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DC Bar Exam Results for Feb 2015 posted

The February 2015 Washington DC Bar Exam results are posted here on the Committee of Admissions Website. Congratulations to everyone who passed! The overall pass rate was barely a third of all test takers at 37.27%. First time takers did a little bit better but still less than half of them passed, 47.2%. In all, 102 out of 271 people passed this administration of the DC bar exam. It was the first time Civil Procedure was tested on the MBE but that did not seem to be much of a factor as the questions were as expected and the pass rates are in line with previous Winter administrations of the exam. If you did not pass, wait for your results in the mail and go over how you did and then re-assess how you should study/prepare differently for this summer. For everyone who passed, don’t think about anything else and just relax and enjoy the weekend.

By Dwight Zenzano

Dwight Zenzano is the author of the Bar Exam Blog at www.dcbarexam.com and tutors for bar exams across the country. He specializes in the Virginia and UBE (DC) bar exams.

67 replies on “DC Bar Exam Results for Feb 2015 posted”

Do you know when letters are mailed? Or if they have been mailed already? I tried calling but the guy wasn’t very nice. I just need to know what happened…I waived my mbe and only sat for day 1. This was my first try with DC. 37% is very low but I just want my letter to see if I can possibly request a regrade.

Yes. which is why I am anxiously awaiting my official letter. I live out of state so it may take awhile. Hopefully I’m only a few points off going into the regrade.

Anyone receive any letter yet? Did they even send it yet? This is DC we’re talking about… remember all the noise and irregular test-taking problems in February?

I thought I was the only one who heard that noise. Truly awful and incredibly distracting. Not too mention the inconsistent timing. What an awful unprofessional testing experience.

I called yesterday, and they said one, letters haven’t been sent, and two, the swearing-in ceremony will be Friday, July 10.

Thanks for the helpful info everyone. Not checking results until I get an official letter.

Is it possible to get DC pending for purposes of doc review between now and swear in date?

I just contacted one of the doc review places that I had previously worked for. They said I would still be JD-only until I get sworn in. July 10 is WAY far away, wtf?

Has anyone received the official letter yet? I find it disturbing that we cannot rely on the information provided by those who are supposed to be in control of this process. I won’t relax until I see the official letter. And I have little faith that my address actually got changed properly, so knowing if anyone has received his/her letter yet would be helpful. Thanks!

I have not received a letter. I called this afternoon, and asked when the ceremony would be. The person responded “I don’t know” *long pause* Like, what? i asked if he could find out, or find someone who does know. He said that they haven’t decided what the date would be because they need approval.

I called again this morning and talked to the guy in charge. Letters went out last Fri (though I’ve still yet to receive mine). Swear-in ceremony is Fri, July 10 at 12:30 pm.

I live in DC would have thought I would have gotten a letter by now. It’s very sad that we can’t really trust the list that is posted.

I got my letter on Friday, May 8. It said they were still waiting for my NCBE Character report to be completed, so they couldn’t give me a swearing in date yet.

I also got my email yesterday. I have the same problem with the Character and Fitness report, so I wonder if it is the common practice between DC and NCBE? It would be frustrating that the swearing may be affected by such ineffective communication. What have they been doing with our application. The application was submitted half a year ago. Does anyone know if there has been similar problem in previous years?

Got mine too. But said they didint get my MPRE score from March yet. Sent my copy of the score. Hope 7/10 will work for me!

I received my pass letter on Saturday, May 9. I am in Louisville, KY. Mine also says they are waiting on the character report from NCBE.

it seems that March MPRE takers are experiencing the same issue.
I hope just a call to update my info would fix the problem since NCBE says that they have transferred my score to the DC court. Im trying to get the person on the phone. will post what happens.

Anybody here have an update? I emailed the NCBE a week ago and haven’t heard back. This is frustrating.

I received my final letter with all details re swearing in, etc. earlier this week. You may try calling NCBE. They can put you in touch with the person who handled your account and tell you if you have anything outstanding.

Has your mailing address changed since your application? I would call the office of admissions at a minimum.

For those who took March MPRE,
has any of you successfully submitted your MPRE score to the court that you have sworn-date set?

first, i cant believe that march MPRE score is not automatically processed so that me and some of folks had to send the printed scores to the court (which is not official at all!)

second, the court is so freaking retarded that they havent responded whether they got my score or not. not to mention the set date for sworn-in.

am i the only one waiting for it all frustrated.

I am still waiting as well. Since the first ceremony is July 10, I am guessing I won’t be in that batch

Took February exam. Still waiting for a letter re passing and swearing in, or to say that anything is outstanding. Anyone else still waiting to hear any sort of update?

Received a letter that I passed mid May and that I was lacking a MPRE score and NCBE character and investigation report. Still waiting on details for swearing in ceremony.

Received a letter dated June 15th about the swearing in ceremony (July 10th noon). Initially in my pass letter (dated May 9th) I was told my character and fitness was still pending.

Does anyone know if we are able to pick a later date to get sworn in? Even if I do receive a letter for July 10th at this point I won’t be able to attend.

I called the Committee and finally someone picked up the phone (Thank God!). He said, many candidates have not yet been updated to their system (mostly due to late arrival of Character and Fitness reports), therefore, they can’t have the same swearing date for everyone. They would give us a notice 3-4 weeks before the swearing date so that we can make plans to attend. Apparently, DC organizes swearing in ceremonies once a month so you won’t have to wait too long until the next ceremony (in accordance to the phone conversation). Finger cross!

received a letter dated July 21st in my DC mailbox yesterday. Truly laughable process. The swear in date is for August 10th and the automatic make up swear in date is September 11

Received a letter dated July 21st on Aug 2nd for the Aug 10th swearing in date… Short notice and much money spent on airplane tickets, but at least I am no longer waiting.

I received a letter dated August 11, 2015 on Saturday, August 15 in Louisville, Ky re swearing in on September 11. I hope everyone has gotten theirs too!!

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