One major motivator for students to focus a large portion of exam preparation time on the Multistate Bar Examination is for students to have a standardized test result applicable to multiple state bar admissions. In addition, certain conditions are added by local bar associations which students must satisfy in order to transfer their scores from an MBE taken in one jurisdiction to another bar association. The following list mentions such conditions according to state bars and has been noted from the Comprehensive Guide to Bar Admission Requirements for 2012 released by the ABA and National Conference of Bar Examiners (Remember, you maybe able to transfer scores from a state that is unlisted to other states that are listed depending on the specific state rules. For example, you may be able to transfer your MBE scores from California to other states even though California does not accept MBE scores from another jurisdiction.): State-wide Differing Conditions for Accepting MBE Scores from Another Jurisdiction Alabama: If scores are higher than 140, they may be transferred within 20 months from the time of taking the MBE Arizona: Only allows concurrent MBE examinations and actual scaled score Related Article Travis W. Vance - From One Court to Another Court What do the basketball court and a court of law have in common? Travis Vance, of course. This young South Carolina attorney balances his time between two very different courts. He keeps his competitive nature sharp by challenging fellow attorneys on the basketball court - all in the name of raising funds fo .... The Different Types of Bar Exams Almost every jurisdiction has a bar exam, which must be passed as part of its admission criteria. Wisconsin is a notable exception. 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Arkansas: Scaled score higher than 135 from the immediately preceding MBE Connecticut: Actual scaled MBE score, considered up to three prior administrations District of Columbia: MBE scaled score of 133 or more allowed, if the exam has been taken within the preceding 25 months Idaho: Any scaled score of an MBE taken within the last 37 months; however, a scaled score of more than 140 is recommended Illinois: Minimum MBE scaled score of 140, allowed to be transferred up to two preceding exams Indiana: Actual scaled MBE score and only concurrent examinations Iowa: Actual scaled score received in any one of 4 administrations immediately preceding the deadline of the current Iowa MBE examination Kansas: Scaled score of minimum 120 achieved in a single sitting can be transferred from a prior exam conducted within 13 months of the current MBE examination Kentucky: Scaled score of 132 or higher if obtained within 3 years of the date of the current MBE exam Maine: Any scaled score can be transferred Maryland: Actual scaled scores from concurrent MBE exams only Massachusetts: Actual scaled scores, concurrent MBE exams only Michigan: Actual scaled score received within 3 years of the bar exam provided the jurisdiction from where the score is sought to be transferred also allows reciprocal transfer right to Michigan attorneys seeking admission to that jurisdiction Minnesota: Scaled score of 145 or higher achieved in a single sitting and within 24 months of the present bar exam, provided the applicant was admitted to the bar of the jurisdiction from where he is seeking to transfer the MBE score Mississippi: Actual scaled MBE score obtained within 20 months of the current exam date Missouri: Entire MBE exam needs to be passed within the same jurisdiction; applicant has no record of failing in a previous Missouri exam; scores were obtained within 19 months of the current exam in Missouri Montana: Scaled MBE score of 130 or higher and obtained within 3 years from the date of the current Montana bar exam New Hampshire: Only scores of concurrent MBE exams are allowed to be transferred New Jersey: Actual scaled score; only concurrent MBE exams New Mexico: Actual scaled score; only concurrent MBE exams New York: Only concurrent MBE exams North Dakota: Actual scaled score of 150 or higher obtained in a single sitting, in a non-UBE state, and within 24 months of the date of the qualifying exam, and the applicant passed the bar exam of that jurisdiction Oklahoma: Actual scaled scores; concurrent MBE exams only Rhode Island: Concurrent MBE exams only South Carolina: Actual scaled scores; only concurrent MBE exams South Dakota: Scores of 130 or more of MBE taken within 25 months of the next scheduled exam, provided the candidate passed the bar exam of the jurisdiction from where he seeks to transfer Utah: Only concurrent MBE exams Vermont: MBE scores of 135 or more from 4 prior administrations West Virginia: Actual scaled MBE score obtained within 13 months of the current MBE exam; applicant should not have failed in a previous West Virginia bar exam Wisconsin: Scaled score of 135 or more obtained within 37 months of the present MBE exam with the candidate having succeeded in the entire bar exam Wyoming: A scaled score of 130 or more obtained within 3 years of the present MBE exam Northern Mariana Islands: Minimum scaled score of 130 from MBE taken within 3 years of the present MBE exam Palau: Scaled score of 120 or more obtained within 5 years of the present MBE exam Virgin Islands: Scaled score of 133 or more from an MBE taken with 5 years of the present exam.

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