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Golden Gate Law's First-Time Pass Rate Reaches 77% on the July 2008 California Bar Exam
Preliminary data on the July 2008 California bar exam indicate that Golden Gate Law graduates taking the exam for the first time passed at a rate of 77%. The first-time pass rate on the exam reached 90% for alumni of the Law School's Honors Lawyering Program. Congratulations to our bar passers, many of whom were sworn in December 5 to practice law at the state and federal levels by retired San Francisco Superior Court Judge Lee D. Baxter (JD 74, LLD 08) and Chief Magistrate Judge James Larson of US District Court, Northern District of California.

Welcome to the website for Bar Exam Services. This website is designed to provide you with everything you need to know about the bar exam so that you will be as prepared as possible to sit for one of the most important exams in your life.

From this website, you will learn:

How to apply to take the bar exam.
What to expect on the bar exam.
How to prepare yourself in advance of the bar review period.
How to prepare yourself to maximize your studying during the bar review period.
What resources are available on campus and beyond.
What are the latest rumors and how accurate they are.

You will also learn:

What the bar standard of "minimum competency" means and how to achieve it.
The 10 Things "To Do" to Prepare for the Bar Exam.
How IRAC or legal analysis is tested on all testing components of the bar exam.
What are the differences between law school exams and the bar exam.

What more do you need to know? You really need to know yourself.

What skills have you acquired and mastered in law school?
What subjects do you and don't you know?
What are your preferred learning styles?
How are you going to adjust the bar review materials to fit your learning styles?
How are you at managing your study time?
How do you deal with stress?
What do you need to do to maintain your health?
How is your confidence?