate for 6,485 first-time applicants was 68 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,252 applicants repeating the examination was 18 percent overall. The overall pass rate was 55%.
Here are the pass rates according to law school categories:
For California ABA law schools: 77% for first time takers; 24% for repeat takers
For Out of State ABA law schools: 64% for first time takers; 21% for repeat takers
For California Accredited but not ABA law schools: 32% for first time takers; 11% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited fixed faculty: 14% for first time takers; 4% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited Correspondence: 30% for first time takers; 16% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited Distance Learning: 20% for first time takers; 15% for repeat takers
For the Attorney’s Bar: 152 (34.9 percent) of the 435 lawyers who took the Attorneys' Examination passed.
As you can see by the statistics, repeat takers have an incredible difficult time passing the bar exam. If you are a repeat bar exam taker, contact Bar Professors. We can help you succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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The passing rate for 6,485 first-time applicants was 68 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,252 applicants repeating the examination was 18 percent overall. The overall pass rate was 55%.
Here are the pass rates according to law school categories:
For California ABA law schools: 77% for first time takers; 24% for repeat takers
For Out of State ABA law schools: 64% for first time takers; 21% for repeat takers
For California Accredited but not ABA law schools: 32% for first time takers; 11% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited fixed faculty: 14% for first time takers; 4% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited Correspondence: 30% for first time takers; 16% for repeat takers
For Unaccredited Distance Learning: 20% for first time takers; 15% for repeat takers
For the Attorney’s Bar: 152 (34.9 percent) of the 435 lawyers who took the Attorneys' Examination passed.
As you can see by the statistics, repeat takers have an incredible difficult time passing the bar exam. If you are a repeat bar exam taker, contact Bar Professors. We can help you succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, November 16, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: California Has Released Its Results
The California Bar Exam Results has released its results for private look-up. On Sunday, California will release the results for public look-up.
Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,737 applicants who took the GBX, 74.2 percent were first-time takers. The passing rate for 6,485 first-time applicants was 68 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,252 applicants repeating the examination was 18 percent overall. The overall pass rate was 55%.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,737 applicants who took the GBX, 74.2 percent were first-time takers. The passing rate for 6,485 first-time applicants was 68 percent overall. The passing rate for the 2,252 applicants repeating the examination was 18 percent overall. The overall pass rate was 55%.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Exam Results for July 2012: California Releases its Results Today
The California Bar Exam Results will come out today, November 16th at 6 pm for private lookup. On Sunday, California will post its results by public lookup.
Good luck to those who are waiting for results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those who are waiting for results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Thursday, November 15, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: California To Come Out on Friday; New Jersey Results Will Come Out on November 19th
Due to Hurricane Sandy, the New Jersey Bar Exam Results for July 2012 will come out on November 19th, instead of November 15th. The California Bar Exam Results will come out tomorrow, November 16th at 6 pm.
Good luck to those who are waiting for results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those who are waiting for results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, November 12, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: California, New Jersey and Rhode Island Will Be Released This Week
California, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the three last states yet to release their bar exam results. California will release their July2012 bar exam results on November 16th at 6 pm for private look up. New Jersey and Rhode Island are due to release their bar results this week, with New Jersey on Thursday, the 15th and Rhode Island on Wednesday, the 14th.
Good luck to those applicants still waiting for their bar exam results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those applicants still waiting for their bar exam results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Sunday, November 11, 2012
Foreign Educated Lawyers: When You Must Pass the New York and California Bar Exams
The bar exam results for July 2012 from New York indicated that foreign educated lawyers passed at a first time rate of 46%, and that all foreign educated lawyers passed at a 36% rate. In California, the results are even worse. In July 2011, California’s foreign educated lawyers passed at a 21% rate, with repeat takers passing at only a 14%. Even with one year at a law school, California’s pass rate for foreign lawyers was a 25% and repeat takers were at 15%.
As can be seen, the pass rate is dismal for foreign educated lawyers. That’s why, before sitting for a bar exam, foreign educated lawyers need a bar tutor. Working with a tutor will dramatically improve your chances of passing. Write, write and write some more. An applicant needs to learn to write on the bar exam subjects to both understand the law and to develop a writing structure. Memorize the law “cold” because you have a built in language barrier. You do not have the time to think about the law, you must know it. Above all else, start early.
