The results have been made available at the courthouse on the door of the Committee on Admissions. Letters are in the mail to all test takers. Here is the official pass list available online: http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/membership/current_members/examResults.cfm. Here is a photo of the pass list (Thanks JB!):
We’re getting closer to February’s bar exam results, with Virginia’s coming next week. Here are the expected and anticipated dates for the February 2013 bar exam results for VA, DC, MD, NY, TX and CA:
Virginia – Expected April 25, 2013
DC – Anticipated May 1, 2013
Maryland – Expected May 3, 2013
Texas – Expected May 3, 2013
New York – Anticipated May 9, 2013
California – Expected May 17, 2013
The Feb 2013 DC Bar exam is over! Congrats to everyone who took it, just for surviving. This one was a little tougher than usual in some ways. To start with, we had two persuasive MPTs, and neither was a memo. Definitely not the best way to start the bar exam. The good news is that the essays were MBE subject heavy which was a nice treat. In fact, for the first time ever we had four out of six essay questions that were MBE subjects. They were Property, Con law, Evidence and Contracts. Speaking of predictions, getting 5 out of 6 ain’t all that bad so I was feeling pretty good. The other two questions were Agency and Fed Civ Pro.
For the MPTs, as I said, neither were memos. One was a letter and one was a brief. Both were persuasive, which for most people is a more difficult assignment. Time was a major issue on these MPTs, and finishing both in 3 hours was more difficult than usual.
Now that it’s over, I’m going to relax and not think about anything bar exam related. We’ve got a few months till the results come out. I’ll post when I know more details about when to expect results.
It’s almost here. The Feb 2013 bar exam. The final weekend of studying is an important one, and usually a stressful one. The feeling of all the months of studying coming to an end, and the feeling that it was not enough time. Rest assured that I don’t think very many people feel “fully prepared” before taking the bar exam. There is simply too much law that can be tested to know it all well enough to feel like you are going to ace the exam. Good thing is, the bar exam is a pass/fail situation with a passing score being usually around the 65% mark. This isn’t law school, you can’t get an A, or a B+ on the bar exam. So, you don’t need to have mastered every bit of law in every subject they can possibly test. Hopefully that little tidbit will help ease some nerves this final weekend.
OK, how about some final tips and advice?
For VA takers, don’t forget to
The results for the July 2012 Washington DC Bar Exam have been posted at the courthouse on the Committee’s door. Letters have been mailed to all test takers. The results are also available online here: http://www.dccourts.gov/internet/documents/July-2012-Successful-List-and-Notice-for-Publication.pdf.
Out of 210 applicants, just over half of all test takers passed. Overall pass rate was 52%, with 71% of first time takers passing.
Good luck to everyone, I hope you passed!
The DC Bar does not give a definitive date as to when the bar exam results will be released. For the July exam they usually say “mid-November”, but we usually see the results in mid-October. This year I am guessing they will be released next week, around October 25th. They first post them on the door in the courthouse and then mail out the results. They also ask the IT staff to post the results online to both websites. The online posting can occur that same day or several days later, depending on how busy the IT staff is. Once the results are available online, I’ll post a link to them here on this blog. Calling the office usually does not help as they will not tell you when they are planning on posting the results. Best bet now is to be patient. If anyone happens by the courthouse and sees the results posted on the door, drop me a note or comment here.