The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Massachusetts Bar Exam Results Statistics

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Massachusetts’ applicants received their results by email last weekend and Massachusetts has just posted their statistics. A total of 671 applicants sat for the February 2013 bar examination, of whom 425 (63.3%) passed.  There were 354 first time takers, of whom 259 (73.2%) passed the exam.  The second time takers passed at 61.7%; third time takers passed at a 38.9%; fourth time takers passed at 40% and fifth time takers or more passed at a 15.4% rate.

By Law School, the statistics are as follows:

Boston College:   first time taker: 87.5%, overall:  69.2%

Boston University:    first time taker: 87.5%, overall:  83.3%

Harvard:   first time taker: 100%, overall:  100%

Massachusetts School of Law:   first time taker: 62%, overall:  51.6%

New England Law:   first time taker: 61.5%, overall:  64.6%

Northeastern:    first time taker:  88.2%, overall:  81.8%

Suffolk:   first time taker: 70.5%, overall:  64.2%

Univ. Of Mass at Dartmouth:   first time taker: 57.1%, overall:  52.4%

Western New England:    first time taker: 40%, overall:  37%

All other schools:   first time taker: 80.5%, overall:  67.6%

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The Bar Exam Results for February 2013: Washington and Massachusetts Bar Exam Results

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Washington has now publicly released the names and statistics of its bar exam results.  247 candidates passed the Bar Exam administered in February 2013. Of the 421 candidates who took the exam, 58.7% passed.  First time takers (non-attorneys) passed at a 67.3% rate. Repeaters (non attorneys) passed at a 60.9% rate.  Washington is a UBE state.

Congratulations to those who passed.

Applicants in Massachusetts were sent their results by mail on Friday.   Congratulations.  We will post the statistics when they come out.

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Florida Bar Exam Results for February 2013: Why Do Law Students Fail the Florida Bar Exam; How Can I Pass?

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Most law students fail the Florida Bar Exam for three major reasons:

1. They revert back to bad writing habits developed in law school.

Under the pressures of the bar exam, many students revert back to bad habits. These bad habits allowed them to graduate from law school, but will be the kiss of death on the bar exam. Some of the bad habits include, not organizing your answer, no line by line analysis and not answering the call of the question. Remember that the bar exam essay is completely different from your law school exams. You must organize, find your issues and discuss the issues fully to be successful on the bar exam.

2. Poor Preparation and Time Management.

Many law students start their bar preparation entirely too late, leaving most in a rush mode. For the upcoming July 2013 bar, your preparation should start no later than May 15, 2013. You should allow yourself 5 to 6 hours per day for studying. But more importantly, studying correctly is the key. You need to write and answer many essays and MBE questions. Your answers must be evaluated by a private tutor.  The tutor can answer questions and assess your progress.  Be focus driven towards your goal of passing the bar exam.

3. They don’t really believe that they will pass

You must have a belief that you will pass. Get rid of all negative thoughts, people and things. You must truly believe that you will pass. You must say this every single day prior to the bar and you must have the confidence to succeed.  Although you have taken the bar exam more than once, you must know that you can pass.

For those who have not passed the bar exam, get back on the horse and start preparing for July 2013.  You can pass the exam, with help from a private tutor like Bar Professors.

 

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The Florida Bar Exam Results for February 2013: Important Advice for Repeat Florida Bar Takers

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We have been talking with students all last week.  The questions we’ve been asked more frequently is “what should I do if I was unsuccessful on the Florida Bar Exam?”  First, let the shock of failing the bar subside with a few days of reflection. Clearly, this may be one of your greatest disappointments, but don’t let it control or define who you are. You can pass the bar exam in July 2013. Get right back up and say, “I will pass in July 2013.”

Ok, now let’s start. Do not repeat the same class, study plan or approach you used the last time. It did not work. Coming close on the bar is good only in horse shoes. One size does not fit all. Hard work and having a study plan and study strategy will pay off. Say to yourself, “I will be a lawyer.”

You want to get the bar exam behind you and start your new life as a lawyer.  Don’t dither or waste time with the “what ifs”.  Stay focused and true to your goal to pass.

Obtaining a Bar Professors Florida bar exam tutor will help you pass. Many students who are repeat bar takers need a bar exam coach to help them improve their writing and analytical skills so they can properly navigate through the Florida bar exam. Remember, the Florida bar exam is unique and more difficult to pass than other jurisdictions.  This structured, personalized program is the key to passing the bar for repeat takers.

Above all, never give up.

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The February 2013 Florida Bar Exam Results: The Grading

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The Florida bar exam results have come out and most of the applicants have gotten their letter telling them the breakdown of the scores.  Here is the way the grading is done in Florida.

Grading the Florida Bar Exam

The MBE & Florida sections are weighted equally on the Florida Bar Exam. This is called the “overall method”. (Rule 4-25(a)). A combined weighted score of 136 is required to pass the Florida Bar Exam. It doesn’t matter if your score in one section or the other is below the 136 – it’s the average score that matters. So basically you can fail the FL or the MBE section and still pass the FL bar exam if your overall score is at least 136.

