July 2007 California Bar Exam Pass Rate

Check it out!  Despite the fact that individual exam results won’t be available until tomorrow, the State Bar of California has released overall pass rate statistics for the July 2007 exam!
The good news for all you worrywarts is that July 2007 exam-takers passed at a rate of 56.1%, almost 5% higher than the students who [...]

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Exactly how the bar exam is scored

Up until a moment ago, I was very confused about exactly how the bar exam is scored.
A very informative PDF is provided by the California Bar. It reveals a very convoluted equation.
So, here’s how it seems to work:

First, take your raw MBE score (0-200). Then, scale that score and multiply by 10. [...]

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