Repeat Bar Exam Takers: The Myths and Reality of Passing

Most law graduates are under the false impression that the more times you take a state bar exam the greater your changes are to passing

In fact, it is just the opposite. The more times you sit for a state bar, 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 Pennsylvania July 2011 bar results indicate that the first time takers passed at an 85%. The second time takers pass rate was 27%, the third time taker pass rate was 39% and the fourth time takers were 15%.

For the California July 2011 bar, the first time takers passed at 69% and all repeat takers passed at 18%.

In Massachusetts, for the February 2012 bar results, first time takers passed at a 72% rate, second time takers passed at a 58%, third time takers passed at a 33% rate, fourth time takers passed at a 0% rate and 5th time takers or more passed at a 10% rate.

These statistical repeat taker numbers are a clear representation that repeat takers, on an average, only pass the bar exam at about a 33% rate. Obtaining a bar exam tutor should be the number one goal for all repeat takers.

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