BarProfessors offer private tutoring for ESL students and foreign educated lawyers for the New York and California bar exam. Please e-mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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As can be seen, the pass rate is dismal for foreign educated lawyers. That’s why, before sitting for a bar exam, foreign educated lawyers need a bar tutor. Working with a tutor will dramatically improve your chances of passing. Write, write and write some more. An applicant needs to learn to write on the bar exam subjects to both understand the law and to develop a writing structure. Memorize the law “cold” because you have a built in language barrier. You do not have the time to think about the law, you must know it. Above all else, start early.
BarProfessors offer private tutoring for ESL students and foreign educated lawyers for the New York and California bar exam. Please e-mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, November 10, 2012
New York Bar Exam Repeat Takers: Start Studying Now for the February 2013 Bar
New York repeat bar exam takers have a disadvantage from many states because of New York’s late release date. The results for the July 2012 bar exam came out in mid November. You do not have had time to process the fact that you did not pass the New York bar exam. Now it is time to take action and make sure you pass the February 2013 bar exam.
For the New York bar exam repeat takers for February 2013 start your preparation now. It’s time now to forget about what happened on your last bar attempt and start anew. For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time takers, you must obtain a bar tutor. The traditional commercial bar course did not and will not work for you.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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For the New York bar exam repeat takers for February 2013 start your preparation now. It’s time now to forget about what happened on your last bar attempt and start anew. For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time takers, you must obtain a bar tutor. The traditional commercial bar course did not and will not work for you.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, November 9, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: California, New Jersey and Rhode Island Will Be Released Next Week
California, New Jersey and Rhode Island are the three last states yet to release their bar exam results. California will release their July2012 bar exam results in one week, on November 16th at 6 pm for private look up. New Jersey and Rhode Island are due to release their bar results next week, with New Jersey on Thursday, the 15th and Rhode Island on Wednesday, the 14th.
Good luck to those applicants still waiting for their bar exam results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those applicants still waiting for their bar exam results.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Thursday, November 8, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: Radio Blog Talk
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality, Watkins Glenn, and will allow the participants to discuss any issues addressing bar examinations. Details will be posted on this blog.
If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
July 2012 New York Bar Exam Results: Repeat Bar Exam Takers: A Plan for Success
New York repeat bar exam takers should be very concerned with their ability to pass the New York Bar Exam for a second, third or multiple times.
As we have shown through our blog, the repeat bar exam taker numbers are substantially lower than first time takers. Absent a very structured study bar exam plan, many of the repeat bar exam takers will repeatedly fail the bar until they just give up on their dream of becoming a lawyer. As a law professor, I know too many students in this heart-breaking category. They are devastated with their failure beyond comprehension. They are literally paralyzed with indecision, depression and uncertainty about their career and, more importantly, they question their own ability to pass the bar.
My advice is to start with a very intensive structured plan. Obtain a tutor and, more importantly, believe you will pass. Above all else, do not prepare for the exam as you did the first time. You have to change your approach with a structured plan for success. Good luck.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, New York, California, and Florida bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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As we have shown through our blog, the repeat bar exam taker numbers are substantially lower than first time takers. Absent a very structured study bar exam plan, many of the repeat bar exam takers will repeatedly fail the bar until they just give up on their dream of becoming a lawyer. As a law professor, I know too many students in this heart-breaking category. They are devastated with their failure beyond comprehension. They are literally paralyzed with indecision, depression and uncertainty about their career and, more importantly, they question their own ability to pass the bar.
My advice is to start with a very intensive structured plan. Obtain a tutor and, more importantly, believe you will pass. Above all else, do not prepare for the exam as you did the first time. You have to change your approach with a structured plan for success. Good luck.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, New York, California, and Florida bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: New York and Repeat Bar Takers
Most law graduates are under the false impression that the more times you take the New York bar exam the greater your changes are to passing
In fact, it is just the opposite. The more times you sit for the bar exam, you increase your chances of being unsuccessful.
The statistical proof is clear and convincing that repeat takers continuously do poorer on the bar exam than first time takers. Here are the hard facts:
The New York Combined 2011 (both February and July) bar results indicate that the first time takers from an ABA credited school passed at a rate of 85%. The all taker pass rate (which includes the first time taker pass rate) was 76.9%, which is approximately a 68% repeat taker rate, a clear 17% difference. The New York Combined 2010 bar results indicate that the first time taker pass rate was 84.9%, while the all-taker pass rate was only 77.4%, again an approximate rate of 69% for repeat takers.
