Alabama - Georgia Hawaii - Maryland Massachusetts - New Jersey New Mexico - S. Carolina S. Dakota - Wyoming South Dakota Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (605) 773-4898 www.state.sd.us/state/judicial/sdbbe/ board_of_bar_examin.htm Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 15, 2002 Location: Pierre Results: Does not release results to the public. Fees: $300 Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 82% 68% 88% First Time Takers n/a 75% 92% Tennessee Contact Information: Board of Law Examiners (615) 741-3234 www.state.tn.us/lawexaminers Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 31-August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: April 15, 2002 Location: Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.law.com/special/students/summer_barexam/s01.html Fees: $300 Format: Twelve essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 71% 69% 80% First Time Takers 77% 76% 83% Texas Contact Information: Texas Board of Law Examiners (512) 463-1621 www.ble.state.tx.us Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31 and August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: January 30, 2002 Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio, Waco Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.ble.state.tx.us/Results/current.htm Fees: $300 Format: Twelve essay questions, a Procedure/Evidence exam, one Multistate Performance Test (MPT) question, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 75.5% 60.53% 79.5% 55% First Time Takers 80.4% 70.46% 85.5% 68.3% Utah Contact Information: Utah State Bar (801) 531-9077 www.utahbar.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: March 1, 2002 Location: Salt Lake City Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.utahbar.org/html/exam_results_february_2002.html Fees: $400-$575 Format: Six essay questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 89% 93% 90% First Time Takers n/a 97% 91% Vermont Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (802) 828-3281 http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/ Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 31-August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: June 15, 2002 Location: Burlington Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.vermontjudiciary.org/ Fees: $250 Format: Six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 70% 60% 60% 69% First Time Takers 80% 67% n/a n/a Virginia Contact Information: Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (804) 786-7490 www.vsb.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 10, 2002 Location: Roanoke Results: Posted here: http://www.vbbe.state.va.us/results.html Fees: $275 Format: Nine essay questions, twenty short answer questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers 71% 56% 69% 58% First Time Takers n/a 64% 74% n/a Washington Contact Information: Washington State Bar Association (206) 443-9722 (800) 945-9722 www.wsba.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31 and August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: April 1, 2002 Location: Bellevue February 2002 Results: posted here: http://www.wsba.org/faq/bar-exam.htm Fees: $375-$650 Format: Twenty-four essay questions Pass Rates: Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 76.6% 75.2% 77% 78% First Time Takers 78.8% 80.3% 83% 79% Washington, D.C. Contact Information: Committee on Admission District of Columbia Court of Appeals (202) 879-2710 http://www.dcbar.org/about_bar/admissions.html Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 23, or June 7 with late fee of $200 Location: Washington, D.C. Fees: $182 Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) February 2002 Results: http://www.dcbar.org/abo ut_bar/applicants.html Pass Rates: Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 Winter 2002 All Takers 62.3% 55.6% 74% 70% First Time Takers 77.6% 52.7% 61% 56% West Virginia Contact Information: Board of Law Examiners (304) 558-7815 www.state.wv.us/wvsca Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline: May 1, 2002 Location: Charleston Results: February 2002 Results: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/Bd%20of%20Law/newresults.htm Fees: $325 Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers 81% 60.2% 55% First Time Takers 81% n/a n/a Wisconsin Contact Information: Board of Bar Examiners (608) 266-9760 www.courts.state.wi.us/bbe/ Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 30-31, 2002 Filing Deadline:May 1, 2002 Location: Madison Results: not available online. Fees: $450 Format: Eight essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 90% 87% 74% First Time Takers 94% 87% 77% Wyoming Contact Information: State Board of Law Examiners (307) 632-9061 www.wyomingbar.org Summer Bar Exam Dates: July 31-August 1, 2002 Filing Deadline: April 15, 2002 Location: Laramie Results: not available online. Fees: $400 Format: Ten essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 All Takers 63% 46% 70% First Time Takers 66% 67% 73% Alabama - Georgia • Hawaii - Maryland • Massachusetts - New Jersey • New Mexico - S. Carolina • S. Dakota - Wyoming