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CALIFORNIA BAR BOTCHES TEST ADMINISTRATION AND GOES MIA
The California Bar administration botched the February exam, offering little recourse and no answers. The test, offered only twice a year, was a catastrophe. After changing the entire exam format following an approval by the California Supreme Court in October, the February test-takers were essentially experimented on—after paying $1,250 to take the exam. The experiment failed, and now the Bar is nowhere to be found.
Here is a short list of what went wrong:
- Multiple Choice Questions were littered with typos and seemingly written by AI.
- Proctors submitted partially completed exams for students.
- The software froze 15+ times on Day 2 prompting a black screen for up to minutes at a time.
- Error messages appeared, such as “Too many people are trying to take the test right now.”
- The software shut down unexpectedly.
- The software failed to save progress.
- Start times were delayed, while test takers were already in their seats.
- Additional time was granted without any announcement.
- Some students were unable to use the copy-and-paste function, while others were allowed to.
- Some students gained early access to essay questions due to a software glitch.
The California Bar, an organization rooted in law and ethics that has defrauded 5,000 applicants has yet to respond to emails, complaints, or questions about next steps.
ARTICLES:
- Calif Bar Exam ‘Fiasco’ This Week Needs Court Intervention, Law Deans Say (Reuters)
- Retakes Offered To California Bar Exam Takers After Widespread Issues Reported With New Test (CBS)
- California Bar Exam Meltdown Prompts Offer of March Retakes (Reuters)
- California Offers Bar Exam Retakes for Free After Troublesome Rollout of New System (FindLaw)
- Buy One, Get One Free: Cal Bar Exams? (Above the Law)
- California Bar Exam Managed to Be Even Worse Than Expected (Above the Law)
- BOGO And A DOJ No-Go (AboveTheLaw)
- California State Bar Permits Exam Retake Due To New Test Rollout Problems