If you fail one section of the bar and choose to re-take only that one section in the next examination, you must score the 136 points or higher on that section. The Florida Board of Bar Examiners calls this the “individual method”. (Rule 4-25(b)). Your chances of passing are slightly lower than re-taking the entire bar again.

If an applicant attains a passing scaled score on only 1 part and elects to take the overall method of the General Bar Examination as described above, the previous passing status will not be replaced by a failing status if the applicant fails to achieve a passing score on a subsequent submission effort. (Rule 4-25.1).

Each examination paper produced by an applicant on the General Bar Examination will be separately graded. The scores of each section of Part A will be converted to a common scale by a recognized statistical procedure so that each section is equally weighted. The sum of the converted section scores is the total score for Part A. All total scores attained by the applicants on Part A are converted to the same distribution as their Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) scaled scores. MBE scores (Part B) are the scaled scores on the MBE provided by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. Scaled scores are used in order to ensure that the standard of measurement of competence from examination to examination is not affected by the difficulty of the particular test or the ability of that particular group as distinguished from the general population of applicants. Rule 4-26.1

On the Florida portion of the bar, each essay is worth 100 points for a 300 point total. The multiple choice questions are worth 100 points total, so each question is approximately 1 point each. There are usually 10 experimental questions. The average essay score is around 40 points, requiring you to get your remaining points on the multiple choice questions.

Depending on the difficulty of the essay question and the average grade, the Board of Bar Examiners may adjust your score either downward or upward. There is a school of thought that a bar taker should hope for a difficult question so that the average grade is lower – thereby requiring the Bar Examiners to adjust upward. If the essay is an easy one, usually the average score is higher, thus requiring a downward adjustment. The Board does not adjust the multiple choice questions – there are what they are and the point totals do not change.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam: The MBE Analysis

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We have seen from both Illinois and Missouri how the MBE has “shaken” out for the February 2013 bar exam.

The average raw score for the MBE subjects is:

Evidence:  19.03 out of 33 
Const. Law:  19.17 out of 33
Property:  19.63 out of 33
Contracts:  20.06 out of 34
Criminal Law/Pro:  20.07 out of 33
Torts:  21.25 out of 34

I have put the average raw score in order of hardest to easiest.  As we can see this February, 2013, the hardest subjects were evidence and constitutional law; the easiest subjects were criminal law/procedure and torts.  It is a surprise to see constitutional law as one of the harder subjects.  In addition, from what my students told me,  property did not have many future interests or mortgage questions, which was a great relief to many and pushed property into the middle range of the subjects (when it usually the hardest subject).

The average range for all the subjects is from 58% to 62.5%.   These are the numbers you should be reaching when you practice your MBE questions.

It appears that the scaled score this year fits within the usual range of 12-15 extra points, depending on where you fall.  That is consistent with prior years.

If you are taking the MBE again, you will have to change your approach, strategy and preparation to pass.  Try a new approach with Bar Professors.  Our new cross training approach with concentration on factual distinctions in the MBE fact pattern versus the traditional method of legal extraction has increased many MBE repeat takers scores by as much as 20%.  Give yourself a fighting chance to pass the bar exam in your state by improving your MBE score.  Whether you are from North Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin or any other state, Bar Professors can help you improve your MBE score.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam: Florida Bar Exam Results by Law School

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Here is the list of Florida law schools’ pass rate for the February 2013 Bar Exam by Law school.

FSU – 96% (24 out of 25 students)
Stetson – 93.9% (46 out of 49 students)
Barry – 92.7% (38 of 41 students)
Florida International University – 91.7% (33 or 36 students)
Miami – 86% (57 of 66 students)
Florida A&M – 82.6% (19 of 23 students)
Florida Coastal – 79.3% (46 of 58 students)
Non-Florida schools – 78.1% (303 of 388 students)
Nova – 74.5% (35 out of 47 students)
University of Florida – 72.7% (16 of 22 students)
St. Thomas – 64.8% (35 out of 54 students)
Ave Maria – 50% (5 of 10 students)
Total – 80.2% (657 of 819 students)

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The February 2013 Bar Exam: The Missouri Bar Exam Results Are Now Out

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The Missouri bar exam results for February 2013 have been released.  Missouri is a UBE state.  Missouri’s overall pass rate was 74.7% and the first time rate was  81.9 %. The 2^nd time taker rate was 71.8% and the 3^rd time taker rate was 31.6%.   Congratulations to those applicants who have passed. 

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The February 2013 Bar Exam: Missouri Results will be Coming Out Today

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Missouri will be releasing their bar exam results for February 2013 today after 5 pm.  Good luck to those who are waiting for the results.  We will post the release news this afternoon.

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The February 2013 Florida Bar Exam Pass Rate

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The February 2013 Florida bar exam results are now up.  We have learned that the first time pass rate was 80.2%.  There were 819 first time takers.

