Repeat Bar Exam Takers: The Myths and Reality of Passing

Most law graduates are under the false impression that the more times you take a state bar exam the greater your changes are to passing.

In fact, it is just the opposite. The more times you sit for a state bar, you decrease your chances of being successful.

The statistical proof is clear and convincing that repeat takers continuously do poorer on the bar exam than first time takers. Here are the hard facts:

The Pennsylvania February 2016 bar results indicate that the first time takers passed at 75%. The second time takers pass rate was 54%, the third time taker pass rate was 32% and the fourth time takers passed at 19%.

In Massachusetts, for the February 2016 bar results, first time takers passed at a 61% rate, second time takers passed at a 54%, third time takers passed at a 38% rate, fifth time taker or more at a 5%.

These statistical repeat taker numbers are a clear representation that repeat takers, on an average, only pass the bar exam at about a 33% rate. Obtaining a bar exam tutor should be the number one goal for all repeat takers.

The MBE & UBE Testing Institute provides one-on-one substantive lectures on all subjects with practice questions and critiques, and methods and procedures to improve your essay scores.

The MBE & UBE Testing Institute will be conducting a UBE & MBE Exam seminar in New York City on May 28, 2016, a Florida and MBE Exam seminar in Miami on June 4^th and a LA and SF MBE seminar on June 18^th and 19th.  Contact us for details.


Contact us for seminar schedules, discounts and partial scholarships now. 

The MBE & UBE Testing Institute knows that taking the bar exam as a repeat taker can be an isolating experience. The MBE & UBE Testing Institute helps the student keep motivated and confident through interaction with an MBE & UBE Testing Institute’s bar tutor.

If you need help passing the MBE, contact the MBE & UBE Testing Institute at pass@mbetestinginstitute.com for more information. 


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