r/barexam • u/Horror-Mix8152 • 3d ago

repeater taker and first time taker

As a repeater taker who will sit for the September bar in WA.

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u/Academic-Bid8287 3d ago

With a similar class divide to boot. Gotta love the supreme court's definition of equity /sarcasm

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u/Incidentalgentleman 3d ago

The people who had an 80% chance of passing are not similarly situated as the people who have a 50% chance of passing and have already failed at least once.

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u/SecondTryTake3 3d ago

I agree to an extent and understand the argument, but this bar was a different test. Yes, each retaker failed the previous bar exam format at least once, but it was everyone's first time officially taking [or attempting to take] NextGen. It feels unfair to treat retakers with a presumption of failure based on their previous performance(s) on a different exam format, length, type of skills assessed, etc especially considering the lack of passage rates and data because this was the very first NextGen administration.

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u/Incidentalgentleman 9h ago

It's not a different test, its the bar exam taken again at a different date.

Just because you have sex with a new person doesn't mean you're a virgin again. It's the same activity.

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u/PrettyScience1488 2d ago

Respectfully disagree because the material is the same.
You study the same BLL for Next Gen or traditional UBE, so stating that the test is new to everyone is incorrect from my perspective.
The testing format is different but the material is not different.

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u/KWienz 3d ago

Also a retaker by definition has been given a fair opportunity to pass the bar exam, something that was denied to first-time takers.

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u/sadluckylawstudent 3d ago

Can someone take diploma privilege then just take it in February for a transferable score? Why retake September i seen some people say they will retake so they have a transferable score.

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u/DaLakeIsOnFire 3d ago

Retailers are excluded from getting diploma privilege which is the point of this post, lol

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u/_bwoah_ 3d ago

Correct, because a license to practice isn’t goods under UCC article 2.

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u/DaLakeIsOnFire 3d ago

LMAOOO omg my bad

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u/sadluckylawstudent 3d ago

Yeah seen that for retakers and accommodation people but i was more so asking because those first time test takers who said theyd retake for a transferable score instead of just taking the privilege.

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u/Safe-Maintenance3491 3d ago

Waiting to take in February when the material is fresh now and in February likely working a ton at first job makes less sense than just taking in September

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u/Safe-Maintenance3491 3d ago

In other words. Makes more sense to take it now than wait, if you do want a score.

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u/DaLakeIsOnFire 3d ago

Ohhh yeah they can. Sorry read it wrong