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The February 2013 Florida Bar Exam Results Are Up

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The February 2013 Florida bar exam results are now up.

Congratulations to those passing the bar and a job well done.

To those who failed, keep your chin up; you can pass the next time. Have a good cry and get back to business.

We will put the Florida law schools pass rates up as soon as we get it.

 

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Florida Bar Exam Results for February 2013 and the Florida Law Schools Pass Rates Will Be Released Today

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Florida’s bar exam results for February 2013 will be released today, April 15, 2013. Bar Professors will post the results when it comes out.  The pass rate for the Florida law schools will be posted when they come out.  Come back to this site for full Florida bar exam results.

Good luck to all who are waiting for results today.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: The Bar Exam Results from Florida Comes Out Tomorrow

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The wait is almost over, tomorrow is the day for bar exam results coming out of Florida. The Florida bar exam results for February will be released on April 15th. The results come out in the morning, around 10 am, give or take.  This will be a day of joy for some and difficulty for others. For those who pass, enjoy this exciting and great accomplishment. Go out and party with family and friends. You deserve it.

For those who were unsuccessful, do not feel dejected. Have a good cry and start thinking about the next bar exam. Get right back up and say, “I will pass in July 2013.” Hard work and having a study plan and study strategy will pay off.  Say to yourself, “I will be a lawyer.”  Contact Bar Professors  to make sure that July will be the last time you take the bar exam.

The Florida Bar Exam Results for February 2013 will be posted on this site on April 15, 2013. We will also post the pass rates by Florida law schools tomorrow.  Come back to this site for full Florida bar exam results on Monday.  It should be interesting. Good luck to those who are waiting.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: The Long Weekend Wait for the Florida Results

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The Florida Bar Exam Results for February 2013 will come out on Monday, April 15^th.  There is no magical time it comes out, although the results usually come out around 10 am.  The results came out around 9 am one year, another year, around noon – so anywhere around 9:30 to 12 noon is your window to keep hitting the refresh button.

Florida releases the numbers, not the names of the applicants and the site reveals just pass or fail of both Part A (the Florida section) and Part B (the MBE section) and the overall pass or fail.  When you look up your number there will be 4 columns:  your number, pass,  pass, pass.   The last pass is your ticket for your law license.  You can fail a section of the Florida bar, and with enough carry over points, you can pass overall.  So you will see some scores, like fail, pass, pass or pass, fail, pass.  That’s ok, because that applicant has passed the Florida bar exam.  Look at the final column and you’ll know whether you passed or failed.

The Florida Board of Bar Examiners also releases the passing rate of the law schools, too, later in the afternoon.  The Florida Board of Bar Examiners releases the passing rate of the law school to the law school first.  Later that day, the Florida bar examiners then releases the passing rate of the law schools to the public. Florida only releases the first time taker rate and not the repeat takers rate, and not the overall pass rate.  It’s unfortunate that Florida does not practice full transparency, because I have seen quite a few law schools who try to fudge the overall rate and the repeat taker rate to something higher than what it really is – then tell their students who have failed, that all they need to do is keep taking it and they will eventually pass.  I have seen students taking the exam 6, 8, 10 times. We know you need a bar tutor to help you get over the finish line.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Pennsylvania Results Are Now Out

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The Pennsylvania bar exam results are now out and have been posted. 703 applicants took the bar exam and 426 passed for a pass rate of 61%. The names of the applicants who passed are listed on Pennsylvania’s website.

Congratulations to those who have passed.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Pennsylvania Results Will Be Out Today

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The Pennsylvania bar exam results will be out today after 4 pm. 

Good luck to those students in Pennsylvania waiting for results.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Pennsylvania Results Will Be Out on Friday

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Students have gotten the email telling them that their Pennsylvania bar exam results will be out on Friday after 4 pm. 

Good luck to those students in Pennsylvania waiting for results.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Utah, Florida, Missouri and Oklahoma

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Utah was the first UBE state to come out – it’s results came out late last week. The pass rate was 77%.   Florida will be coming out next Monday, the 15th – just a week away.  Missouri comes out on April 16^th.  Oklahoma results come out mid-April. 

Good luck to those waiting for results.

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The February 2013 Bar Exam Results: Conquering the MBE for Repeat Takers

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The MBE test is hard.  No one can dispute that. Students are often competitive with the written essay portion of the exam, but bomb out on the MBE. 

We, at Bar Professors, know you are disappointed with your MBE results.  However, taking the MBE again will call for a change in approach, strategy and preparation to pass.  Our advice to you is not to give up but to try a new approach with Bar Professors.  Our new cross training approach with concentration on factual distinctions in the MBE fact pattern versus the traditional method of legal extraction has increased many MBE repeat takers scores by as much as 20%.  Give yourself a fighting chance to pass the bar exam in your state by improving your MBE score.  Whether you are from North Carolina, Illinois, Wisconsin or any other state, Bar Professors can help you improve your MBE score.

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