Prepping for WI Bar But Waiving in MBE Score Forum

[Garcia12aj]

Hi everyone,

I passed the Ohio bar two years ago and will be taking the February Wisconsin Bar. I got a 144 on the MBE in Ohio, and will be transferring that score in to WI. Therefore, with a passing score being a 258/400 I will need to score 114 or higher on the MEE/WI Essay/MPT portion.

This brings me to my question. I am looking to select a bar prep program that only focuses on the MEE/WI Essay/MPT portion. I haven't had much luck in my search (especially since very few people take the WI bar as it is). Does anyone have any suggestions? It just seems like a giant waste to pay for the whole program and just skip through all the MBE materials.

Additionally, does anyone have any insight on the scoring/scaling procedures for the MEE/WI Bar/MPT portion? I am trying to figure out what max raw score there is per question/what I will have to average to pass. I know this is somewhat of an difficult questions since the MPT's and essays are weighted differently. Ultimately, what I am trying to gauge is whether I will have to do really well on the remaining portion of the exam or am I sitting in a pretty good spot where I don't have to do all that great on the remaining portion, since I am already waiving in a 144 MBE Score. Or put in simpler terms, how much do I have to worry over the next few months. 144 is a passing score but it is by no means an amazing MBE score.

Thanks for the insight!