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UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Hello,
I just received my Colorado Bar Exam results. Passed!
The score report only lists a written scaled score (142). Does this mean I'll never receive MPT and MEE breakdowns? Also anyone know how the written scaled scores are calculated? Does a 142 mean I received a mean score of 4 on each essay and MPT (assuming a 1-6 score range)? 142/200 = approx 70 percent. 4/6 = 67%
Any help is appreciated. Good luck to everyone waiting for their scores.
I just received my Colorado Bar Exam results. Passed!
The score report only lists a written scaled score (142). Does this mean I'll never receive MPT and MEE breakdowns? Also anyone know how the written scaled scores are calculated? Does a 142 mean I received a mean score of 4 on each essay and MPT (assuming a 1-6 score range)? 142/200 = approx 70 percent. 4/6 = 67%
Any help is appreciated. Good luck to everyone waiting for their scores.
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Good Luck. Written Portion is graded arbitrarily. Even if you are able to receive those breakdowns, it won't be accurate. What did you score on your MBE?
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Thanks for the info. I scored a 145 scaled score on the MBE. I needed a 276. I'm just glad I passed. PSA...don't plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. It makes studying and wedding planning quite stressful. Fortunately, it worked out (thank you themis!).
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
That was a really poor decision to plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. In fact, writing that sentence was slightly painful because of how poor of a decision you made. Did you not realize it would be stressful and create extreme distractions and hurt your focus. The bar exam, as you know, is no joke and no small project to complete. Failure is a reality for many and more often than not, it is due to the exam taker being unprepared.eaternation wrote:Thanks for the info. I scored a 145 scaled score on the MBE. I needed a 276. I'm just glad I passed. PSA...don't plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. It makes studying and wedding planning quite stressful. Fortunately, it worked out (thank you themis!).
Congratulations on passing the exam though.
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
The planning was suppose to be completed before bar study started, but there were a series of unfortunate events that made planning into the summer a necessity. Fortunately, I felt confident in my ability to pass, but most importantly my wife felt comfortable making most of the major decisions. Thus, other than things such as tastings, she would ask my opinion only when she needed it. I only lost a few days of study overall but if I had been in charge of planning it all, it would have been horrible. Also, due to my job's start date (involved moving to a new state), it left a small window where we could have the wedding.kellyfrost wrote:That was a really poor decision to plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. In fact, writing that sentence was slightly painful because of how poor of a decision you made. Did you not realize it would be stressful and create extreme distractions and hurt your focus. The bar exam, as you know, is no joke and no small project to complete. Failure is a reality for many and more often than not, it is due to the exam taker being unprepared.eaternation wrote:Thanks for the info. I scored a 145 scaled score on the MBE. I needed a 276. I'm just glad I passed. PSA...don't plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. It makes studying and wedding planning quite stressful. Fortunately, it worked out (thank you themis!).
Congratulations on passing the exam though.
Cliff notes: If you can avoid it, perfect. If not, it's possible to pass! haha.
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Sorry I'm not actually able to answer your question. But I'm curious, can you plz explain Colorado's 1-6 written scoring system? I'd appreciate it XOeaternation wrote:
Hello,
I just received my Colorado Bar Exam results. Passed!
The score report only lists a written scaled score (142). Does this mean I'll never receive MPT and MEE breakdowns? Also anyone know how the written scaled scores are calculated? Does a 142 mean I received a mean score of 4 on each essay and MPT (assuming a 1-6 score range)? 142/200 = approx 70 percent. 4/6 = 67%
Any help is appreciated. Good luck to everyone waiting for their scores.
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Oh and congrats on both the successful wedding and exam!
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
Sigh. Someone should have told you it's impossible to have everything done like that. You always have to do things in the last couple of weeks, as RSVPs don't come in until right before and you still have to do the seating chart, etc.eaternation wrote:The planning was suppose to be completed before bar study started, but there were a series of unfortunate events that made planning into the summer a necessity. Fortunately, I felt confident in my ability to pass, but most importantly my wife felt comfortable making most of the major decisions. Thus, other than things such as tastings, she would ask my opinion only when she needed it. I only lost a few days of study overall but if I had been in charge of planning it all, it would have been horrible. Also, due to my job's start date (involved moving to a new state), it left a small window where we could have the wedding.kellyfrost wrote:That was a really poor decision to plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. In fact, writing that sentence was slightly painful because of how poor of a decision you made. Did you not realize it would be stressful and create extreme distractions and hurt your focus. The bar exam, as you know, is no joke and no small project to complete. Failure is a reality for many and more often than not, it is due to the exam taker being unprepared.eaternation wrote:Thanks for the info. I scored a 145 scaled score on the MBE. I needed a 276. I'm just glad I passed. PSA...don't plan a wedding for a week after the bar exam. It makes studying and wedding planning quite stressful. Fortunately, it worked out (thank you themis!).
Congratulations on passing the exam though.
Cliff notes: If you can avoid it, perfect. If not, it's possible to pass! haha.
I say this for anyone reading this who thinks it would be a good idea to get married a week after the bar exam. Don't. Leave yourself at least 2-3 weeks after it.
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
I am not positive that they use a 1-6 system since the individual essay scores are not released in Colorado. You just receive an overall written portion score. From my understanding most states use a system where essays are assigned a number (1-6). This number is multiplied by some multiplier to give you your final score.smileyface wrote:Sorry I'm not actually able to answer your question. But I'm curious, can you plz explain Colorado's 1-6 written scoring system? I'd appreciate it XOeaternation wrote:
Hello,
I just received my Colorado Bar Exam results. Passed!
The score report only lists a written scaled score (142). Does this mean I'll never receive MPT and MEE breakdowns? Also anyone know how the written scaled scores are calculated? Does a 142 mean I received a mean score of 4 on each essay and MPT (assuming a 1-6 score range)? 142/200 = approx 70 percent. 4/6 = 67%
Any help is appreciated. Good luck to everyone waiting for their scores.
Anyone have more insight on the scoring system for essays and mpts? What is the max written portion score possible?
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Re: UBE Written Portion Scoring Question
UBE is on a 400-point scale and it is split 50/50 between essays and MBE. So that means each is worth 200 points. Although a rubric is provided by NCBE, each jurisdiction sets its own scoring.eaternation wrote:I am not positive that they use a 1-6 system since the insicoduak essay scores are not released in Colorado. You just receive an overall written portion score. From my understanding most states use a system where essays are assigned a number (1-6). This number is multiplied by some multiplier to give you your final score.smileyface wrote:Sorry I'm not actually able to answer your question. But I'm curious, can you plz explain Colorado's 1-6 written scoring system? I'd appreciate it XOeaternation wrote:
Hello,
I just received my Colorado Bar Exam results. Passed!
The score report only lists a written scaled score (142). Does this mean I'll never receive MPT and MEE breakdowns? Also anyone know how the written scaled scores are calculated? Does a 142 mean I received a mean score of 4 on each essay and MPT (assuming a 1-6 score range)? 142/200 = approx 70 percent. 4/6 = 67%
Any help is appreciated. Good luck to everyone waiting for their scores.
Anyone have more insight on the scoring system for essays and mpts? What is the max written portion score possible?