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Simple math? Not very…
I find very few bar takers actually know how to read and analyze their CA Bar Exam Score, so let me try to explain…
Your goal is a 1440 scaled score. Here’s how to reach that score:
First, you want a Scaled MBE score of at least 1440. That means about 135 questions correct out of the 175 that count. This translates to 720 “California Points” (1440 x .50 = 720) and reflects the 50% weight attached to the MBE.
Next, you also want a Scaled Written score of at least 1440. This is a much lower threshold than the old weighted score that put 65% on the California portion.
This is harder to calculate but the simple math goes this way: score at least 65 or higher on each of the 5 essays and on the Performance Test (which counts double). If you did this, you would have a 455 Raw Written (65 x 5 essays = 325) + (65 x 2 for the performance test =130) for a total of 455. Multiply the 455 Raw Written by 1.58 (the average scaled increase) and your total Scaled Written Score is 1440 or 720 “California Points” (1440 x .50 = 720)
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Now add the “California Points” from the MBE (720) to the “California Points” from the Written (720) and you achieve the magic 1440 passing score. Easy, huh? And so transparent! Sarcasm aside, the scoring is really so complicated that very few people know what they have to achieve to pass.
Bottom line: To Pass, get 135 or more MBE Questions correct plus score a 65 or higher on each of the 5 essays and the performance test. And, if you want an even simpler comparison, try this: Divide all of the California scores by 10 to equate them with other jurisdictions. That means that instead of a score of 1440, you need a 144 on the MBE and a 144 on the written portion. Add those 2 scores together (144+144) for a total passing score of 288. That compares to a score of 266 to pass the UBE in NY or 272 to pass in Florida, a 270 in Texas and Georgia and a 260 in 5 other jurisdictions. So why do the California Examiners use the 10x multiplier? Mostly to make it less transparent that the cut score is so wildly out of line with the rest of the country.
[Related Post: How to Fix the Broken California Bar Exam System]
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