基本信息：

State Board of Law Examiners
7 Executive Centre Drive
Albany, NY 12203-5195
Telephone: (518) 452-8700
(800) 342-3335 (in NY only)
www.nybarexam.org 

2003 Exam Dates 
Feb 25-26 
July 29-30 

2003 Exam Locations
Albany, Buffalo, Manhattan

FILING DEADLINES
Exam applications may be obtained upon request from the state board. Must 
be filed at least 90 days but not more than 120 days prior to exam. 
No late applications accepted.

FEES
Exam fee: $250
Admission on motion: Contact Board of Law Examiners for information.

BAR EXAM FORMAT
The New York Bar is a 2 day exam.
First day, morning session, 3 hrs. 15 min. (9 AM to 12:15 PM) - three essay 
questions and 50 New York multiple choice (NYMC) questions. Although 
applicants are free to use their time as they choose, the estimate 
allocation of time is 40 minutes per essay question and 1.5 minutes per 
multiple choice question.
First day, afternoon session, 3 hours (1:30 to 4:30 PM) - one MPT and two 
essay questions. Although applicants are free to use their time as they 
choose, the National Conference of Bar Examiners developed the MPT with the 
intention that it be used as a 90-minute test. Therefore, the Board 
recommends that applicants allocate 90 minutes to the MPT and 45 minutes to 
each essay.

Second day, both sessions 3 hours (9 AM to 12 NOON and 1:30 to 4:30 PM) - 
Multistate Bar Examination (MBE) - 200 multiple choice questions.

SUBJECTS TESTED
MBE Subjects 
Constitutional Law 
Contracts/Sales
Criminal Law/Procedure 
Evidence
Real Property 
Torts

New York Subjects
Agency
Bulk Transfers (Winter 2000 only)
Commercial Paper
Conflict of Laws
Corporations
Domestic Relations
Equity
Federal Jurisdiction
Future Interests
Insurance (No Fault)
New York Practice & Procedure
Partnership
Personal Property
Secured Transactions
Taxation (Winter 2000 only)
Trusts
Wills
Workers' Compensation
Plus NY distinctions for all MBE subjects

GRADING AND RESULTS
The allocation for grading purposes will be 40% essay questions, 10% NYMC, 
10% MPT, and 40% MBE. Results are generally released in early May for 
February exam and late November or early December for July exam.

MPRE
A scaled score of 72 on the MPRE is required for admission.（TOTOO注：已经升
到85分）

RECIPROCITY
Acceptance of MBE Score 
Applicant may transfer MBE score from a concurrent exam only.

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呵呵，帖个有趣的。

Here are 10 last-minute tips to help you when it's your turn for the exam. 
These were submitted by real-life lawyers who have taken the bar exam, 
passed it, and lived to tell about it:

1. See a stupid movie.
You need to relax before the test. Laugh. De-stress. Take your mind off 
things. A silly flick is a perfect way to do just that. Sit back with a tub 
of buttered popcorn on your lap and forget about the bar exam for two 
blissful hours. Remember that your choice of movie is important, too. As 
one prosecutor in New York wrote in, "Don't go and see Blair Witch Project 
the night before [the exam]. If I had to listen to that annoying girl 
scream 'Josh!' one more time I think I would have slit my wrists." The idea 
is to take your mind off the monumental task you have ahead of you by 
watching something mind-numbing. Good suggestions for pre-exam movies 
include Scary Movie 2 and the law school-related Legally Blonde.

2. Set two alarms.
For an event as important as the bar exam, one alarm is simply not 
adequate. You'll sleep better (if you can sleep at all) knowing that at 
least one alarm will definitely wake you from your fitful slumber. 
Enlisting a friend to call you in the morning to make sure you're awake 
gives you additional security. But be certain to give your friend strict 
instructions the night before. If you want a quick "Wake up! Good luck!" 
then tell your friend. If you'd prefer a longer chat to help calm you down, 
let your friend know.

3. Drink a glass of wine.
Wine relaxes you and helps you sleep, so have a glass of wine before you go 
to bed. But please do not exceed one glass of wine. The bar exam is 
difficult enough without struggling through the haze of a wine-induced 
hangover. If wine isn't your style, curl up with a cup of decaffeinated 
chamomile tea or soak in a warm bubble bath.

4. Take a car service to the exam.
If you live in a city where you commonly use taxis or public transportation 
to get around, consider ordering a car service to take you to the exam. The 
last thing you need to worry about in the morning is hailing a taxi or 
dealing with the subways. If you have access to a car, you still may decide 
that a car service is a good idea, especially if your car has a funny way 
of breaking down when you least expect it. And no matter how you are 
getting to the test site, be sure to leave yourself twice as much time as 
you think you need to get there.

5. Eat oatmeal and bananas for breakfast.
We all know that eating a healthy breakfast can give you the energy you 
need to get through your day. On the morning of the bar exam, have a bowl 
of oatmeal, which is an excellent source of complex carbohydrates for a 
boost of energy. Adding a banana is a good idea, too; bananas provide a 
staggered energy release that will help give you the endurance and stamina 
you'll need to tackle the test. (The over-achieving lawyer who sent in this 
tip eats this breakfast before she runs the New York and Boston marathons!)

6. Leave the books at home. 
You've studied hard enough. Or you haven't studied hard enough. Either way, 
bringing study materials to the test site isn't going to help you. Also, 
looking at your outlines (and seeing rules that you never quite committed 
to memory) may make you even more nervous than you already are. If you 
don't know the exceptions to the hearsay rules by exam time, you're not 
going to learn them while you're waiting for the proctor to seat you. 
Instead, try closing your eyes and doing some deep breathing to steady your 
nerves.

7. Bring earplugs.
You'd be surprised how annoying some people can be when they're taking the 
most important exam of their lives. That guy over there is cracking his 
gum. The woman next to you hasn't stopped tapping her foot for the last 
three hours. The guy behind you is breathing so loudly you're afraid he's 
suffering from some kind of attack. Do yourself a favor -- bring earplugs, 
just in case. If you can, do a practice test with the earplugs in place 
before test day in order to get used to them. The sound of your heart 
pounding in your chest unaccompanied by any other sound can be disorienting 
if you're not used to it.

8. Consider having lunch alone.
You know yourself. If you think that hearing your friends complain about 
tha