These statistical repeat taker numbers are a clear representation that repeat takers, fail at a greater rate than first time takers. Obtaining a bar exam tutor should be the number one goal for all repeat takers.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the UBE, MEE, MBE Florida, California and New York. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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In fact, it is just the opposite. The more times you sit for the bar exam, you increase your chances of being unsuccessful.
The statistical proof is clear and convincing that repeat takers continuously do poorer on the bar exam than first time takers. Here are the hard facts:
The New York Combined 2011 (both February and July) bar results indicate that the first time takers from an ABA credited school passed at a rate of 85%. The all taker pass rate (which includes the first time taker pass rate) was 76.9%, which is approximately a 68% repeat taker rate, a clear 17% difference. The New York Combined 2010 bar results indicate that the first time taker pass rate was 84.9%, while the all-taker pass rate was only 77.4%, again an approximate rate of 69% for repeat takers.
These statistical repeat taker numbers are a clear representation that repeat takers, fail at a greater rate than first time takers. Obtaining a bar exam tutor should be the number one goal for all repeat takers.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the UBE, MEE, MBE Florida, California and New York. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, November 5, 2012
New York Bar Exam Results for July 2012: The Public Lookup Has Been Posted
The New York bar exam results for July 2012 have now been released for public lookup. A list of the candidates who passed the examination has been made available to the general public today.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Passing the New York Bar Exam When English is Your Second Language
The bar exam results for July 2012 from New York indicated that foreign educated lawyers passed at a first time rate of 46%, and that all foreign educated lawyers passed at a 36% rate.
I have been receiving e-mails from applicants who are having trouble with the bar exam because English is their second language. Also, we have had a multitude of people from foreign cities read this blog.
How should a person prepare for the New York bar exam when English is their second language.
1. First, and for most, obtain a private tutor to evaluate your essays. Working with a tutor will dramatically improve your chances of passing.
2. Write, write and write some more. An applicant needs to learn to write on the New York bar subjects to both understand the law and to develop a writing structure.
3. Memorize the law “cold” because you have a built in language barrier. You do not have the time to think about the law, you must know it.
4. Start early.
Implementing the above will help you be successful on the New York Bar Exam.
BarProfessors offer private tutoring for ESL students and foreign educated lawyers for the New York bar. Please e-mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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I have been receiving e-mails from applicants who are having trouble with the bar exam because English is their second language. Also, we have had a multitude of people from foreign cities read this blog.
How should a person prepare for the New York bar exam when English is their second language.
1. First, and for most, obtain a private tutor to evaluate your essays. Working with a tutor will dramatically improve your chances of passing.
2. Write, write and write some more. An applicant needs to learn to write on the New York bar subjects to both understand the law and to develop a writing structure.
3. Memorize the law “cold” because you have a built in language barrier. You do not have the time to think about the law, you must know it.
4. Start early.
Implementing the above will help you be successful on the New York Bar Exam.
BarProfessors offer private tutoring for ESL students and foreign educated lawyers for the New York bar. Please e-mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
The New York Bar Exam Results for July 2012: The Pass Rate and Important Advice for Repeat New York Bar Takers
The overall pass rate for New York for the July 2012 bar exam was 68%, with first time takers passing at a 76% rate and with NY schools passing at a 85% rate for first time takers. Non-New York law students passed at 82%. Foreign educated lawyers passed at a first time rate of 46%, and all foreign educated lawyers passed at a 36% rate.
We have been talking with students all day yesterday. The questions we’ve been asked more frequently is “what should I do if I was unsuccessful on the New York Bar Exam?” First, let the shock of failing the bar subside with a few days of reflection.
Clearly, this may be one of your greatest disappointments, but don’t let it control or define who you are. You can pass the bar exam in February 2013. Get right back up and say, “I will pass in February 2013.”
Ok, now let’s start. Do not repeat the same class, study plan or approach you used the last time. It did not work. Coming close on the bar is good only in horse shoes. One size does not fit all. Hard work and having a study plan and study strategy will pay off. Say to yourself, “I will be a lawyer.”
You want to get the bar exam behind you and start your new life as a lawyer. Don’t dither or waste time with the “what ifs”. Stay focused and true to your goal to pass.
