Just a friendly reminder that the late filing deadline for the July 2010 DC Bar Exam is no later than 4PM in Room 123 at the Committee on Admissions tomorrow, May 18th.
Category: Bar Exam
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DC Feb 2010 Bar Exam Results
A low pass rate showing a difficult exam are the results being posted today for the Feb 2010 Bar Exam:
http://www.dcappeals.gov/dccourts/appeals/coa/exam_results.jsp
We see a 41% overall pass rate, with 61% of first-time takers passing. Less than 100 people passed total. Congratulations to everyone who passed! For those of you who did not, don’t despair, you can focus on your weaknesses and pass in July 2010.
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Virginia Feb 2010 Results out – 57.2% Overall pass rate
Results from the Virginia February 2010 bar exam have been posted as of last Thursday evening. The pass rate was 57.2% overall, and 66.7% for first-time takers. Seems like both the MBE and essays were above average difficulty. But that is apparent when only just over half the people taking it passed. Not a very high pass rate, but it was a challenging exam. For those of you who passed, congratulations! For those of you who did not, don’t lose focus. Register for July 2010 and focus on your weak subjects and frequently tested subjects and you will pass.
For those of you still waiting for DC bar results, I feel your pain. Hopefully something will be posted soon.
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Feb 2010 Bar Exam is over
The February 2010 Bar Exam is officially over. Congratulations to everyone who took it. Now the wait begins for the results. The MBE was an average difficulty MBE, I’d say a 6/10 relative to past MBEs. As usual, one section was harder than the other (in my case, morning was more difficult). Well, time to get back to the real world for a little bit until July 2010 preparations start!
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Day 1 of the Feb 2010 Bar Exam is Over
Day 1 is over and the MPT/MEE are finished. Hopefully everyone did well. The MPT’s were a change from the NCBE’s usual memo/memo lineup, but following the same methodologies, the execution was the same.
Thankfully my MEE predictions for this bar were on-point, save for missing contracts and trusts questions. What gives? Glad fed civ pro was bumped up into the running as well.
Anyway, for those of you heading into the MBE, it’s almost over. For those of you who were essay-only, congratulations on finishing!
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Feb 2010 Bar Exam is upon us
Well, it’s the night before the bar exam. I would like to wish everyone good luck on the bar exam tomorrow. Keep your finger’s cross for your favorite (i.e. – least-hated) essay subjects to appear on the MEE.
Good luck!
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Book Review – 2010 Edition of Strategies and Tactics for the MBE
With just over 1 week until the February 2010 bar exam, I felt it was a good time to do a book review of one of the best and well-known study guides out there:
Strategies and Tactics for the MBE
Most bar examinees know the 2006 edition with its olive color, but finally a new edition is out, the 2010 edition, and the book is now in two volumes.
Volume 1 is the same format as the old one: 6 chapters (1 for each MBE subject) with practice questions, and a 200-question practice MBE exam in the back.
Volume 2 is approx 300 additional MBE questions.
I was excited to receive the new edition as I believe that the old (2006) edition is still the BEST study guide for the multistate bar exam. However, upon receiving the new edition, I realized that it was very similar to the old 2006 edition. In fact, it was so similar that I felt compelled to get my 2006 copy and compare. Here is what I discovered: (more…)
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1+ Month until the February 2010 bar exam
We’re just before the 1 month till the exam mark. I hope everyone has started studying at this point. If not, don’t despair, 1 month is still enough time, it has been done before, but kick it into high gear now, no more excuses. Focus on the MBE, it is the most difficult by far, as the scantron machine has no mercy, unlike the essay graders who MAY give you extra points here and there depending on your answers. And besides the MBE subjects carry over to the essays so in effect you’re studying 2 test areas, not just one.
For those of you taking the Virginia Bar Exam this February, feel free to drop me a line. I am preparing a Virginia pilot program for July and want to share my ideas with upcoming test takers. Anyone taking barbri/micromash/whatever for the VA bar should definitely drop me a line as I have already come up with some improvements to those programs.
Good luck and study efficiently!
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Registration for the bar & tutoring
Friendly reminder than there is only 1 week left for the late registration period for the D.C. February 2010 bar exam! December 30, 2009 is the late fee filing deadline so if you have not registered yet, do so by that date.
Also, my tutoring classes are now officially 100% closed and fully booked for the February 2010 bar exam. If you are in dire straits and have extraordinary circumstances, go ahead and email me and maybe we can figure some sort of “mini-program” for you, but my roster is full as I like to keep my schedule light and only do personalized 1-on-1’s with each of my students.
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July 2009 Bar Exam Results Posted, and more…
The results for the July 2009 DC Bar Exam have been posted:
http://www.dcbar.org/for_lawyers/membership/current_members/examResults.cfm
The results are as follows:
A 72% pass rate for first time takers
A 53% overall pass rate for all takers (155 successful applicants out of a total 293 applicants)No big surprises on the exam itself or the results… If you passed, congratulations!! If not, don’t fret, register for the Feb 2009 bar exam and study some more and you’ll be sure to pass…
Another reminder that December 15, 2009 is the deadline for registering for the February 2009 DC Bar Exam, with December 30, 2009 being the late filing deadline.
Finally, the MPRE is coming up next Saturday. Good luck to all those sitting for it. If you can, put in a full week of study and ace it… Otherwise, I recommend 3 full days minimum study… Good luck!