Stephen Burbank, a Baylor Law School graduate who posted the top score on the July 2018 Texas Bar Examination, mostly studied alone. When he had a question, he consulted with law school friends—Kyle Steingreaber and Rachel Koehn—who tied in posting the second-highest score on the high-stakes test.

Stephen Burbank

July’s results may mark the first time the top three scorers on the bar exam attended the same Texas law school. Baylor Law School Dean Brad Toben, who has led the Waco school since 1991, said he can’t recall it ever happening before.