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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline: November 15, 2001 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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 27-28, 2002 Filing Deadline: November 15, 2001 Location: Knoxville, Memphis, Nashville Results: Posted here: 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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-28, 2002 Filing Deadline: October 30, 2001 Location: Austin, Dallas, Houston, Lubbock, San Antonio, Waco Results: Posted here: 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: Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 All Takers 65.4% 75.5% 60.53% 79.5% First Time Takers 76.7% 80.4% 70.46% 85.5% Utah Contact Information: Utah State Bar (801) 531-9077 www.utahbar.org Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline: October 31, 2001 Location: Salt Lake City Results: Posted here: http://www.utah bar.org/html/exam_results_july_2001.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 www.state.vt.us/courts/ Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 27-28, 2002 Filing Deadline: January 15, 2002 Location: Burlington Results: When released, available here: http://www.state.vt.us/courts/atty.htm Fees: $250 Format: Six essay questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers 75% 70% 60% 60% First Time Takers 81% 80% 67% n/a Virginia Contact Information: Virginia Board of Bar Examiners (804) 786-7490 www.vsb.org Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline: December 15, 2001 Location: Tidewater Area 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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-28, 2002 Filing Deadline: 90 days before exam Location: Bellevue Results: posted here: http://www.wsba.org/faq/bar-exam.htm Fees: $375-$650 Format: Twenty-four essay questions Pass Rates: Summer 1999 Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 All Takers n/a 76.6% 75.2% 77% First Time Takers n/a 78.8% 80.3% 83% 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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline: January 4, or January 8 with $200 late fee Location: Washington, D.C. Fees: $182 Format: Two Multistate Performance Test (MPT) questions, six Multistate Essay Exam (MEE) questions, the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) Results: posted here: http://www.dcbar.org/dcc a/applicants_2001.html Pass Rates: Winter 2000 Summer 2000 Winter 2001 Summer 2001 All Takers 52% 62.3% 55.6% 74% First Time Takers 71% 77.6% 52.7% 61% West Virginia Contact Information: Board of Law Examiners (304) 558-7815 www.state.wv.us/wvsca Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline: November 1, 2001 Location: Charleston Results: http://www.state.wv.us/wvsca/Bd%20of%20Law/exam.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/ Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 26-27, 2002 Filing Deadline:January 2, 2002 Location: Madison Results: Available September 4; 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 Winter Bar Exam Dates: February 27-28, 2002 Filing Deadline: November 15, 2001 Location: Laramie Results: When released, posted here: http://courts.state.wy.us/news01.htm 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. 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