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States from New Mexico through South Carolina

New Mexico
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(505) 271-9706
www.nmexam.org


Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: January 10, 2004 (later with late fee)
Location: Albuquerque

February 2004 Results: http://www.nmexam.org/exam_results.html

Fees: $600-$800
Format: Six essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2002 Summer 2002 Winter 2003 Winter 2004
All Takers 88% 85% 75% 76%
First Time Takers 94% 85% 81% 86%


New York
Contact Information:

State Board of Law Examiners
(518) 452-8700
(800) 342-3335 (in NY only)
www.nybarexam.org

Winter Bar Exam
Dates: February 22 - 23, 2005
Filing Deadline: November 24, 2004
Location: Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan

July 2004 Results: http://www.law.com/special/students/ny_barexam/index.shtml

Fees: $250
Format: Six essay questions, 50 multiple choice questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2003 Summer 2003 Winter 2004 Summer 2004
All Takers 46.5% 69% 46% 68%
First Time Takers 61.9% 78% 58% 77%


North Carolina
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(919) 828-4886
http://www.ncble.org/

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: January 6, 2004 (March 2 with late fee)
Location: Raleigh

February 2004 Results: http://www.ncble.org/

Fees: $600
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002 Winter 2003
All Takers 52% 52% 72% 52%
First Time Takers 70% 70% 80% 87%


North Dakota
Contact Information:

Bar Admissions Administrator
State Board of Bar Examiners
(701) 328-4201
http://www.court.state.nd.us/court/committees/
barbd/information.htm

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: March 1, 2004
Location: Bismarck

Results: Does not release results to the public.

North Dakota does not administer a February Bar Exam

Fees: $150 exam fee
Format: Six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Summer 2002
All Takers 86% 91% 91% 85%
First Time Takers 86% 94% 94% 85%


Ohio
Contact Information:

Admissions Office
Supreme Court of Ohio
614-466-1541 or 614-466-1540
http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Admissions/

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-29, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 1, 2004
Location: Columbus

February 2004 Results: http://www.sconet.state.oh.us/Admissions/#exam

Fees: $225
Format:Six essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002 Winter 2003
All Takers 76.2% 52% 70% 53%
First Time Takers 83% 67% 78% 65%


Oklahoma
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(405) 524-2365
http://www.okbar.org/publicinfo/admissions/

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: April 1, 2004 (with late fee)
Location: Oklahoma City

February 2004 Results: http://www.okbar.org/publicinfo/admissions/results.htm

Fees: $300 (new applicants), $1000 (attorney examinees)
Format: Sixteen essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2002 Summer 2002 Winter 2003 Winter 2004
All Takers 70% 70% 62% 73%
First Time Takers n/a 76% 71% n/a


Oregon
Contact Information:

Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners
(503) 620-0222
www.osbar.org

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 31, 2004 (with late fee)
Location: Portland

February 2004 Results: http://www.osbar.org/admissions/examresults.html

Fees:$500
Format: Nine essay questions, one Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2002 Winter 2003 Summer 2003 Winter 2004
All Takers 71% 68% 71% 65%
First Time Takers n/a n/a n/a n/a


Pennsylvania
Contact Information:

Pennsylvania Board of Law Examiners
(717) 795-7270
http://www.pabarexam.org/

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: set anew for each exam
Location: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg

February 2004 Results: http://www.pabarexam.org/Bar_Examination/Results/Result_Information.htm

Fees: $400-450
Format: Performance test (written in PA, not the national MPT), six essay questions and the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2002 Winter 2003 Summer 2003 Winter 2004
All Takers 71% 51% 71.6% 51.5%
First Time Takers 78% 66% n/a n/a


Rhode Island
Contact Information:

Board of Bar Examiners
(401) 222-3272
www.courts.state.ri.us

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 27-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2004
Location: Providence

February 2004 Results: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/

Fees: $350 (non-attorneys), $800 (attorneys)
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Summer 2002
All Takers 62% 63% 83% 61%
First Time Takers 65% n/a 89% 69%


South Carolina
Contact Information:

The Supreme Court of South Carolina
(803) 734-1080
http://www.judicial.state.sc.us/brdcomm/brdble.cfm

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 26-28, 2004
Filing Deadline: March 31, 2004
Location: Columbia

Results: Does not release results to the public.

Fees: $400 - $750
Format: Six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates: Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 Summer 2002
All Takers 77% 88% 76% 79%
First Time Takers 85.2% 84% 70% 80%


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