The national average score on July's 200-question Multistate Bar Exam reached its highest level since 2013, excluding 2020 pandemic-related changes. Higher average performance can reduce anxiety for candidates awaiting results and suggests stronger cohort outcomes. Candidates who do not pass can attempt the February exam. The bar exam continues to function as the primary barrier between JD holders and licensed attorneys. Most jurisdictions maintain consistent testing administration, but California has struggled with test format choices and budgetary balance. The February California exam presented significant difficulties for takers, prompting concern about future exam stability.
The national average score on July's 200-question Multistate Bar Exam was the highest since 2013, the National Conference of Bar Examiners said Thursday, excluding results from 2020 when the test was delayed or modified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Waiting to get your bar score back sucks, but hopefully knowing that people did well on average can salve the anxiety. Early congratulations on the passing grade! And if you didn't receive one, there's always February.
While it isn't the best solution to minting lawyers, one thing you can count on the bar to provide is consistency. Unless you are trying to practice in California. Hard to expect consistency from the California bar when they're still trying to figure out which test to give or how to balance their ledgers, but at least it won't be as bad as the hellscape February California bar takers had to tread through. Hopefully.
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