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Bar Exam Tutoring

Tutoring slots are full for the July 2014 bar exam

I am not accepting any more students for the July 2014 bar exam. I know that results have just come out but I only take on a small number of students each bar exam. For everyone that has already emailed me, I am going through your emails and will get back to you with options, including a waitlist. As always, feel free to email me if you feel you have exceptional circumstances for this summer but keep in mind that my roster is officially full. And yes, I am already accepting students for the February 2015 bar exam so if you are planning on taking that exam you may contact me about tutoring.

I’ve also gotten plenty of questions about seeking out other tutors. My advice is to trust your instincts. If you feel the tutor would be a good fit for you, then go with it. Other than that, I would stick to the basic questions such as how long have they been tutoring, what is their program like, how do they charge for their services, etc. Good luck and as always feel free to post with any questions.

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DC Bar Exam

DC Bar Exam Results for February 2014 posted

The official pass list has been posted at the Courthouse in DC, and the list has also been posted online here. Overall pass rate was 47% with 58% first time takers passing. Believe it or not this is a higher rate than we have seen in past February bar exams so congratulations to everyone who passed!

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Virginia Bar Exam

Virginia Bar Exam results for February 2014 posted

The Virginia Board of Bar Examiners has posted the pass list for the February 2014 Virginia Bar Exam. You can see the full pass list here.

Looks like the overall pass rate was 59% with 70% of first time test takers passing.

Congratulations to everyone who passed! Your hard work and planning have paid off and you are now licensed to practice in the Commonwealth of Virginia. As usual, the swearing in ceremony will be at the Greater Richmond Convention Center on 403 North Third Street in downtown Richmond, 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. If you did not pass, take a day or so to get over the shock and realize you are not alone. Then think about how you studied and what you would have done differently. This should be the starting point for your new study plan for studying for the exam this July.

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Bar Exam MBE

Pennsylvania bar exam results for February 2014 and MBE stats

Results are out for PA here. Overall pass rate was just over 57% with just over 72% of first time takers passing the exam. Kudos to the UPenn crew for having a 100% first time taker pass rate!

The national mean for the MBE was a 138 this February, which is right where we normally see it for February. The high/low were 187/70.

Looking for Virginia, DC, Maryland and New York over the next few weeks and California in a month.

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Bar Exam DC Bar Exam Virginia Bar Exam

Day 1 of the February 2014 bar exam is over

Half way there (I know the west coast is still going, but I wanted to get my thoughts on DC and VA out there before dinner)…

DC was a mess today, poor administration, inconsistent time given to students, poor lunch break management, just an all around disaster. I feel bad for everyone who sat for DC today, expect more of the same tomorrow and try to just stay focused on the exam. Good news is the subjects tested were as expected, although only two MBE subjects this time around, con and crim law. The MEE subjects were a mix of easy and hard, with civ pro, partnership, trusts and UCC9. Oh, the MPTs were a memo and a brief.

Things were smoother in Virginia, essays were basically exactly as planned. Lots of VA civ pro, some PR, crim, UCC3, our friend detinue made an appearance (hope you read my twitter tips of the day), property, wills was back, corporations and some creditors rights/suretyship. All around a very fair and straightforward exam, what we have come to expect from VA, tough but fair, exactly how a bar exam should be.

Stay strong and finish things off properly with the MBE tomorrow to put this exam behind us. Good luck!

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Bar Exam DC Bar Exam

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

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!