Obtaining a Bar Professors New York bar exam tutor will help you pass. Many students who are repeat bar takers need a bar exam coach to help them improve their writing and analytical skills so they can properly navigate through the New York bar exam. Remember, the New York bar exam is unique and more difficult to pass than other jurisdictions. This structured, personalized program is the key to passing the bar for repeat takers. Yesterday, one of our students who could not get above a 118 on her MBE scored 139 and passed her after her third attempt.
Above all, never give up.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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We have been talking with students all day yesterday. The questions we’ve been asked more frequently is “what should I do if I was unsuccessful on the New York Bar Exam?” First, let the shock of failing the bar subside with a few days of reflection.
Clearly, this may be one of your greatest disappointments, but don’t let it control or define who you are. You can pass the bar exam in February 2013. Get right back up and say, “I will pass in February 2013.”
Ok, now let’s start. Do not repeat the same class, study plan or approach you used the last time. It did not work. Coming close on the bar is good only in horse shoes. One size does not fit all. Hard work and having a study plan and study strategy will pay off. Say to yourself, “I will be a lawyer.”
You want to get the bar exam behind you and start your new life as a lawyer. Don’t dither or waste time with the “what ifs”. Stay focused and true to your goal to pass.
Obtaining a Bar Professors New York bar exam tutor will help you pass. Many students who are repeat bar takers need a bar exam coach to help them improve their writing and analytical skills so they can properly navigate through the New York bar exam. Remember, the New York bar exam is unique and more difficult to pass than other jurisdictions. This structured, personalized program is the key to passing the bar for repeat takers. Yesterday, one of our students who could not get above a 118 on her MBE scored 139 and passed her after her third attempt.
Above all, never give up.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, November 2, 2012
Texas Bar Exam Results for July 2012 Have Been Released Along with Law School Pass Rates
The Texas bar exam results for July 2012 have now been released. The Texas bar pass rate was 78.7%. The First Time pass rate was 83.8% and the repeat taker pass rate was 42.57% Bar Professors provide a private tutorial for Texas repeat bar takers
By Law School:
Baylor: first time pass rate: 94%; repeat pass rate: 50 %
St. Mary’s: first time pass rate: 84%; repeat pass rate: 30%
South Texas: first time pass rate: 86 %; repeat pass rate: 55 %
SMU: first time pass rate: 89%; repeat pass rate: 63 %
TSU: first time pass rate: 65%; repeat pass rate: 34%
U of Houston: first time pass rate: 89%; repeat pass rate: 62 %
U of Texas: first time pass rate: 94%; repeat pass rate: 31 %
Texas Tech: first time pass rate: 84%; repeat pass rate: 67 %
TWU: first time pass rate: 90%; repeat pass rate: 33%
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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By Law School:
Baylor: first time pass rate: 94%; repeat pass rate: 50 %
St. Mary’s: first time pass rate: 84%; repeat pass rate: 30%
South Texas: first time pass rate: 86 %; repeat pass rate: 55 %
SMU: first time pass rate: 89%; repeat pass rate: 63 %
TSU: first time pass rate: 65%; repeat pass rate: 34%
U of Houston: first time pass rate: 89%; repeat pass rate: 62 %
U of Texas: first time pass rate: 94%; repeat pass rate: 31 %
Texas Tech: first time pass rate: 84%; repeat pass rate: 67 %
TWU: first time pass rate: 90%; repeat pass rate: 33%
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Maryland Bar Exam Results for July 2012 Have Been Released
The Maryland bar exam results for July 2012 have now been released. The applicants can look up their bar number now.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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New York Bar Exam Results for July 2012 Have Been Released
The New York bar exam results for July 2012 have now been released. A private look-up available to candidates only is available on the Board’s website. A list of the candidates who passed the examination will be made available to the general public on Monday, November 5, 2012.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Exam Results for July 2012: New York, Maryland and Texas To Come Out Today
Results from the July 2012 New York, Maryland and Texas bar examination will be released to candidates today. Stay tuned to this blog, as we will post the results as they come out.
