It’s going to be a long wait, but here are the dates we’re looking at for CA, MD, VA, DC and NY:
California results expected November 16th, 2012
Maryland results expected November 2nd, 2012
Virginia results expected October 12th, 2012
Washington DC results estimated around Oct 25th, 2012
New York results estimated around Nov 8th, 2012
DC Feb 2012 Results have been posted online:
http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/membership/current_members/examResults.cfm
The results have been posted up at the courthouse. Expect the online posting to occur later this afternoon, but no guarantees. Details to come shortly.
We have the Feb 2012 MBE mean and range scores to share with everyone:
Mean MBE Scaled Score for Total Population (National): 136.980
Range of MBE Scaled Scores for Total Population (National): 74.300-183.900
So, a mean score of about 137 (scaled) with the worst score being a 74 and a fantastic high score of almost 184. This is a typical mean for a February MBE administration.
As for upcoming (projected) results, here are the dates we have so far:
VA – Projected April 26, 2012
DC – Projected Early May 2012
MD – Projected May 4, 2012
NY – Projected Late April / Early May 2012
And with the leap year behind us, so is the February 2012 Bar exam behind us. Let’s take a quick look at how the exams went.
First, let’s start with DC (and also touch on New York):
Essays – The MEE selection for DC was fair and straightforward, with 2 MBE subjects (contracts and evidence) and 4 MEE subjects (Corporations, Fed Civ Pro (conflicts crossover), Partnership, and Wills).
Performance tests – The MPTs for DC were not as great. We had one Objective letter to a client, which was totally straightforward, and one never before seen “leave behind letter” that was persuasive. Up in NY, they decided to pick the leave behind letter (joy). Nevertheless, as with all MPTs, practice makes perfect and even though the leave behind was an unknown, after looking over it, it became clear what they were asking for and was manageable.
Speaking of NY, the essays there were a nice selection.
Virginia results should be out Thursday afternoon or sometime Friday at the latest. No big surprises expected but the long wait from this summer is finally drawing to an end. Good luck to everyone as the results are posted. When they are posted I’ll do a breakdown and analysis of how the numbers came out. And of course, the same for the DC scores when they are out in the next few days/weeks.