2017 Results Thread - February Exam Forum

[favrefire4]

NC results have already been mailed and released.

[maxmartin]

Which state is next to release the result? NM? WA?

Iowa, North Dakota and Illinois are out. NC should be mailing today or Monday. Kansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Utah, and West Virginia all are likely to come out between April 1-10th or so. They usually release the first week - sometime if a little late they come out in week 2. Good luck to everyone!

If you are looking for a particular state, you can find my list http://deceptivelyblonde.com/bar-exam-results/. If anyone knows a state I don't have on the list, please message me. I appreciate the help, and so do your fellow bar-takers!

Thank you for the info.

[maxmartin]

Which state is next to release the result? NM? WA?

North Dakota released this morning after IL... only 16 people passed according to their post...

OMG how many people are taking ? Can we say the 175 is bad for us tentatively?

[blaze1306]

Which state is next to release the result? NM? WA?

North Dakota released this morning after IL... only 16 people passed according to their post...

Holy Hell is North Dakota always this bad?

http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/New.htm

16 of 41 passing at 39%

[happyhour1122]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey Virgoyum, you do whatever you feel like doing for now.
Any plans?

[TeamPoppy]

Man those ND results are scary. Im hoping Nebraska has a higher pass rate. Waiting and seeing rates like NC and ND is scarin the crap outta me!

[Blackhawks_Fan]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey, I was looking out for how you did. The fact you're still rooting and looking out for others, even though you didn't get the result you wanted, is absolute credit to you and you should be so proud of yourself. That's a true mark of someone and real testiment to you.

[happyhour1122]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey, I was looking out for how you did. The fact you're still rooting and looking out for others, even though you didn't get the result you wanted, is absolute credit to you and you should be so proud of yourself. That's a true mark of someone and real testiment to you.

+1

[favrefire4]

Anyone able to glean anything about MBE scores yet?

[AP5623]

Which state is next to release the result? NM? WA?

North Dakota released this morning after IL... only 16 people passed according to their post...

Holy Hell is North Dakota always this bad?

http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/New.htm

16 of 41 passing at 39%

I'm not sure about ND but I took SD in July and we had a 20% passage rate. We also have individual passage for each part which is why our passage rate sucks...ND I assume its because there are not that many people taking it so the curve is barely anything.

[shc63]

Wow....I passed!! Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today...long time coming...

I'm a retaker and felt all the odds were against me this time around...but it's doable. To those you who didn't make it this time, stay strong because you will get it next round. Really.

[happyhour1122]

Wow....I passed!! Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today...long time coming...

I'm a retaker and felt all the odds were against me this time around...but it's doable. To those you who didn't make it this time, stay strong because you will get it next round. Really.

congrats!!!
Would you mind sharing what you did differently this time?

[sheppard]

First time poster. Currently waiting on Kansas Scores. For the last two BAR exams, Kansas has released the pass/fail list on the 6th Friday after the exam. That would be today. The examiners don't tell us when they will release scores, but did say that we shouldn't expect anything until March 31, also today.

Currently in absolute freak out mode. But if someone knows any contrary info on Kansas release dates let me know!

P. S. Congrats to those that have gotten good news today, and for those who haven't, hang in there and kill it the next go around!!

[Bimmerfan]

Did any of you IL passers use ONLY BarBri for prep? (Nothing else like Adaptibar, Emmanuels, etc.)

[HiOCEAN]

Wow....I passed!! Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today...long time coming...

I'm a retaker and felt all the odds were against me this time around...but it's doable. To those you who didn't make it this time, stay strong because you will get it next round. Really.

"Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today" Me too! Never cried for being happy in my LIFE except today.

[maxmartin]

Which state is next to release the result? NM? WA?

North Dakota released this morning after IL... only 16 people passed according to their post...

Holy Hell is North Dakota always this bad?

http://www.ndcourts.gov/court/New.htm

16 of 41 passing at 39%

I'm not sure about ND but I took SD in July and we had a 20% passage rate. We also have individual passage for each part which is why our passage rate sucks...ND I assume its because there are not that many people taking it so the curve is barely anything.

ND is a UBE state with 260 passing score. To be frank, 39% is shocking low, maybe the lowest ever for ND.

http://deceptivelyblonde.weebly.com/bar ... stics.html

[virgoyum]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey Virgoyum, you do whatever you feel like doing for now.
Any plans?