Good luck to those waiting for release.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those waiting for release.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: New York Will Come Out on Friday
Results from the July 2012 New York State bar examination will be released to candidates on Friday November 2, 2012. A private look-up available to candidates only will also be made available on the Board’s website at that time. A list of the candidates who passed the examination will be made available to the general public on Monday, November 5, 2012.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Exam Results for July 2012: Washington, DC Has Posted its Bar Exam Results
Washington, DC has posted its bar exam results for July 2012 on its member website. Of 210 applicants who took the bar exam, 109 were successful. This represents a 71% pass rate among first–time takers and an overall pass rate of 52%.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Exam Results for July 2012: Why Do Law Students Fail the Bar Exam
Now that most of the bar exam results have been posted, those who have failed their bar exam must analyze their scores and figure out why they failed and how to pass their bar exam for February 2013. Today we will discuss why you failed and, in a later blog, discuss ways to pass the bar exam.
You reverted back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed you to graduate from law school, even with average grades, but you cannot continue to write the way you did in law school. Some of your bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
You have Poor Preparation and Time Management.
You may have started bar preparation entirely too late, leaving yourself in a rush mode. For the upcoming February 2013 bar, your preparation should start no later than November, 2012. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
You don’t really believe that you will pass
You may have been that student in law school that got an average to below average grades. Or you struggled through law school. However, in the back of your mind, you know that you were not a good student and you know that the bar exam is hard. You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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You reverted back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed you to graduate from law school, even with average grades, but you cannot continue to write the way you did in law school. Some of your bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
You have Poor Preparation and Time Management.
You may have started bar preparation entirely too late, leaving yourself in a rush mode. For the upcoming February 2013 bar, your preparation should start no later than November, 2012. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
You don’t really believe that you will pass
You may have been that student in law school that got an average to below average grades. Or you struggled through law school. However, in the back of your mind, you know that you were not a good student and you know that the bar exam is hard. You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, October 31, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: Radio Blog Talk
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality, Watkins Glenn, and will allow the participants to discuss any issues addressing bar examinations. Details will be posted on this blog.
If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: Maryland and Texas to Come Out this Week
Both Maryland and Texas are scheduled to release their bar exam results this week. Both states will release their bar exam results for July 2012 on Friday, November 2nd.
Good luck to those waiting for release.
We are still waiting for word on Washington, D.C.’s release, although a reader has said that the results letters have been mailed out.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Good luck to those waiting for release.
We are still waiting for word on Washington, D.C.’s release, although a reader has said that the results letters have been mailed out.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Monday, October 29, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: Michigan Has Released the Names of the Successful Applicants
Michigan sent out the results letters to its bar applicants last Thursday and Michigan has now released the names of the successful applicants on its website.
Congratulations to those who have passed the July 2012 bar exam for Michigan.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who have passed the July 2012 bar exam for Michigan.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Results for July 2012: Massachusetts Statistics by Law School
Massachusetts has now posted the names of the successful applicants of the July 2012 bar exam results. The statistics for the applicants are: for first time takers, the pass rate was 85.3%. The second time taker pass rate was 41.4%. The third time taker pass rate was 56.3%. The fourth time taker pass rate was 25% and the fifth time or more pass rate was 16.7%. The total pass rate was 81.1%
By law school:
Boston College: first time taker pass rate: 91.8% Total pass rate: 90.8%
Boston University: first time taker pass rate: 92.1% Total pass rate: 92.3%
Harvard: first time taker pass rate: 97.4% Total pass rate: 97.4%
Massachusetts: first time taker pass rate: 71.4% Total pass rate: 52.5%
New England: first time taker pass rate: 84.6% Total pass rate: 83.6%
Northeastern: first time taker pass rate: 85.8% Total pass rate: 85.8%
Suffolk: first time taker pass rate: 82.4% Total pass rate: 79.8%
Univ. of Mass at Dartmouth: first time taker pass rate: 70% Total pass rate: 64.3%
Western New England: first time taker pass rate: 81.3% Total pass rate: 76.7%
All other law Schools: first time taker pass rate: 85.3% Total pass rate: 80.6%
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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By law school:
Boston College: first time taker pass rate: 91.8% Total pass rate: 90.8%
Boston University: first time taker pass rate: 92.1% Total pass rate: 92.3%
Harvard: first time taker pass rate: 97.4% Total pass rate: 97.4%
Massachusetts: first time taker pass rate: 71.4% Total pass rate: 52.5%
New England: first time taker pass rate: 84.6% Total pass rate: 83.6%
Northeastern: first time taker pass rate: 85.8% Total pass rate: 85.8%
Suffolk: first time taker pass rate: 82.4% Total pass rate: 79.8%
Univ. of Mass at Dartmouth: first time taker pass rate: 70% Total pass rate: 64.3%
Western New England: first time taker pass rate: 81.3% Total pass rate: 76.7%
All other law Schools: first time taker pass rate: 85.3% Total pass rate: 80.6%
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Sunday, October 28, 2012
Bar Results for July 2012: Massachusetts and Michigan
Massachusetts and Michigan have already sent their results letters out to the applicants who took the bar exam in July 2012. On Monday, October 29, 2012, both states will post their results on line. Massachusetts also posts its statistics by first time, second time and multiple takers. Looking at the numbers, you can really see how the repeat takers statistics start to tank the more times they take it. That is why it is important to get a tutor so that you don’t become one of those multiple taker statistics. Massachusetts also posts the statistics by law school – which is a great indicator of the school’s commitment to bar passage.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
July 2012 Bar Exam Results: 7 States Still Have Not Released their Bar Exam Results
As of today, there are seven states that have not released their bar exam results. California, New York, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maryland, Texas and Washington, DC are the last hold-outs for release of bar exam results. Massachusetts and Michigan have sent out their results letters and will be posting the names of the successful applicants on Monday.
