Non Traditional Law Student

February Bar Exam

Now that the semester is over, many law student who finished early will begin to prepare for the February bar exam.  The deadline to file for the 2012 exam is January 17, 2012.  Most should have already started taking their preparatory course to prepare.  Most have about 30 days to prepare for this difficult test.  Based on the results of the last February Bar examine in California, there were 1415 first time takers of the general bar examination.  54.8% passed or 775 individuals.  There were 2949 repeaters.  Only 36.4% of those who re took it passed (or 1073).  Overall, 4364 individual took the exam and only 42.3% passed (1848 individuals).

20 individuals took the disciplined attorneys examination and only 4 passed.  The highest class of takers that passed where those coming from California ABA approved schools.  476 of them took the exam and 302 of them passed.  That puts them at a 63.4% passage rate.  While Accredited and unaccredited schools which are not ABA approved only had a 28% passage rate.