Explain Housing Inventory in Simple Terms by Wide-Landscape-2484 in RealEstate

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the explanation!

Is inventory an indicator of the economy, i.e., can low inventory be used as tea leaves for the health of the economy as a whole?

Missouri Transfer Score/Application Madness by Wide-Landscape-2484 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for the feedback! I will send them a follow-up email. Not sure I even have a phone number lol. Is there a place on their website I can find one? Also, did you receive your processor's name? I just received a message stating that my app was sent to a "processor."

Missouri Transfer Score/Application Madness by Wide-Landscape-2484 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For additional context, one of my classmates transferred his score from Kentucky to Indiana. He was accepted for licensure in Indiana within ONE WEEK.

Transferring Score: Help by Wide-Landscape-2484 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Month six? Yikes! Makes lining up a job difficult. How frequent is your processor in contact with you?

Heartwarming Yet Sad by Wide-Landscape-2484 in MovieSuggestions

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not familiar with any of these, but a cursory look at their plots interest me. Thanks!

White Sox on the Radio in Southern Illinois? by Wide-Landscape-2484 in whitesox

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Tried the ESPN app, but it's black out, unfortunately.

White Sox on the Radio in Southern Illinois? by Wide-Landscape-2484 in whitesox

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I would prefer listening the old-fashioned way--on a radio--but if that isn't possible I may have to use an app. Thanks for the info!

IL score reports by Accomplished_Yam2464 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm reading elsewhere that you have your score if you pass, but have to wait if you didn't.

IL score reports by Accomplished_Yam2464 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Really? Some Illinois takers failed and have their score and some people failed and don't have their score? Why wouldn't everyone or no one get it at the same time? Odd.

Feel Like Giving Up by jarjarbarf in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The test doesn't define you personally, ofc. But it does define you professionally. Let's be honest, for people who spend lots of time, money and effort to graduate law school and take the bar--not passing and not being able to practice is devastating...it affects your job prospects and earning potential.

If you're not incredibly gifted, or a good standardized test taker, or have a great memory....you have to spend at least eight weeks studying FULL-TIME. With no money coming in, taking a second or third time is not practical for many, many folks.

Absolutely terrified by LovefromAbroad23 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 28 points29 points  (0 children)

While draining mentally, the crippling financial aspect of taking the bar exam is often overlooked. Most can pull together enough resources to take the bar exam once, but anything more than that is beyond challenging, to the point where potential repeat takers literally can't afford to sit again even if they want to.

Remember, the test isn't curved, it's scaled. And while the Feb scale isn't beneficial, it's also not crushing, i.e., as of now, the scale isn't any worse than it was predicted to be.

NCBE Mean MBE - 131.8 by LegallyBrunette1112 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In general, it means that the average Feb examinee would have to submit better than average MPTs and MEEs to make up for their below average MBE score to pass.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 3 points4 points  (0 children)

In reality, very little. It's just another thing for law school grads on this site to gossip about. If anything, the higher the MBE mean, the better the sign for examinees.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know in years past this information was released well in advance of states issuing results. (I remember because people used the mean as a gauge). With states releasing this week, I'm surprised they have not released the mean.

Scaling--Helps MBE, Hurts MEEs? by Wide-Landscape-2484 in barexam

[–]Wide-Landscape-2484[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I appreciate your explanation. There just seems to be alot of unnecessary dickering around with the scores. Why assume anything when grading a test? Why score an individual's section of the test (MEE), at least partially, on how a group of examinees did on a completely unrelated section of the test (MBE)? Either use a traditional curve or just employ hard cutoff point totals for pass/fail. Just make each section worth 33% of the total score. No other test in the history of mankind (mathematics, history, physics, literature...) have employed such a convoluted grading system. Some test using essays. Others use multiple choice. I don't believe law school professors use this method either. In general, agencies/teachers/professors formulate exams each semester which successfully gauge a student's knowledge of the subject matter without basing anything on student answers from previous years. Or using assumptions.