Connecticut Bar Exam Results July 2022 (2024)

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Depending on how many people have taken the UBE, a score of 280 is approximately the 73rd percentile. A 300 is in about the 90th percentile, and 330 is in the top 1% of all scores.

What is the passing score on the bar examination and how is it calculated? The passing score is 266 out of a possible 400 points.

Yes, the California bar exam is widely considered to be the most difficult of all state bar exams in the US. The California bar exam has a pass rate of 34%.

The smaller the jurisdiction, the more likely the results will be released earlier. However, some larger states take nearly the same length of time. In some cases, exam administration also impacts the timing of the release of the results. Since more candidates take the test in July, the results usually take longer.

Passage rates overall are generally around the 65-70% range, more or less. Typically about 2/3 to 3/4 of exam takers are first-time takers; usually less for the February bar. When you break it down by first-time pass rates vs. subsequent takers, first-time rates generally are between 70–75%.

Of those who took the test in February this year, only 35 percent passed. For comparison purposes, fifteen years ago, the bar passage rate in Connecticut exceeded 80 percent. My recollection is that when I took the exam the passage rates were similar. As recently as 2017, the passage rate was above 70 percent.

Your overall score

Uniform Bar Exam states require a score between 260 and 280 to pass the Uniform Bar Exam. So, if your score was above 280, you technically received a score that is considered passing in every Uniform Bar Exam state.

About the Bar Exam Curve

UBE scaled passing scores range from 260-280 out of 400 and non-UBE jurisdictions may have different grading systems. If you earn 266 points, you pass the bar exam. The MBE is “scaled” for parity with past bar exams.

Overall, Utah is the easiest bar exam to pass. This is true whether you are a first-time taker or repeat taker! In July 2023, Utah had a 94% pass rate for first time takers and a 73% pass rate for repeat takers. It also has the lowest UBE cut score of 260.

What is the hardest state to become a lawyer? ›

California is universally regarded as the toughest state for taking the bar exam. This notion is not dissuaded by the state's low bar-pass rate. In addition to the performance test, five essay questions, and the Multistate Bar Exam, the California exam takes two days.

The Bar Exam is often considered more challenging than the NCLEX due to its comprehensive coverage of intricate legal subjects and a lower average pass rate of around 60%. Conversely, the NCLEX concentrates on nursing principles and boasts a higher average pass rate of approximately 80%.

Although the examiners do not provide a particular date for release of New York bar exam results, traditionally the results are released in mid-April (February exam) and mid-November (July exam).

Esquire. Esquire open_in_new (Esq.) is an honorary title generally given to someone who has taken and passed the bar exam and is licensed by their state's bar association. The term will often appear on business cards, resumes, or signatures, following the name of someone who has met the necessary requirements.

MADISON, WISCONSIN, April 29, 2024—The national mean scaled score for the March 2024 MPRE was 97.1, 2.2 points higher than the March 2023 mean of 94.9. The March 2024 mean reflects the performance of 21,029 examinees, 845 more than the March 2023 examinee count of 20,184.

Bar Exam: Connecticut offers the two-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE), which is comprised of: Two 90-minute Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, which are "closed universe" practical questions that feature instructions, factual data, cases, statutes and other reference material supplied by examiners.