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Day 1: MBE, a 200-question multiple choice exam
• Administrative Law • Business Entities (including corporations, partnerships and sole proprietorships) • Conflict of Laws • Contracts • Criminal Law and Procedure • Torts • Federal and State Constitutional Law • Evidence • Civil Procedure • Professional Responsibility • Property (real and personal, including future interests) • UCC • Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Passing score--264 out of a possible 400 points
Score is the sum of the applicant's MBE scaled score and Essay Exam score on the MBE scale (i.e., the MBE and the Essay Exam each count 50%). There is no passing score on either part alone. Essay Exam: Each question is scored 0 to 7. The raw score is the sum of the scores on each of the 12 questions, with a theoretical range 0 to 84. Raw scores are scaled to the MBE range of scaled scores using the formula below: SS = Xb + Sb/Sa (RS - Xa):
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Essay exam score on MBE scale
Xb
Average CT MBE score
Sb
Standard Deviation of CT MBE scores
Sa
Standard Deviation of Essay Exam raw scores
RS
Applicant's Essay Exam raw score
Xa
Average Essay Exam raw score
All applicants with total scores between 254 and 264 have their Essay Exam answers are reread.
Connecticut Bar Examining Committee 100 Washington St. Hartford, CT 06106-4411 (860) 706-5135
Feb. 25-26 2009; July 29-30 2009
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