NCBE released the scores from the November 2008 MPRE today and I passed with a solid margin, scoring well into triple digits… I believe the free PMBR/Kaplan lecture + the multiple practice exams from the various sources was the key… Also, knowing and mentally preparing for the fact that the format of the current MPRE is simplified from the existing Barbri/PMBR/Micromash/Whatever practice questions out there now is probably the best advice I can give to anyone taking the exam… (As stated in my previous post https://dcbarexam.com//2008/11/thoughts-on-november-2008-mpre-and.html)
To those of you that did not pass, or are taking it for the first time in March 2009, I recommend 1 week of study, comprising 8 hours of review of the outlines (1-2 days) and 4 practice exams of 50-60 questions each reviewing all answer explanations thoroughly (4-5 days). It may seem excessive, but the test is not as “easy” as everyone says unless you put in that effort, or have recently taken PR in law school…
One reply on “I passed the November 2008 MPRE”
I also passed! And actually it really astonished me, that I passed. I work as a Legal Counsel in Switzerland for an asset management company. I studied law in Switzerland and my motherlanguage is German. I prepared with Rigos for the MPRE and came to New York on Friday night. Just one day before the exam together with my wife. On Saturday I went to the New York University for the MPRE. I really felt like a tourist and thought I just give my best in this exam. The exam was for me very difficult. There where only about 5 to 10 questions I thought I knew the answer. I was short on time and at the end I answered about 10 questions without even reading them. I was sure that I didn’t pass the exam but one thing was different to other exam: I felt like a tourist – what I really was, because after the exam we staid for one more week at NY – and because of that I just gave my best and fought till the end of the exam. A lot of student didn’t acutally haven’t been focused and when they realized that the exam was difficult, just gave up. Now I passed the MPRE and I will take the NY bar next autumn or spring 2010.
All the best for your exams!
Chris