Do I think I'll pass?
The answer is: Yes, I believe I passed.
I should note that I said this before last year, and I ended up failing. But back then, I said it with a significant degree of uncertainty. I knew that I missed some issues (and some significant ones at that). Also, I knew that I blew one of the performance tests.
But this time, its different. I thought I did fairly well on both performance tests. As for the essays, while the grading seems a bit volatile and a bit arbitrary (which is not necessarily a bad thing), I don't believe that I missed any major issues. However, I am a bit worried about the MBE multiple choice section. It was a bit harder than I anticipated, but it seems that I am not the only one who felt that way.
But the more I think about it, the more I wonder...Did I follow the instructions correctly?
I know I did better than I did last year. I'm hoping that its enough to enter me into passing territory.
Here are some interesting facts I thought I'd share:
Statistically, repeaters have little chance of passing. Last July, only a little less than 13% of repeaters passed, and only less than 17% of repeaters passed the year before.
Based on word-of-mouth and from representatives from several bar review programs, people who scored above 1400 on the first try has a high chance of passing the bar within their second or third try.
I should note that I said this before last year, and I ended up failing. But back then, I said it with a significant degree of uncertainty. I knew that I missed some issues (and some significant ones at that). Also, I knew that I blew one of the performance tests.
But this time, its different. I thought I did fairly well on both performance tests. As for the essays, while the grading seems a bit volatile and a bit arbitrary (which is not necessarily a bad thing), I don't believe that I missed any major issues. However, I am a bit worried about the MBE multiple choice section. It was a bit harder than I anticipated, but it seems that I am not the only one who felt that way.
But the more I think about it, the more I wonder...Did I follow the instructions correctly?
I know I did better than I did last year. I'm hoping that its enough to enter me into passing territory.
Here are some interesting facts I thought I'd share:
Statistically, repeaters have little chance of passing. Last July, only a little less than 13% of repeaters passed, and only less than 17% of repeaters passed the year before.
Based on word-of-mouth and from representatives from several bar review programs, people who scored above 1400 on the first try has a high chance of passing the bar within their second or third try.
