So stats are out.
594 took the exam, 284 passed.
48% overall pass rate
61% for first time takers
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jimvonhorn
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
I got a bit of a chuckle out of the MA specific law school breakdown with the disclaimer " the statistical data does not represent an evaluation of the law schools".
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maxmartin
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
That is low. MA used to be a very easy state. It looks like UBE states have higher passage than those MBE states.davidtothej05 wrote:So stats are out.
594 took the exam, 284 passed.
48% overall pass rate
61% for first time takers
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Counselor1234
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
Passed Feb. 2017. MBE 150, Essays 165.
I was very nervous about the results leading up to April 19, even though my scores ended up being well above the 270 threshold.
My preparation: I had passed another state bar 8 years ago but that meant I was pretty rusty and had to put in a decent amount of hours.
I studied alone, without a bar prep course. I was considering Adaptibar for MBE, but instead got a book called The MultiState Goat, which has all the same questions except the Civil Pro questions, which are not actual questions from last exams. And it's only $125 instead of $400. For Civ Pro, I purchased a downloaded copy of one of the Civ Pro prep books (forget which title). When I took the MBE practice, I did it at least 50 questions at a time, and sometimes 100 at a time. Then I would grade it. I wouldn't look at the answers before done with the 100.
For Essays, I spent about half my prep time at least on them. I made flash cards. I used past essays. I used other people's outlines and notes that I could find. If something was out of date or I suspected it was (like Probate law and spousal share, eg., I followed up with more online research. I even read complete cases. One of them in particular, dealing with post nuptial agreements, I remembered in detail, including case name and holding and reasoning, and was able to cite the case on the exam and explain in detail. I think that helps. I wasn't afraid to go off the standard bar prep paths and do my own investigation on MA law, and I think that helped a lot.
I list all this here just to give people an idea of my preparation in case they are looking to take the bar in July or beyond.
I was very nervous about the results leading up to April 19, even though my scores ended up being well above the 270 threshold.
My preparation: I had passed another state bar 8 years ago but that meant I was pretty rusty and had to put in a decent amount of hours.
I studied alone, without a bar prep course. I was considering Adaptibar for MBE, but instead got a book called The MultiState Goat, which has all the same questions except the Civil Pro questions, which are not actual questions from last exams. And it's only $125 instead of $400. For Civ Pro, I purchased a downloaded copy of one of the Civ Pro prep books (forget which title). When I took the MBE practice, I did it at least 50 questions at a time, and sometimes 100 at a time. Then I would grade it. I wouldn't look at the answers before done with the 100.
For Essays, I spent about half my prep time at least on them. I made flash cards. I used past essays. I used other people's outlines and notes that I could find. If something was out of date or I suspected it was (like Probate law and spousal share, eg., I followed up with more online research. I even read complete cases. One of them in particular, dealing with post nuptial agreements, I remembered in detail, including case name and holding and reasoning, and was able to cite the case on the exam and explain in detail. I think that helps. I wasn't afraid to go off the standard bar prep paths and do my own investigation on MA law, and I think that helped a lot.
I list all this here just to give people an idea of my preparation in case they are looking to take the bar in July or beyond.
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Counselor1234
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
Anyone that passed the Feb. 2017 MA bar: did you receive any email yet about the invitation to the swearing in ceremony?
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gboston87
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
June 13th for me.Counselor1234 wrote:Anyone that passed the Feb. 2017 MA bar: did you receive any email yet about the invitation to the swearing in ceremony?
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scoomer
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
June 12thCounselor1234 wrote:Anyone that passed the Feb. 2017 MA bar: did you receive any email yet about the invitation to the swearing in ceremony?
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theinternetiscool
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
Just got my score because I had to wait for New Hampshire results to come out first. 268 in July 2016, 320 in February 2017. Better to overstudy then under I guess
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B90
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Re: Massachusetts Bar - February 2017
Congrats!theinternetiscool wrote:Just got my score because I had to wait for New Hampshire results to come out first. 268 in July 2016, 320 in February 2017. Better to overstudy then under I guess