If I take it again which I likely will because now it's a competition and I must win, I will be dropping Barbri. It's not ideal for those that work full time. Maybe because I was so many years out of law school and thus wary about taking the bar on so many years later I trusted in the Barbri method and felt I needed to do it exactly that way. But it didn't work for me. I understand now that I must take control because throwing a bunch of material at me clearly doesn't work. I will design my own schedule and think I should start studying within the next two weeks since I can't take a lot of time off from work. Only took a week and a half off for this exam which meant there were an overwhelming amount of sleepless nights. I'd cycle through up all night and straight to the office in the am which I'm sure affected me and my stamina.

My tentative plan would be to start with rereading the CMR outlines, since they are the good thing about Barbri, and supplement with the critical pass flash cards instead of using the phone app. I will still use babri's essays but I'm considering purchasing Ameribar's mee book from Amazon. Since I would need the mobility of answering questions online i will go ahead and purchase adaptibar as well. I also still have the Kaplan mbe book from last year I couldn't get too. If I start soon, the goal is to be much more solid on black letter by the time bar prep season commences and then use those 2-3 months preceding the exam for balls to the wall practice practice practice and further memorization. I know now more than ever I can't afford to simultaneously read and practice, work full time, live, relationship, and lose sleep as indicated by my last two tries. I think key for me this time around is to trust in my own ability to create my own strategy and schedule and to start way early so I can fit in proper sleep and healthier habits.

[virgoyum]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey, I was looking out for how you did. The fact you're still rooting and looking out for others, even though you didn't get the result you wanted, is absolute credit to you and you should be so proud of yourself. That's a true mark of someone and real testiment to you.

Awww. Thank you. I truly want everyone to win. Sometimes it's just not our time. The feeling sucks but I know it's not a reflection of my intelligence or my ability to succeed. I came this far in my career without a license and I will continue to keep pushing.

What we are doing is no small endeavor and I wouldn't be who I am if I can't be happy for those who made it through to the other side this time or be there for those that didn't.

[virgoyum]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey, I was looking out for how you did. The fact you're still rooting and looking out for others, even though you didn't get the result you wanted, is absolute credit to you and you should be so proud of yourself. That's a true mark of someone and real testiment to you.

+1

*hugs* You got this.

[livtcook]

Did any of you IL passers use ONLY BarBri for prep? (Nothing else like Adaptibar, Emmanuels, etc.)

Yes, "just barbri", completed about 80% of their plan, plus did my own outlines the week prior.

I was doing 140 on simulated MBEs, so I was mostly worried about IL subjects, having gone to school in AZ.

[KungPowEnterTheFist]

Wow....I passed!! Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today...long time coming...

I'm a retaker and felt all the odds were against me this time around...but it's doable. To those you who didn't make it this time, stay strong because you will get it next round. Really.

I'm a retaker too and I cried too!! Missed it by 14 points the first time and by 3 points the second time. I was so far gone in my negative downward spiral, that I had resigned myself to thinking I'd just see another "I regret to inform you...." BUT not this time!! The weight of it all took a full day to go away, but omg did I cry. They weren't tears of happiness exactly. I think I was just so overwhelmed and soooo expecting to see another "I regret" phrasing, that I was going to cry no matter what.

Congratulations to you!!

[AP5623]

Does anyone know if the simulated MBE scores for practice tests are really indicative of scores?

[happyhour1122]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey Virgoyum, you do whatever you feel like doing for now.
Any plans?

If I take it again which I likely will because now it's a competition and I must win, I will be dropping Barbri. It's not ideal for those that work full time. Maybe because I was so many years out of law school and thus wary about taking the bar on so many years later I trusted in the Barbri method and felt I needed to do it exactly that way. But it didn't work for me. I understand now that I must take control because throwing a bunch of material at me clearly doesn't work. I will design my own schedule and think I should start studying within the next two weeks since I can't take a lot of time off from work. Only took a week and a half off for this exam which meant there were an overwhelming amount of sleepless nights. I'd cycle through up all night and straight to the office in the am which I'm sure affected me and my stamina.

My tentative plan would be to start with rereading the CMR outlines, since they are the good thing about Barbri, and supplement with the critical pass flash cards instead of using the phone app. I will still use babri's essays but I'm considering purchasing Ameribar's mee book from Amazon. Since I would need the mobility of answering questions online i will go ahead and purchase adaptibar as well. I also still have the Kaplan mbe book from last year I couldn't get too. If I start soon, the goal is to be much more solid on black letter by the time bar prep season commences and then use those 2-3 months preceding the exam for balls to the wall practice practice practice and further memorization. I know now more than ever I can't afford to simultaneously read and practice, work full time, live, relationship, and lose sleep as indicated by my last two tries. I think key for me this time around is to trust in my own ability to create my own strategy and schedule and to start way early so I can fit in proper sleep and healthier habits.

