Lawyers, how hard is it to get a 145 on the MBE?

**En Sabah Poo** · 06-26-2008, 11:11 AM

Should I even shoot for it? I'd like to be able to waive into Minnesota.

**Jim T.** · 06-26-2008, 11:20 AM

What's a passing score? Seems to me you can only take it and do the best you can - working "extra hard" to get a higher score doesn't seem possible. Whatever score I got was the best I would have been able to get.

**Steve Q** · 06-26-2008, 11:24 AM

Originally Posted by billthomason

Should I even shoot for it? I'd like to be able to waive into Minnesota.

According to the Bar/Bri folk, the average MBE score is a 140. I'm sure you could push for the five extra points if you wanted to.

**En Sabah Poo** · 06-26-2008, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Jim T.

What's a passing score? Seems to me you can only take it and do the best you can - working "extra hard" to get a higher score doesn't seem possible. Whatever score I got was the best I would have been able to get.

I'm assuming a passing score is well below that. 120 or maybe even lower for a raw score. But in ND, if you get a 145 you can waive into MN. If you reverse it, you need a 150 (probably because MN doesn't use the MEE).

**schizorabbit** · 06-26-2008, 11:33 AM

Damn, I don't know. It's multiple choice. How good are you at multiple choice? Are you a good guesser, or are you like me--if I don't know shit, I got with my gut instinct.

Looking at the subjects as well, and ranking them from personally easiest to hardest, I'd list 'em as follows: criminal law, evidence, torts, constitutional law, real property, and contracts (for some reason, I fuckin' hate contracts). Not sure how much of the MBE is allotted to each topic. How's your confidence level on those subjects.

6 hour multiple choice, huh? Keep us updated, dude. Good luck.

**Brad N.** · 06-26-2008, 10:39 PM

Sweet, Bill. If you can go into Minnesota I know I'll have a good lawyer if I need one. Are you willing to fly a small plane and act as a drug mule by chance?

**Amos Moses** · 06-26-2008, 10:57 PM

Bill, I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. Will you take my case?

**Sackhead** · 06-26-2008, 11:13 PM

How is the exam given? I tried to take a Microsoft Certification exam today administered by Prometric. However, Prometric's system was all wonky so now I have to reschedule.

**Jason California** · 06-26-2008, 11:26 PM

Originally Posted by Leroy Brown

Bill, I shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. Will you take my case?

You should not say that in the public. There is now a confession and you will make it harder for him to do his job.

**En Sabah Poo** · 07-09-2008, 01:42 PM

So I just took my mock exam. 200 multiple choice over two 3 hour periods.

Got a 131. I guess the average score on the mock exam is 105, and the average raw score on the real exam is 128. So I appear to already be above average. If this was the bar exam, I would have passed. With practice, and an increase of my raw score to meet the scaled 145, I think I might be able to get into Minnesota too!