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DC has sent out admission tickets for the February 2014 Bar Exam

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date February 12, 2014
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With just under 2 weeks to go until the 2014 DC February bar exam, people are starting to receive their admission tickets to the exam. It should have all the information you need with regards to time/place/date/etc. In these last couple of weeks I plan on doing two things:

1) Focusing on any weak areas or subjects that I have been avoiding. Everyone has a couple of subjects that they dread, real property, secured transactions and commercial paper usually are at the top of most people’s “I hope they don’t ask those on the exam” list. So, I always focus these last few weeks on the subjects that I have been avoiding.

2) Do a review of all areas of the exam to be tested. If there are MPTs on the exam, I will always do a couple MPTs this week in addition to the usual essay and MBE preparation. If there are short answer questions I will review and practice some of those as well. These final weeks/days are treated as more of a review than learning new information.

Good luck to everyone taking the exam!

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Filing deadline for Virginia and DC bar exam coming up this Monday

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date December 13, 2013
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Reminder: The filing deadline for the Washington DC and Virginia February 2014 bar exam is coming up this Monday, December 16, 2013. If need be, DC has a late filing deadline of December 31, 2013 for an additional fee of $200. Get it done now and save yourself the $200.

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July 2013 DC Bar Exam Pass list posted online

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date October 30, 2013
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The official pass list for the 2013 July DC Bar Exam is now posted online. Out of 240 test takers the overall pass rate was less than half, 45%. First time takers had a slightly better showing with a pass rate of 56%.

Here is a link to the pass list:

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July 2013 DC Bar Exam results posted

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date October 25, 2013
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The results for the DC Bar Exam from July 2013 have been posted today. Below is a picture of the pass list from the Committee on Admissions. Once the results are posted online I will share the statistics. Congratulations to everyone who passed!

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July 2013 bar exam is done

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date August 2, 2013
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Welcome to August, and congratulations to everyone who took the July 2013 bar exam, it’s finally over! This summer was a particularly tough administration of the exam, especially in Virginia. Lots of Professional Responsibility, full Creditors Rights question, etc. The MBE was a bit tougher than usual this summer as well, making for a particularly hard time in Virginia. DC was no piece of cake either, MPTs and MEEs were slightly more difficult than usual as well. Once the MBE curve is available I’ll be taking a close look at that to do an analysis and see how the scaled scores look this time around.

Results to come out in early to mid October for DC and VA, I’ll post more specific dates when I get them. Good luck until then!

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Less than 4 weeks to go until the July 2013 Bar Exam

Post author By Dwight Zenzano
Post date July 4, 2013
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Happy 4th of July! With just under four weeks remaining until the July 2013 bar exam, I’ve been telling everyone I know taking the exam that if they have not been 100% focused up until this point, now is the time to get serious. The bar exam is not something that many people can cram for a week before and pass, it takes time. 1 month is about the minimum for most people, although the standard study period is usually 2 months. However, as most of us know 2 months is a long time in advance to memorize details, so the most important study time is the month before the bar exam. I’ve been re-reading the Strategies and Tactics book for the MBE this week, and doing a few MBE questions each day. This is my basic routine for MBE prep and keeps me on top of my game all month long. I also make sure and listen to my favorite PMBR MBE lectures for at least 30 minutes a day, usually when I am at the gym or driving. I’ve also been going over some state essay questions (Virginia, New York and California) from recent years and looking at the style of questions. This helps me to focus my studying and hone in on what areas/subjects I should be spending my time from now until the exam. I’ve been focusing on criminal law and UCC2 (Sales) quite a bit as those are popular topics on bar exam essays. Today I am basically taking the day off, and my students are welcome to as well. A quick read of the Strategies & Tactics book plus 3 MBE questions is all I need to do and then I can enjoy the rest of my day with BBQ and fireworks.