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Alabama
Contact Information: Alabama State Bar Admissions
(334) 269-1515
www.alabar.org
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 25-26
Filing Deadline: February 1, 2001, no late filing
Location: Montgomery
Results: Posted here: http://www.alabar.org/barExam/barExam.html

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

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000
All Takers81%40.8%45.3%
First Time Takers78%55.8%66%



Alaska
Contact Information: Alaska Bar Association
(907) 272-7469
www.alaskabar.org
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-26, 2001
Filing Deadline: May 1 (May 15 or June 15, 2001 with late fees)
Location: Anchorage, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ketchikan
Results: Posted here: http://www.alaskabar.org/726.cfm

Fees: $800
Format: Ten essay questions, one performance test-research/analysis task, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000Winter 2001
All Takers60%57%66%76%
First Time Takers70%66%71%85%



Arizona
Contact Information: Committee on Examinations
Supreme Court of Arizona
(602) 364-0371
http://www.supreme.state.az.us/admis/
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-25, 2001
Filing Deadline: February 1, 2001 (June 13 with late fees)
Location: Tucson
Results: Posted here: http://www.supreme.state.az.us/admis/

Fees: $300
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000Winter 2001
All Takers75%71.2%74.6%65.6%
First Time Takers79%80.3%nana



Arkansas
Contact Information: Board of Law Examiners
(501) 374-1855
http://courts.state.ar.us/courts/ble.html

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-25, 2001
Filing Deadline: April 2, 2001
Location: Little Rock
Results: http://courts.state.ar.us/courts/ble.html

Fees: $225
Format: Five essay questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000
All Takers70%48%
First Time Takers78%62.5%



California
Contact Information: State Bar of California
(415) 538-2399
(213) 765-1500
http://www.calbar.org/
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-26, 2001
Filing Deadline: April 2, 2001
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Diego
Results: http://www.calbar.org/admissions/examresults.htm

Fees: $325 exam fee
Format: Six essay questions, two performance skills tests, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000Winter 2001
All Takers51%40%66.9%37.3%
First Time Takers63%51.3%25.9%52.5%



Colorado
Contact Information: Board of Law Examiners
(303) 893-8096
www.courts.state.co.us
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-25, 2001
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2001
Location: Denver
Results: Posted here: http://www.courts.state.co.us/ble/ble.htm


Fees:$475-$500
Format: Nine essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 24-25, 2001
Registration Deadline: May 1, 2001

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000Winter 2001
All Takers77%64%78%68%
First Time Takers83%n/an/a56%



Connecticut
Contact Information: Bar Examining Committee
(860) 756-7901
www.ctbar.org
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 25-26, 2001
Filing Deadline: May 31, 2001
Location: Hartford
Results: Posted here: http://www.jud.state.ct.us/faq/BarExCom.htm

Fees:$475-$500
Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Winter 2001
All Takers75%n/a68%
First Time Takers79%n/a56%



Delaware
Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners
Office of the Secretary
(302) 577-7038
http://courts.state.de.us/bbe/
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 23, 24 and 25, 2001
Filing Deadline: March 15, 2001 or April 15 with $100 late fee
Location: Wilmington
Results: When available, posted here: http://courts.state.de.us/bbe/



Delaware does not have a February Bar Exam

Fees: $500
Format: Eight essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000
All Takers56% n/a
First Time Takersn/an/a



Florida
Contact Information: Florida Board of Bar Examiners
(850) 487-1292
http://www.flcourts.org/
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 25-26, 2001
Filing Deadline: May 1, 2001 (June 1 or July 1 with late fees)
Location: Tampa
Results: Posted here: http://www.flcourts.org/

Fees: $875-$2500
Format: Three essay questions, 100 multiple choice questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000
All Takersn/an/a
First Time Takers80%n/a



Georgia
Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners
(404) 656-3490
http://www2.state.ga.us/courts/supreme/
Summer Bar Exam
Dates: July 25-26, 2001
Filing Deadline: March 2, 2001
Location: Atlanta
Results: http://www2.state.ga.us/courts/bar/barhome.htm

Fees: $75-$117
Format: Four essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE)

Pass Rates:Summer 1999Winter 2000Summer 2000Winter 2001
All Takers77%57.4%74.9%59.6%
First Time Takers85%71.7%83.6%73.6%

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