For those who have failed the bar exam, start your preparation for the February 2013 bar exam. Make your study plan and follow it to the letter. It’s time now to forget about what happened on your last bar attempt and start anew. For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time takers, you must obtain a bar tutor to get you over the top.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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For those who have failed the bar exam, start your preparation for the February 2013 bar exam. Make your study plan and follow it to the letter. It’s time now to forget about what happened on your last bar attempt and start anew. For 2nd, 3rd, and 4th time takers, you must obtain a bar tutor to get you over the top.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Friday, October 26, 2012
July 2012: Georgia Has Released its Bar Exam Results
Georgia has released its bar exam results today. You can see the names of the successful applicants on its website. We will post the statistics when they are available.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Radio Blog Talk – It’s Coming
Bar Professors is currently planning a radio talk program addressing areas of all bar exams for our domestic audience and our international listeners. This interactive call-in program will be hosted by radio personality Watkins Glenn. Details will be posted on this blog. If you are interested in this programming, please go to Bar Professors’ facebook page and press the like button.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Bar Exam Results for July 2012: Ohio’s Results by Law School
Here are the results by Ohio law schools:
Capital University: first time taker rate: 92%; Overall pass rate: 88%
Case Western: first time taker rate: 81%; Overall pass rate: 79%
Cleveland State: first time taker rate: 84%; Overall pass rate: 79%
Ohio Northern: first time taker rate: 91%; Overall pass rate: 89%
Ohio State: first time taker rate: 94%; Overall pass rate: 91%
Akron: first time taker rate: 85%; Overall pass rate: 82%
Cincinnati: first time taker rate: 89%; Overall pass rate: 88%
Dayton: first time taker rate: 67%; Overall pass rate: 65%
Toledo: first time taker rate: 83%; Overall pass rate: 75%
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Capital University: first time taker rate: 92%; Overall pass rate: 88%
Case Western: first time taker rate: 81%; Overall pass rate: 79%
Cleveland State: first time taker rate: 84%; Overall pass rate: 79%
Ohio Northern: first time taker rate: 91%; Overall pass rate: 89%
Ohio State: first time taker rate: 94%; Overall pass rate: 91%
Akron: first time taker rate: 85%; Overall pass rate: 82%
Cincinnati: first time taker rate: 89%; Overall pass rate: 88%
Dayton: first time taker rate: 67%; Overall pass rate: 65%
Toledo: first time taker rate: 83%; Overall pass rate: 75%
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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July 2012 Bar Exam Results: Ohio and Georgia, Alaska and Washington, DC
Ohio has released its bar exam results this morning. The names of the successful applicants are posted on its website. Georgia will post its names of successful applicants by 4:30 pm today.
Alaska's bar exam results came out yesterday. Out of 102 applicants, 70 students passed for an overall pass rate of 69%. The number of first time takers was 76, with 59 first time takers passing for a first time taker pass rate of 78%.
We are still waiting for word from Washington, DC for their release date.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Alaska's bar exam results came out yesterday. Out of 102 applicants, 70 students passed for an overall pass rate of 69%. The number of first time takers was 76, with 59 first time takers passing for a first time taker pass rate of 78%.
