So you’re a licensed attorney. You have a blossoming life outside of California. And for some reason, you want to join an overcrowded state and tackle the hardest bar exam in the country (debate me, New Yorkers).
No judgment here! But the question on your mind is whether to take the one-day Attorneys’ Examination (essays and PT only)… or the two-day General Bar Exam (essays, PT, and MBE) like the rest of them.
Is it smarter to take the full exam because of the higher pass rate? What about the possibility of boosting your score with the MBE questions?
It seems crazy that you would choose to take a longer test, but could it be easier to study for it?
How are other non-California attorneys making this decision?
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