Seperac Bar Exam Predictor (2024)

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How hard is it to get a 270 on ube? ›

A 280 is approximately the 73rd percentile. A 270 is approximately the 58th percentile. A 260 is approximately the 44th percentile. A 250 is approximately the 26th percentile.

We suggest aiming for at least 60% to be safe. If you are aiming for an MBE score of 136-140 (which is a passing MBE score in jurisdictions that require a 272-280 to pass) you should aim for 62%-65%. If you are aiming for an MBE score of 144 (which is considered passing in California), you should aim for about 67%.

Depending on how many people have taken the UBE, a score of 280 is approximately the 73rd percentile. A 300 is in about the 90th percentile, and 330 is in the top 1% of all scores.

Yes, the California bar exam is widely considered to be the most difficult of all state bar exams in the US. The California bar exam has a pass rate of 34%.

By test difficulty, Alabama, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, and North Dakota tie as the easiest (UBE passing score of 260!). By academic first-time pass rate, Oklahoma is the victor (86.90%), with Puerto Rico (40.45%) being the hardest to pass!

UBE scaled passing scores range from 260-280 out of 400 and non-UBE jurisdictions may have different grading systems. If you earn 266 points, you pass the bar exam. The MBE is “scaled” for parity with past bar exams.

These are the approximate scores you want to aim for in order to have a passing MBE score: If you are aiming for a MBE converted score of 131-135 (which is a passing score in most jurisdictions that require scores of 262-270 to pass), you should aim for 58%-62%. We suggest aiming for at least 60% to be safe.

Well... in most states you really only need a score of 131-135 to pass the MBE®. Scoring higher than needed on the MBE exam is actually very beneficial, because in most states, any number over passing will be added to MEE score, which will give you a better chance of passing the exam!

Therefore, an average score on the MBE is between 140-145, but a scaled score of 150 or higher is considered a good MBE score. A “perfect” score on the MBE would be the top score of 200. According to the NCBE, the national mean scaled score for the July 2023 MBE was 140.5.

Highest Minimum UBE Scores

Alaska is the state with the highest minimum UBE score, at 280. This is followed by Colorado (276), Arizona (273), Idaho (272), and Pennsylvania (272).

Are bar exams curved? ›

The bar exam curve is very real. Check out the Multistate Bar Exam (MBE) National Scaled Score Distribution charts published by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE) for 2019, 2020 and 2021. MBE score results consistently follow a bell curve pattern for every single bar exam administration.

According to the American Bar Association, 75.79% of people pass after taking the bar exam for the first time in recent years. That averages out to two out of every ten people failing the exam the first time they take it. It is also key to remember that the bar exam is just an exam.

Overall, Utah is the easiest bar exam to pass. This is true whether you are a first-time taker or repeat taker! In July 2023, Utah had a 94% pass rate for first time takers and a 73% pass rate for repeat takers. It also has the lowest UBE cut score of 260.

The Bar Exam is often considered more challenging than the NCLEX due to its comprehensive coverage of intricate legal subjects and a lower average pass rate of around 60%. Conversely, the NCLEX concentrates on nursing principles and boasts a higher average pass rate of approximately 80%.

California is universally regarded as the toughest state for taking the bar exam. This notion is not dissuaded by the state's low bar-pass rate. In addition to the performance test, five essay questions, and the Multistate Bar Exam, the California exam takes two days.

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Most jurisdictions scale MBE scores to the written portion of the bar exam, so you can make up for a lesser MBE score with a higher written exam score. For example, if the minimum passing score is 270, you can score 134 on the MBE and 136 on the written exam and still pass.

We'll be blunt—the UBE is certainly challenging. It is the bar exam, after all! But at the same time, the UBE is a very fair exam. The UBE gives equal weight to the multiple-choice portion (the MBE) and written portion (the MEE and MPT).

A score of 266 is required to pass.

The conventional wisdom is that to pass the UBE, you need to answer 130 to 135 questions correctly on the MBE. That's just an estimate for a couple of reasons. First, the NCBE scales the scores on every exam to adjust for changes in difficulty.