If I may add more, please consider Emanuel. Not only I've learned so much from this book, it is real questions and a lot cheaper than Adaptibar. If you can get Adaptibar, go with that of course.
Also, critical pass is great but try to use the flash cards. (take a bath while you look into it!)
Was it your MBE score that needed improvement or the essay? Ifs its MBE-> Emanuel.
If its the essays, literally write out the answer!!
I can tell you with more confidence once I pass. Do you have the lean sheet? heard thats helpful for the essays.

Also, if you score was above 260, you can always waive into other jurisdiction.

[happyhour1122]

Wow....I passed!! Never knew what tears of joy felt like until today...long time coming...

I'm a retaker and felt all the odds were against me this time around...but it's doable. To those you who didn't make it this time, stay strong because you will get it next round. Really.

I'm a retaker too and I cried too!! Missed it by 14 points the first time and by 3 points the second time. I was so far gone in my negative downward spiral, that I had resigned myself to thinking I'd just see another "I regret to inform you...." BUT not this time!! The weight of it all took a full day to go away, but omg did I cry. They weren't tears of happiness exactly. I think I was just so overwhelmed and soooo expecting to see another "I regret" phrasing, that I was going to cry no matter what.

Congratulations to you!!

Hi there,
can you tell me what you did in your first, second studies and what you did in the third try?

[virgoyum]

Hey guys don't want to leave the thread hanging just because I didn't get the news I wanted. Still pushing for those waiting on those results.

Good or bad you will feel the weight start to lift once you find out.

Hey Virgoyum, you do whatever you feel like doing for now.
Any plans?

If I take it again which I likely will because now it's a competition and I must win, I will be dropping Barbri. It's not ideal for those that work full time. Maybe because I was so many years out of law school and thus wary about taking the bar on so many years later I trusted in the Barbri method and felt I needed to do it exactly that way. But it didn't work for me. I understand now that I must take control because throwing a bunch of material at me clearly doesn't work. I will design my own schedule and think I should start studying within the next two weeks since I can't take a lot of time off from work. Only took a week and a half off for this exam which meant there were an overwhelming amount of sleepless nights. I'd cycle through up all night and straight to the office in the am which I'm sure affected me and my stamina.

My tentative plan would be to start with rereading the CMR outlines, since they are the good thing about Barbri, and supplement with the critical pass flash cards instead of using the phone app. I will still use babri's essays but I'm considering purchasing Ameribar's mee book from Amazon. Since I would need the mobility of answering questions online i will go ahead and purchase adaptibar as well. I also still have the Kaplan mbe book from last year I couldn't get too. If I start soon, the goal is to be much more solid on black letter by the time bar prep season commences and then use those 2-3 months preceding the exam for balls to the wall practice practice practice and further memorization. I know now more than ever I can't afford to simultaneously read and practice, work full time, live, relationship, and lose sleep as indicated by my last two tries. I think key for me this time around is to trust in my own ability to create my own strategy and schedule and to start way early so I can fit in proper sleep and healthier habits.

If I may add more, please consider Emanuel. Not only I've learned so much from this book, it is real questions and a lot cheaper than Adaptibar. If you can get Adaptibar, go with that of course.
Also, critical pass is great but try to use the flash cards. (take a bath while you look into it!)
Was it your MBE score that needed improvement or the essay? Ifs its MBE-> Emanuel.
If its the essays, literally write out the answer!!
I can tell you with more confidence once I pass. Do you have the lean sheet? heard thats helpful for the essays.

Also, if you score was above 260, you can always waive into other jurisdiction.

.

Do you have the link to the Emmanuel book you purchased? I don't know what my score is yet, we won't know for another 3 days.

Yes this time I was going to buy the full flash cards instaid of the paid app on my phone re: Critical pass. Hopefully the cards are better than the app because I didn't think the cards on the phone app were that great at 70 bucks. Everyone seems to swear by Critical pass ...

I don't have lean sheets I depended solely on Barbri but not any longer. I have to create my own schedule and I may see if anyone in Illinois would like to form a study group after business hours.

Per waiving in, provided I got 260 or above, can you waive in from MBE into UBE? I'm in an MBE state.