Which states are delaying or modifying the July 2021 bar exam? The NCBE has announced a remote option for July 2021 takers. To get an idea of what states did for the last bar administration (February 2021), check out this post.
UPDATE 6/2/21: February 2022 exams will be in-person only, according to the NCBE.
The Multistate Performance test, also known as the MPT, is administered as part of the Bar Exam in many states. Many students think this is the easiest part of the exam because all of the materials are provided and it is worth the least amount of points. While you cannot “study” for the substance of MPT like you can for the other portions of the exam, you can – and should – prepare for it. The sections below provide an overview of the MPT as well as tips for maximizing your points by avoiding easy mistakes.
On the July 2021 MPT, you will have to complete two tasks if you are sitting in a Uniform Bar Exam jurisdiction. This is worth 20% of your overall bar exam score. The Examiners typically want to see whether students can write both persuasively and objectively. Therefore, it is much more common for students to see one objective task and one persuasive task.
To put yourself in the best position to pass the MPT, please review all kinds of tasks! You can find these in our free MPT One-Sheet, and our post on how to format MPT tasks. The best way to get good at this is to practice!
Note: This post ended up turning into a 10-page July 2021 UBE study guide. If you would like to receive a PDF version of MPT and MEE predictions, please download our study guide here! The MPT portion of it is below if you prefer not to download it! We hope you find it helpful!
Check out our July 2021 MPT predictions below.
Are you starting to prepare for the July 2021 Uniform Bar Exam? Are you curious as to what subjects might appear on the July 2021 MEE? We have taken a close look at the trends on the MEE and created our July 2021 MEE predictions. Below is a survey of the essay subjects we think are worth extra attention.
Note: This post ended up turning into a 10-page July 2021 UBE study guide. If you would like to receive a PDF version of it, please download it here! The entire text of the MEE portion is below, if you prefer not to download it! We hope you find it helpful!
Update: please see a recap of the February 2021 MEE here!
After conducting a months-long study, in January 2021 the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE), the organization that writes the Uniform Bar Exam, announced that significant changes are coming to the Uniform Bar Exam. The NCBE plans to implement the changes in 2024 or 2025. You may be wondering how this “new” bar exam will differ from the current bar exam. In this post, we discuss four of the major differences between the current Uniform Bar Exam and the new Uniform Bar Exam.
The National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) announced that it plans to only offer in-person testing materials for the February 2022 exam. This announcement comes before states adminster the July 2021 exam. According to the NCBE, 29 states are giving the July 2021 exam remotely, and 24 are giving it in person. But, this will change for the February 2022 exam when all (or at least most) states will offer an in-person exam, according to the NCBE.
Are you starting to prepare for the July 2021 Uniform Bar Exam? Are you curious as to what subjects might appear on the July 2021 UBE? We have taken a close look at the trends on the MEEs and MPTs and created our July 2021 UBE predictions. Soon we will soon release a post with the essay topics and MPTs that are ripe for testing in our July 2021 UBE predictions release post.
Here, we discuss how to succeed on the bar exam. These 20 tips are by a top 99th percentile scorer! They have helped thousands of our students at JD Advising succeed on the bar exam. You can also find links to additional great (and free!) content if you are looking for more information on any of the tips. Read more
While there are plenty of benefits to writing out full essays under timed conditions (particularly if you are not a great writer, or struggle with timing), writing out every single practice essay can be very time-consuming. After you have written some practice essays and have a good grasp on the process of writing an essay under timed conditions, a great way to gain exposure to more practice essays in an efficient manner is to bullet-point an MEE during bar prep.
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Which states are delaying or modifying the February 2021 bar exam? The NCBE has announced a remote option for February 2021 takers. To get an idea of what states did for the last bar administration (July 2020), check out this post.
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