Re: November 2005 MPRE

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I took the MPRE today as well and I agree that it was
tricky. But worry not, the passing raw score will be low
this time as the unanimous voice I heard about the MPRE
today was that it was hard. Let's just hope for the best.
Oh, I agree with you for the rest of your posting.

On 11/04/05, JoeStanley wrote:
> I just took the MPRE, and I thought it was really
> difficult. I've passed three bar exams on the first try
> (NY, NJ & CT), but this last MPRE leaves me wondering if
> I'll have to take it again. I've been practicing for 13
> years in NY & NJ and took the July exam for Connecticut.
I
> studied for the MPRE and thought I knew the rules, but the
> questions were all subtle gradations with a close choice
> between two answers. I just want to rant a little: The
> people who put this exam together are jerks. In the real
> world you only have to know the basic rules, because if
you
> are faced with an ambiguous situation, you look up the
> actual rule or call the jurisdictions' ethics hotline and
> get an opinion. So they ought to be testing the basic
rules
> with straight forward fact patterns. This exam was full
of
> BS and if I flunked I'm gonna complain (as if it would do
> any good). Anyway, that's my rant. Thanks for
> listening. --Joe.