Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing
  • Home
  • Hot Topics
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Big Law
  • Small Law
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
No Result
View All Result
No Result
View All Result
Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing
No Result
View All Result
Home Law School

Multistate Bar Exam Mean Score Reverts Back To 2020’s All-Time Low

Daily Legal Briefing by Daily Legal Briefing
April 13, 2022
in Law School
0
Multistate Bar Exam Mean Score Reverts Back To 2020’s All-Time Low
4
SHARES
32
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter


bar exam scantron multiple choiceEek! The national Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) mean scaled score is back to an all-time low. This isn’t what we like to see when it comes to the bar.

Last February’s mean scaled MBE score — 134, an increase of 1.4 points from 2020 — gave those in legal academia some hope that the future would be brighter for test-takers. Nope. According to the the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), we’re right back down to a dismal 132.6. This is (once again) the lowest February MBE score on record.

If you recall, in February 2020, the NCBE pinned the low score on repeat takers. That seems to be what’s happening again. Here’s a statement Rosemary Reshetar, NCBE director of assessment and research, gave to Law.com:

“There hasn’t been a consistent trend in February MBE results for the past several years, and we should be cautious about reading too much into this year’s February scores. While the mean is slightly lower than last year’s, it is identical with 2020’s mean and very close to 2018’s.”

“A number of factors may be at play in this year’s results. In particular, we know that test takers who have previously taken but not passed a bar exam tend to show lower performance on the MBE than first-time test takers, and the majority of this February’s test takers belong to that category.”

According to the NCBE, of the 16,504 people who took the February 2022 exam, approximately 68% were likely repeat test-takers, meaning they’d already failed the exam previously. The February administration is usually dominated by repeaters, as July is the traditional time for new law graduates to take the test.

For those keeping track, this February’s MBE was administered exclusively in person, while the last three tests were administered both in person and remotely (and the majority of examinees took the exam remotely in February 2021). Could that have made a difference? Reshetar has some thoughts:

“Regardless of the possible reasons for these mean score differences, it’s important to note that the MBE is equated as part of the scoring process to control for any possible differences in exam difficulty compared to previous administrations,” she said. “Thus, differences in MBE results reflect differences in the composition of the examinee pool, not differences in the test itself.”

Jurisdictions are currently in the process of releasing results. We’ll have to wait to see just how bad this early indicator is for overall pass rates.

Multistate Bar Exam Mean Score Takes a Step Back [Law.com]


Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.





Click to Read Original Article

Previous Post

Wolters Kluwer’s Almanac of the Federal Judiciary Now Includes Access to Judges’ Profiles and Reviews from Courtroom Insight

Next Post

Law360 Pulse Releases Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

Daily Legal Briefing

Daily Legal Briefing

Related Posts

The 2023 U.S. News Law School Rankings Are Here
Law School

U.S. News Announces Release Date For Brand New Law School Rankings

by Daily Legal Briefing
March 22, 2023
Let’s Rank The Best Law Schools Since They Don’t Want U.S. News To Do It
Law School

One More Upset In Our Non-Scientific Law School Ranking

by Daily Legal Briefing
March 22, 2023
Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2023)
Law School

Ranking The Most ‘Devout’ Law Schools (2023)

by Daily Legal Briefing
March 21, 2023
Law Schools Are Upping Their Game When It Comes To Monitoring Students’ Mental Health
Law School

Law Schools Are Upping Their Game When It Comes To Monitoring Students’ Mental Health

by Daily Legal Briefing
March 21, 2023
Let’s Rank The Best Law Schools Since They Don’t Want U.S. News To Do It
Law School

Yale Stripped Of Top Law School Honors In Purely Nonsense Ranking

by Daily Legal Briefing
March 20, 2023
Next Post
Law360 Pulse Releases Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

Law360 Pulse Releases Lawyer Satisfaction Survey

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Premium Content

If I Worked As An Associate Attorney, I Might Want The ‘Severance’ Procedure

If I Worked As An Associate Attorney, I Might Want The ‘Severance’ Procedure

October 1, 2022
What You Need To Know About The Biglaw Job Market

What You Need To Know About The Biglaw Job Market

February 24, 2023
March Madness Is A Fun Time At Many Law Firms

Some Benefits Of Working Lower-Paid Firm Jobs

June 25, 2022

Browse by Category

  • Big Law
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Hot Topics
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
  • Small Law

About US

Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines | Daily Legal Briefing.
Online coverage of breaking legal news and current law headlines from around the US. Top stories, videos, insight, and in-depth analysis.

Categories

  • Big Law
  • Breaking
  • Business
  • Hot Topics
  • Law School
  • Legal Tech
  • Small Law

Recent Updates

  • Former Biglaw Attorney Suspended From Practice For Insider Trading
  • This Biglaw Firm Is Expanding By Hiring A Boatload Of Lateral Partners
  • Lawyers Should Nurture Smaller Clients

© 2021 Daily Legal Briefing | Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines

No Result
View All Result
  • Contact Us
  • Home

© 2021 Daily Legal Briefing | Breaking Legal News & Current Law Headlines

Are you sure want to unlock this post?
Unlock left : 0
Are you sure want to cancel subscription?