The fifth edition of Emanuel’s Strategies and Tactics for the MBE was published this past October (2012) and, as many of you know, is my favorite book for MBE prep. A new edition is usually published every 3 years or so, with only minor changes. The biggest change was in the last edition, the questions were re-written and updated to reflect the new style of MBE questions in 2009, while the content of the subject matter outlines (Study strategies and exam tactics) was left unchanged. This newest edition with the purplish cover actually does have some new content in the subject matter outlines, although mostly the book is unchanged. If you already own an earlier edition
With 42 days remaining, we’re at the 6 week marker until the Feb 2013 bar exam. Most folks are totally immersed in studying right now, a trip to the law library confirmed that for me today. I talked to a guy who is working full time but has Monday’s off until the bar exam. We were discussing how it’s hard to get in enough study hours while also working a full-time job. I gave him the best advice I know of, which is just do the best you can with the time you have.
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On an MBE note, I’m going to post a mini-review of the latest edition of one of my favorite bar prep books, Strategies and Tactics for the MBE. The 5th edition (2012) has a purplish-reddish color and a few nice updates. I’ll write that up and publish it soon.
With just a couple of days until the new year, and a little less than 60 days until the bar exam, many people are starting to panic because they have not yet started studying. Whether it was due to the holidays or whatever, don’t panic. Instead, take the next day or two to create a good study plan. Organize your study materials, put your game plans together and then make a commitment to stick to it. 2 months is plenty of time to study for, and pass, the bar exam. I am not taking on any more students for tutoring for the Feb 2013 bar exam, and my other tutors are mostly booked as well, but feel free to drop me a line with any questions you have. I’m always happy to help out where I can. Happy New Year!
Time to review the CA bar exam from this past July. The public pass list is available here: http://apps.calbar.ca.gov/exam/
Overall pass rate was 55.3%. That’s 4,834 people out of 8,737 applicants. As usual, first time takers did better, with a 68% pass rate. Nearly 3/4 of the test takers were first timers (74.2%), that’s 6,485 first-time applicants. For the 2,252 repeat takers, their pass rate was 18%.
Finally, first time test takers from a California ABA school had a pass rate of 77% and repeat takers passed at a 24% pass rate. First time out-of-State ABA school takers had a 64% pass rate while the repeat takers had a 21% pass rate.
California’s mean scaled MBE score was
3 more July 2012 bar exam results are available today. Private lookup only for New York at the following link:
https://www.nybarapply.org/LUJ12/XResults.asp
On Monday NY will post the public list on their website.
Maryland is releasing today at 4:30PM at the following link:
http://www.courts.state.md.us/ble/examresults.html
Finally, you can get your Texas July 2012 results here:
http://www.ble.state.tx.us/Results/pass_0712.htm
Congratulations to everyone who passed! California is still a ways off, Friday the 16th for private lookup and Sunday the 18th for public posting. Best of luck to everyone.
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DC Bar Exam July 2012 results are out
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!