MEE Frequency Analysis: Which MEE subjects are coming up next?

MEE Frequency Analysis: Which MEE subjects are coming up next? 

While examining the frequency of MEE subjects is never a foolproof way of preparing for the bar exam, it can be a very helpful tool in getting ready for the next bar exam!  (If you want to make the chart bigger, just click on it and it will open in a new tab.)   Here we tell you our thoughts on how to analyze the MEE frequency chart. 

MEE Frequency Analysis: Which MEE subjects are coming up next? 

A few things to notice in conducting an MEE frequency analysis are the following things:

• Civil Procedure is not guaranteed. It became an MBE subject in 2015, and the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) seems to no longer feel like it has to test Civil Procedure every time. Civil Procedure was even skipped on the most recent July 2018 multistate essay exam. We suspect we will see this happening more and more.
• MEE-specific subjects are tested more on February exams and MBE subjects tend to show up more in July.
  • The number of MEE subjects in February were: 2022– 4, 2021- 3, 2020- 2, 2019-3, 2018 -2, 2017 – 4, 2016 – 4, 2015 – 2, 2014– 3, 2012 – 3.
  • The number of MEE subjects in July were: 2022– 2, 2021–4, 2020– 5 in July, 3 in September, 3 in October. 2019-4, 2018 – 2, 2017 – 2, 2016 – 2, 2015 – 2, 2014 – 2, 2013 – 2, 2012 – 3.
  • The rest were MBE subjects.
• Conflict of Laws is always tested with another subject (as stated by the Examiners). The last four times it was tested, it was tested twice in a row. The Examiners’ favorite subject to combine Conflicts with is Civil Procedure. (Be aware of the Klaxon doctrine!)
• We have noted in past posts that Agency and Partnership is tested more in February and Corporations tends to be tested more in July. Criminal Law and Procedure and Torts also show up slightly more in July. Constitutional Law tends to show up more in February. This is never guaranteed of course as Constitutional Law and Real Property showed up on the July 2018 MEE.
• There usually is at least one MEE subject that throws people off. (For example, in July 2018 it was the Real Property question involving zoning. In February 2018, it was the Civil Procedure question on sanctions.) Don’t worry too much if you get a question that confuses you or that you are not sure how to answer! The Examiners seem to like to throw in at least one quite difficult question (and of course many moderately difficult questions).
• Both Family Law and Wills and Trusts are not as popular as they used to be. Wills or Trusts is tested on two of every three exams but family law is tested on maybe one of every three exams. Some students think these subjects are guaranteed, but they are definitely not!

Another thing to note is that many of the MEE subjects tend to be tested in the same ways. It is well worth it to review the highly tested MEE topics here (for free!) or consider purchasing our extremely highly regarded MEE One-Sheets or attending our invaluable Multistate Essay Exam seminar.

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