uc davis suffers possibly embarrassing(?) drop in bar exam passage rates.

[cynthia foster]

TaxProf has a nice chart up breaking down the July 2008 California Bar Exam passage rates by school.  You can see his full chart here. 

Probably the biggest shocker here is that UC Davis dropped considerably in the statewide rankings. 

In July 2007, Davis came in at a very respectable #5 with a passage rate of 84% (.pdf).  In 2008, however, they slipped to #14 with a passage rate of 80%.  While the discrepancy between the two rates doesn't seem to be that much (4%), it is worth noting that most schools experienced an increase in their passage rates, because overall the passage rates for the 2008 exam were the highest in 11 years.  California Western, a school in the middle of an effort to improve its exam stats, jumped from #13 to #8.

Better luck next year, King Hall?

Brian, an, ahem, King Hall student, weighs in on the overall California results below:

[brian lauter]

Last November we reported on California’s brutal 2008 bar passage rate.  Now, just when you had finally weaned yourself off of the Prozac and come out of hiding, the California Bar has released the July 2008 bar passage rates by school.  You can check out the official document here.

Don’t feel like doing all of that clicking?  Here are the highlights: 

·        Stanford (97%) gave the rest of the California schools a giant beat down with a passage rate 7% higher than the second place school.

·        USC, UCLA and Berkeley all hover at around 90%. 

·        Surprise!  Pepperdine, USF and Loyola are close behind. 

·        Davis and Hastings come in below the state average of 83.2% and get embarrassed by schools populated by students they rejected:  Cal-Western, Whittier, Santa Clara and McGeorge.

·        Western State, which you’ve probably never heard of because its not rated by U.S. News, beats Southwestern which you might have because it is. 

·        La Verne College of Law is a colossal rip-off – if you go there drop out immediately and demand a full refund.

What effect will this have on next year’s U.S. News Rankings?  Probably none, because everybody knows academic prestige is much more important than students being able to actually practice law after they graduate from law school.

What effect will this have on next year’s 1Ls?  Here’s hoping a few of them decide to weight bar passage rate a little more than U.S. News does.

TaxProf has a nice chart up breaking down the July 2008 California Bar Exam passage rates by school.  You can see his full chart here. 

Probably the biggest shocker here is that UC Davis dropped considerably in the statewide rankings. 

In July 2007, Davis came in at a very respectable #5 with a passage rate of 84% (.pdf).  In 2008, however, they slipped to #14 with a passage rate of 80%.  While the discrepancy between the two rates doesn't seem to be that much (4%), it is worth noting that most schools experienced an increase in their passage rates, because overall the passage rates for the 2008 exam were the highest in 11 years.  California Western, a school in the middle of an effort to improve its exam stats, jumped from #13 to #8.

Better luck next year, King Hall?

Brian, an, ahem, King Hall student, weighs in on the overall California results below:

[brian lauter]

Last November we reported on California’s brutal 2008 bar passage rate.  Now, just when you had finally weaned yourself off of the Prozac and come out of hiding, the California Bar has released the July 2008 bar passage rates by school.  You can check out the official document here.

Don’t feel like doing all of that clicking?  Here are the highlights: 

·        Stanford (97%) gave the rest of the California schools a giant beat down with a passage rate 7% higher than the second place school.

·        USC, UCLA and Berkeley all hover at around 90%. 

·        Surprise!  Pepperdine, USF and Loyola are close behind. 

·        Davis and Hastings come in below the state average of 83.2% and get embarrassed by schools populated by students they rejected:  Cal-Western, Whittier, Santa Clara and McGeorge.

·        Western State, which you’ve probably never heard of because its not rated by U.S. News, beats Southwestern which you might have because it is. 

·        La Verne College of Law is a colossal rip-off – if you go there drop out immediately and demand a full refund.

What effect will this have on next year’s U.S. News Rankings?  Probably none, because everybody knows academic prestige is much more important than students being able to actually practice law after they graduate from law school.

What effect will this have on next year’s 1Ls?  Here’s hoping a few of them decide to weight bar passage rate a little more than U.S. News does.

Comments

[M]

Of course this year...UC Davis with its 90% passage rate will be number 1 or 2 in the state!

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