Feb 2016 bar results waiting thread Forum

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

[StaceyS]

I always obsess over Illinois because they give great stats...

https://www.ilbaradmissions.org/percent ... -july-2015

Look...in July a score of 270 was the 31st percentile. February was 50th percentile. That is absolutely terrible.

one should compare Feb 15 results against Feb 16 results. Because the July test includes a higher percentage of first time test takers, Feb 16 versus July 15 is irrelevant. Feb 16 will be worse than Feb 15, but not to the extent that looking at July 15 would indicate.

Yes February typically has worse results than January. But the results are scaled so an MBE score of 135 in February is the same difficulty as a 135 in July. These results are terrible no matter how you look at it.

February 2915 a 270 was 40th percentile. February 2015 a 270 was 46th percentile. Roughly the same...not good at all.

[wellington]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

[StaceyS]

I always obsess over Illinois because they give great stats...

https://www.ilbaradmissions.org/percent ... -july-2015

Look...in July a score of 270 was the 31st percentile. February was 50th percentile. That is absolutely terrible.

one should compare Feb 15 results against Feb 16 results. Because the July test includes a higher percentage of first time test takers, Feb 16 versus July 15 is irrelevant. Feb 16 will be worse than Feb 15, but not to the extent that looking at July 15 would indicate.

Yes February typically has worse results than January. But the results are scaled so an MBE score of 135 in February is the same difficulty as a 135 in July. These results are terrible no matter how you look at it.

February 2014 a 270 was 40th percentile. February 2015 a 270 was 46th percentile. Roughly the same...not good at all.

[Tzhs]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

If you look at past Virginia February results, these results are worse than in recent years, but don't look so far out of line:
http://barexam.virginia.gov/bar/barstats.html

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

If you look at past Virginia February results, these results are worse than in recent years, but don't look so far out of line:
http://barexam.virginia.gov/bar/barstats.html

Every state is different unless looking as strictly MBE scores...how did those compare?

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

You are right I was looking at the number of seats (84) but some didn't give results. Like you said...only 78 entries. Crazy.

[wellington]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

You are right I was looking at the number of seats (84) but some didn't give results. Like you said...only 78 entries. Crazy.

Extremely crazy. Congrats on passing, btw! I also worked full time while studying for the bar. Would not recommend.

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

You are right I was looking at the number of seats (84) but some didn't give results. Like you said...only 78 entries. Crazy.

Extremely crazy. Congrats on passing, btw! I also worked full time while studying for the bar. Would not recommend.

I don't know if I passed yet! Scores are supposed to come out today but now it's 3 pm...freaking out!

[davidf3451]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

You are right I was looking at the number of seats (84) but some didn't give results. Like you said...only 78 entries. Crazy.

Extremely crazy. Congrats on passing, btw! I also worked full time while studying for the bar. Would not recommend.

I don't know if I passed yet! Scores are supposed to come out today but now it's 3 pm...freaking out!

Ya. How certain were they that they were going to get them up today?

[kamitchell17]

I was just thinking about you Stranlaw! Good luck!

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Even worse by my count. 40 passes out of 84 test takers--47.619%.

Edit: In my excitement I neglected to account for people who requested their exams not be scored. How I managed to pass... 40 passes out of 78 entries for 51.282%

You are right I was looking at the number of seats (84) but some didn't give results. Like you said...only 78 entries. Crazy.

Extremely crazy. Congrats on passing, btw! I also worked full time while studying for the bar. Would not recommend.

I don't know if I passed yet! Scores are supposed to come out today but now it's 3 pm...freaking out!

Ya. How certain were they that they were going to get them up today?

I talked to the appellate clerks office where the bar admission office is located and asked if Fran was still planning to get them out today and they said yes...she's working on getting them up this afternoon.

[StaceyS]

I was just thinking about you Stranlaw! Good luck!

Thank you so much! I'm going to freak out if they aren't posted today. I can't handle the stress much longer.

[davidf3451]

I talked to the appellate clerks office where the bar admission office is located and asked if Fran was still planning to get them out today and they said yes...she's working on getting them up this afternoon.[/quote]

I have accomplished nothing but refreshing this page and the bar page since you said they told you they were releasing results today

[StaceyS]

I have accomplished nothing but refreshing this page and the bar page since you said they told you they were releasing results today

I hear ya. I'm at my wits' end here.

[MonsterTRM]

Passed the IL Bar. I only took the 1 day option, so just MEE's, 1 MPT, and IL essays. Overall, I would say that I felt like I bombed the Con Law question completely, and stumbled through the POA/DNR/Torts/Wills/Clusterf*** question (still no idea what that question was about). So for those of you still waiting, good news is that you can feel like you did poorly and still pass just the same. Sorry I'm not able to provide any thoughts on the February MBE, but I will say that I just about had a panic attack during the July exam at lunch (I felt like I was guessing on every other one), and still managed to pass.

