- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Coaching Changes
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: July 2024 Louisiana bar exam results posted
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:27 am to NIH
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:27 am to NIH
I’m not in the inner circles of the legal world but I don’t think most people care where you graduated from once you have a few years of practicing under your belt. Just pass the Bar and get some experience and you’re fine.
1
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:30 am to FOBW
quote:Don't know about LA but most states have had some multiple choice (MBE) for decades.
Is it true that the exam is multiple choice now?
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:32 am to brewhan davey
My BIL was one of the 80% that passed at LSU. 
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:36 am to CashMoney504
I just felt my car insurance going up.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:48 am to The Boat
quote:Student loan or Pell Grant.
What are the Southern Law admissions standards? Other than being able to spell your name right on your application.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:50 am to 94LSU
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:50 am to brewhan davey
Nobody will say it but everyone thought it 
Posted on 10/4/24 at 10:52 am to FOBW
quote:
Is it true that the exam is multiple choice now?
10 multiple choice questions worth 2 points each at the end of each section. So 80 points of essays and 20 points for multiple choice. I’m one of the ones that just passed and that’s how it was for this last test.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 11:16 am to brewhan davey
How many times can someone retake the bar?
I think it's funny that for the CPA exam you can take each part (4 parts) as many times as you want until you either give up or pass all 4 parts within an 18-month window. Only exception is you can only take each part once per quarter. Had a buddy take at least 12 tests and a little over 4 years to finally pass them all, he passed the FAR section 3 times because it expired on him twice
I think it's funny that for the CPA exam you can take each part (4 parts) as many times as you want until you either give up or pass all 4 parts within an 18-month window. Only exception is you can only take each part once per quarter. Had a buddy take at least 12 tests and a little over 4 years to finally pass them all, he passed the FAR section 3 times because it expired on him twice
Posted on 10/4/24 at 11:26 am to Gravitiger
quote:
Is it true that the exam is multiple choice now?
Don't know about LA but most states have had some multiple choice (MBE) for decades
I took the MBE for North Carolina before I took the Louisiana bar a couple of years later. The MBE is far worse than any essay test. You get 5 answers, only 1 of which is "wrong". The other 4 are mostly correct or completely correct it is just that one is more correct than the others. The other half of the North Carolina Bar was essay. I always felt more comfortable with an essay question as you can take it in various ways to show the grader your understanding of the law.
As far as retaking sections of the Louisiana Bar, at least when I took it years and year ago, if you passed a certain number of sections, you only had to retake the failed portions until you got the required number of sections passed.
Also, the North Carolina bar made us get new specific IDs before the test which had our picture and finger prints on it. The ID had to be displayed on the test table at all times. If you left the table you had to wear the ID around your neck.
For Louisiana, you just showed up and showed your ID at the beginning of the day and then people walked in and out of the test during breaks without getting their IDs checked.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 11:43 am to TankBoys32
quote:
I’m not in the inner circles of the legal world but I don’t think most people care where you graduated from once you have a few years of practicing under your belt. Just pass the Bar and get some experience and you’re fine.
But they can wreak havoc if elected to public office.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 12:02 pm to brewhan davey
Let me know when those admitted in 2020 have to take the bar.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 12:07 pm to brewhan davey
Southern doing what Southern does.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 12:21 pm to brewhan davey
Is it still open book like it was during covid, or at least at the end of covid after the prior year got a complete free pass?
When I took it, it was all essay and certainly no open book.
When I took it, it was all essay and certainly no open book.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 12:37 pm to brewhan davey
Miles College in Birmingham had a 3.45% pass rate last year (can't find the 24 stats). LINK
Southern's doing well, by comparison.
Southern's doing well, by comparison.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 12:51 pm to brewhan davey
100% fail rate would be best for society
Posted on 10/4/24 at 1:01 pm to The Boat
quote:This should give you an idea.
What are the Southern Law admissions standards? Other than being able to spell your name right on your application.
I applied to Tulane, LSU, and Loyola. After about a month, I hadn't heard back from any of them, and one of the cutoffs was approaching, so I figured I'd apply to Southern as a last resort. This was on a Friday.
The following Monday (3 days later), I got an email from Southern with my acceptance as well as a $10,000.00 scholarship
Luckily, about a week later I made it into all the others and didn't have to go that route. But yeah, Southern is one of the worst law schools in the country, and maybe the easiest to get into. Here's what they advertise ontheir admissions standards page on their website.
quote:
Applicants must have earned a scholastic average of at least “C” in courses of substantive academic content, received an acceptable score on the Law School Admission Test (LSAT), and must have received a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
Their median candidate has a 2.79 GPA and a 143 (17th percentile) on the LSAT.
Posted on 10/4/24 at 1:02 pm to geauxpurple
quote:2020 was no bar if you satisfied character and fitness requirements.
Is it still open book like it was during covid, or at least at the end of covid after the prior year got a complete free pass?
When I took it, it was all essay and certainly no open book.
2021 was open book and a shortened bar. One hour for each test, all essays, no multiple choice.15 minute break in between the tests and then onto the next test. It was also only 7 tests.
1. Code 1
2. Code 2
3. Code 3
4. Criminal law, Criminal procedure, Evidence
5. Fed Civ. Pro
6. La. Civ Pro
7. Torts
So no business entities or con law, but those are pretty easy sections, and La. Criminal Procedure covers some con law elements.
2022 was back to normal.
This post was edited on 10/4/24 at 1:06 pm
Posted on 10/4/24 at 1:03 pm to chinhoyang
quote:
Repeaters are largely in two groups. The first group are people who got nervous and they choke. The second group are people who have no business being lawyers.
Dated a girl who graduated UT law school. The first time she took the bar exam she had a blinding migraine and failed. Took it again and passed.
Page 2 of 4
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News