We are still waiting for word from Washington, DC for their release date.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Massachusetts Has Mailed its Results Letters to Applicants for the July 2012 Bar Exam
The results of the July 2012 bar exam for Massachusetts were mailed to applicants. The names of the passers will be posted on the Board of Law Examiner's website on October 29, 2012.
Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Michigan Has Mailed its Results Letters to Applicants for the July 2012 Bar Exam
The results of the July 2012 bar exam were mailed to applicants on Thursday, October 25, 2012. The names of certified passers will be posted on the Board of Law Examiner's website on October 29, 2012, after 2:00 p.m.
Congratulations to those who passed. You've waited a long time for this day.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Congratulations to those who passed. You've waited a long time for this day.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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July 2012 Bar Exam Results: Alaska Will Release its Bar Exam Results Today; Georgia and Ohio Will Release its Bar Exam Results on Friday
Alaska is releasing its bar exam results today for the July 2012 bar exam. Ohio and Georgia bar exam results are due out on Friday.
Stay tuned to this blog and we will post the information as soon as we get it.
Good luck to those waiting in Alaska today.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Stay tuned to this blog and we will post the information as soon as we get it.
Good luck to those waiting in Alaska today.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Why Do Law Students Fail the Bar Exam?
Most law students fail the Bar Exam for three major reasons:
1. They revert back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed them to graduate from law school, but will be the kiss of death on the bar exam. Some of the bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
2. Poor Preparation and Time Management.
Many law students start their bar preparation entirely too late, leaving most in a rush mode. For the upcoming February 2013 bar, your preparation should start immediately after you receive notice that you must retake your exam. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
3. They don’t really believe that they will pass
You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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1. They revert back to bad writing habits developed in law school.
Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed them to graduate from law school, but will be the kiss of death on the bar exam. Some of the bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question.
2. Poor Preparation and Time Management.
Many law students start their bar preparation entirely too late, leaving most in a rush mode. For the upcoming February 2013 bar, your preparation should start immediately after you receive notice that you must retake your exam. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.
3. They don’t really believe that they will pass
You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
The California Baby Bar is Today
Today the next California First Year Law Students’ Exam will be given.
As you know, it is crucial that you pass the California Baby Bar as soon as possible and within the allotted three times or you will have to retake your law school classes.
The percentage rate of failure is an astounding 81% with only 19% passing. You read that right – the statistics are pretty incredible. The first hurdle must be accomplished – you must pass the California Baby Bar Examination. Secondly, a student needs to pass the CFYLSE as soon possible so that the student does not have to retake classes.
Good luck to those getting ready to take the California First Year Law Students’ Exam.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors can help you succeed
As you know, it is crucial that you pass the California Baby Bar as soon as possible and within the allotted three times or you will have to retake your law school classes.
The percentage rate of failure is an astounding 81% with only 19% passing. You read that right – the statistics are pretty incredible. The first hurdle must be accomplished – you must pass the California Baby Bar Examination. Secondly, a student needs to pass the CFYLSE as soon possible so that the student does not have to retake classes.
Good luck to those getting ready to take the California First Year Law Students’ Exam.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or email us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors can help you succeed
Monday, October 22, 2012
Bar Exam Results for July 2012: DC, Alaska, Maryland, Ohio, Georgia and Michigan
This week there are a number of states scheduled to release its bar exam results for July 2012. Washington, DC may release this week and Alaska is set to release its bar exam results on October 25th. Friday is going to be a busy day for bar exam release: Ohio, and Georgia are all scheduled to release the bar exam results for their states on October 26th.
In Maryland, Out of State Attorney results will be mailed on October 26, 2012 and General Bar results will be mailed and posted on November 2, 2012.
We are still keeping an eye on Michigan. There is no definitive word yet.
Good luck to all applicants who are waiting for their results for July 2012. It is going to be an exciting week.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors can help you succeed
In Maryland, Out of State Attorney results will be mailed on October 26, 2012 and General Bar results will be mailed and posted on November 2, 2012.
We are still keeping an eye on Michigan. There is no definitive word yet.
Good luck to all applicants who are waiting for their results for July 2012. It is going to be an exciting week.
Bar Professors provide private bar exam tutors for students who have difficulty with the MBE, MEE, UBE, Florida, California, and New York bar exams. You can find us at http://barprofessors.com, like us on facebook at BarProfessors, follow us on twitter @BarProfessors or mail us at pass@barprofessors.com.
Bar Professors can help you succeed
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