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Dakota - Wyoming New Mexico Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (505) 271-9706 www.nmexam.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 29-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: January 10, 2002 Location: Albuquerque Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.nmexam.org/pas.htm Fees: $600-$800 Format: Ten essay questions, two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2002 All Takers 87% 88% 85% 88% First Time Takers 90% 95% 87% 94% New York Contact Information: State Board of Law Examiners (518) 452-8700 (800) 342-3335 (in NY only) www.nybarexam.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 1, 2002 Location: Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan Results: Posted here: http://www.law.com/special/students/ny_barexam/results.html Fees: $250 Format: Six essay questions, 50 multiple choice questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 All Takers 67% 44.9% 44% 72.5% First Time Takers 75% 60% 58% 79% North Carolina Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (919) 828-4886 http://www.ncble.org/ Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: January 1, 2002 Location: Raleigh Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.ncble.org/ Fees: $500-$1000 Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers 70% 68% 52.6% First Time Takers n/a n/a n/a 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 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: March 1, 2002 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 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 85% 92% 86% First Time Takers 89% 100% 86% 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 30-31 and August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: April 1, 2002 Location: Columbus February 2002 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 2000 Winter 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 All Takers n/a 70% 57.7% 76.2% First Time Takers n/a 69.5% 73.6% 83% Oklahoma Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (405) 524-2365 http://www.okbar.org/publicinfo/admissions/ Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: April 1, 2002 Location: Oklahoma City Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.okbar.org/publicinfo/admissions/results.htm Fees: $250 Format: Sixteen essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 All Takers 78% 72% 76% 77% First Time Takers 81% 78% 83% n/a Oregon Contact Information: Oregon State Board of Bar Examiners (503) 620-0222 www.osbar.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 31, 2002 Location: Portland Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.osbar.org/2practice/admissions/examresults_feb2002.htm Fees:$450-$600 Format: Nine essay questions, one Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Winter 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 67% 72% 74% 68% 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 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 15, 2002 Location: Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.pabarexam.org/Bar_Examination/Results/Result_Information.htm Fees: $400-450 Format:Eight essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 69.9% 54% 71.8% 47% First Time Takers 74.2% n/a n/a 67.7% Rhode Island Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (401) 222-3272 www.courts.state.ri.us Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 1, 2002 Location: Providence Results: Posted here: http://www.courts.state.ri.us/supreme/july2000passinglist.htm Fees:$300 Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers n/a 55% 62% 63% First Time Takers n/a 60% 65% n/a 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 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: March 31, 2002 Location: Columbia Results: Does not release results to the public. Fees: $200 Format: Six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers 71% 74.7% 80.5% 77% First Time Takers 79% 74.2% 83.8% 85.2% Alabama - Georgia • Hawaii - Maryland • Massachusetts - New Jersey •New Mexico - S. Carolina • S. Dakota - Wyoming