Additional states see decline in bar exam pass rates
ABA JOURNAL – The drop in bar pass rates follows a drop in law school applicants.
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LOS ANGELES TIMES – For the second year in a row, the percentage of people who successfully took the summer California bar exam fell to a historic low, with less than 47% passing, according to state statistics. Last year, only 48.6% of those who took the exam made the grade, the first time the passage…
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LOS ANGELES TIMES – Eight out of California’s 21 law schools have recently admitted classes that have a “high,” “very high” or “extreme” number of students who have a poor chance of passing the bar, based on their LSAT scores, the study showed.
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MADISON RECORD – Sixty-eight new lawyers took the attorney’s oath Thursday in Carbondale, as part of the 1,605 who were sworn in to practice law in Illinois during ceremonies across the state.
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ABOVE THE LAW – The passage rate for graduates of ABA-accredited schools who took the test for the first time was 79%, the lowest figure since at least 2004. That’s four percentage points below the July 2014 rate, and it’s more than an 11 percentage-point drop-off from 2008 when 90.5% of candidates in that grouping…
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U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT – Graduates’ own willingness to buckle down and study – or not – can also heavily influence their chances of passing the bar, experts say. Because so many factors influence what happens when J.D.s take the bar exam, experts say it’s not best for applicants to put too much weight…
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THE BOSTON GLOBE – Law graduates are increasingly getting a taste of failure before they start their careers. Performance on the bar exam has continued to slip, early results show.
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BLOOMBERG – The July 2014 exam was controversial even before the results came in. On Tuesday, July 29, after spending the first day of the exam furiously writing, some law graduates who tried to upload their essays were met with error messages.
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LAWYERIST — The chart details the range of costs and requirements, by state, for applicants with a UBE score.
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HUFFINGTON POST HEALTHY LIVING – “In the weeks leading up to the examination, the mindset is a key factor in keeping calm, resilient and focused. Here are three mindful steps I teach to help you survive and thrive during your examination preparation.”
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