How much the pass rate of california bar exam results?”
The results of the most recent California bar exam (2008), were announced recently. This year, the examiners let 61.7 percent pass — the highest pass rate since 1997. In other California bar exam news, you may recall that this was the year that the test, which God apparently felt was not stressful enough, was interrupted in southern California by the Chino Hills earthquake east of L.A. But those who believe their test scores may have been affected by [disruption/terror/heart problems/being crushed by something] due to the quake are not likely to get a favorable reception from the State Bar.
San Francisco, May 25, 2007 — The State Bar of California’s Committee of Bar Examiners reported today that 36.8 percent of the applicants passed the February 2007 General Bar Examination (GBX). If the 1,900 people who passed the February 2007 exam satisfy other requirements for admission, they will become members of the State Bar. Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 5,167 applicants who took the GBX, 30.2 percent were first-time takers. The passing rate for 1,560 first-time applicants was 53.0 percent overall. The passing rate for the 3,607 applicants repeating the examination was 30.0 percent overall. Preliminary statistical analyses show the first-time and repeater percent passing the GBX (rounded to whole numbers) by law school type as follows: School Type First-Timers Repeaters California ABA 61% 39% Out-of-State ABA 52% 34% CA (but not ABA) Accredited 31% 12% Correspondence 40% 13% Unaccredited 13% 8% All Others 54% 28% All Applicants 53% 30% The applicants not inclu