And even if you don't pass, keep on going, because you will pass. Although its easy to feel like failing the bar is a reflection on you, it's simply a bump in the road on a long and fulfilling journey. Nothing more.

[StaceyS]

Passed the IL Bar. I only took the 1 day option, so just MEE's, 1 MPT, and IL essays. Overall, I would say that I felt like I bombed the Con Law question completely, and stumbled through the POA/DNR/Torts/Wills/Clusterf*** question (still no idea what that question was about). So for those of you still waiting, good news is that you can feel like you did poorly and still pass just the same. Sorry I'm not able to provide any thoughts on the February MBE, but I will say that I just about had a panic attack during the July exam at lunch (I felt like I was guessing on every other one), and still managed to pass.

And even if you don't pass, keep on going, because you will pass. Although its easy to feel like failing the bar is a reflection on you, it's simply a bump in the road on a long and fulfilling journey. Nothing more.

Congrats on passing!! Good to know you feel like 2 essays were lousy and you still passed. That helps a lot. I bombed the LLP question...hadn't even read an outline on that topic. Ugh.

[waitingonthebar]

I have accomplished nothing but refreshing this page and the bar page since you said they told you they were releasing results today

I hear ya. I'm at my wits' end here.

I was hoping I would check back in here and see that the Kansas results were up and that it was good news for all... I'm so sorry that you're still waiting GOOD LUCK

[KTnKT]

I thought watching the results of others would make me feel better while waiting for my own.

But after West Virgina's results... I think I'm just going to start studying now.

Congrats to everybody who has passed!

[waitingonthebar]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Apparently NC's pass rate was only like, 42% this time. I didn't believe it until I looked at the website where they posted names today. There were 770 people who sat for the bar... and only 201 names posted. There are quite a few that aren't listed because they're waiting on the MPRE, but I literally don't know how I survived. These examiners are absolutely brutal!

[crumpetsandtea]

Passed the IL Bar. I only took the 1 day option, so just MEE's, 1 MPT, and IL essays. Overall, I would say that I felt like I bombed the Con Law question completely, and stumbled through the POA/DNR/Torts/Wills/Clusterf*** question (still no idea what that question was about). So for those of you still waiting, good news is that you can feel like you did poorly and still pass just the same. Sorry I'm not able to provide any thoughts on the February MBE, but I will say that I just about had a panic attack during the July exam at lunch (I felt like I was guessing on every other one), and still managed to pass.

And even if you don't pass, keep on going, because you will pass. Although its easy to feel like failing the bar is a reflection on you, it's simply a bump in the road on a long and fulfilling journey. Nothing more.

DUDE, what the HECK was that wills essay question??? I about had a heart attack just reading it. I still have no idea what the right answer should have looked like. It made me seriously worried about whether I would pass or not.

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Wellington...I was viewing this thread on my phone screen and missed where you said you passed! Huge congrats! So happy for you!!

[StaceyS]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Only 54.7% passed. This is a bloodbath.

Apparently NC's pass rate was only like, 42% this time. I didn't believe it until I looked at the website where they posted names today. There were 770 people who sat for the bar... and only 201 names posted. There are quite a few that aren't listed because they're waiting on the MPRE, but I literally don't know how I survived. These examiners are absolutely brutal!

Omg...that is unbelievably bad. Ugggggh. Thanks for the good luck wishes!

[StaceyS]

Passed the IL Bar. I only took the 1 day option, so just MEE's, 1 MPT, and IL essays. Overall, I would say that I felt like I bombed the Con Law question completely, and stumbled through the POA/DNR/Torts/Wills/Clusterf*** question (still no idea what that question was about). So for those of you still waiting, good news is that you can feel like you did poorly and still pass just the same. Sorry I'm not able to provide any thoughts on the February MBE, but I will say that I just about had a panic attack during the July exam at lunch (I felt like I was guessing on every other one), and still managed to pass.

And even if you don't pass, keep on going, because you will pass. Although its easy to feel like failing the bar is a reflection on you, it's simply a bump in the road on a long and fulfilling journey. Nothing more.

DUDE, what the HECK was that wills essay question??? I about had a heart attack just reading it. I still have no idea what the right answer should have looked like. It made me seriously worried about whether I would pass or not.

You know that question was f"in insane. I went on and on about agency...not sure if that had a damn thing to do with it...but looked online after and the person appointed for the durable power of attorney is called the person's "health care agent" and has duties to act on behalf of the principal. But I could be way off.

The thing is that the BarBri lecturer said to pray for essay questions no one knows so you are all in the same boat and the scale will be better.

[wellington]

West Virginia unofficial results have posted. Managed to pass.

http://www.courtswv.gov/legal-community ... sults.html

Wellington...I was viewing this thread on my phone screen and missed where you said you passed! Huge congrats! So happy for you!!

Thank you! I apologize that I mistakenly thought you had already heard back--I hope you get your results soon, good luck!