What is the MBE?
The MBE is the Multistate Bar Examination, commonly known as “the multistate.” The MBE is drafted by the National Conference of Bar Examiners (NCBE). The MBE is made up of 200 multiple-choice questions, administered 100 at a time in three-hour segments. Usually, the MBE is tested on the Wednesday of the February and July Bar Examinations. MBE-tested subjects include Constitutional Law, Contracts, Criminal Law & Procedure, Evidence, Property, and Torts. (These are commonly known as “The Big Six”). Each right answer is worth one point, and there is no penalty for wrong choices. The average raw score is about 125-130 out of 200, which is then scaled based on the exam’s overall difficulty. Although the NCBE scores this part of the examination, individual jurisdictions decide how to combine the MBE scaled score with their own state-specific testing. States testing the MBE (as of July 2007): All states test the MBE except for Louisiana and Washington.
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