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The cut score for passing the California bar exam is unreasonably high. This results in low passing rates in the state, which hinder perfectly capable students from starting their law careers. (Daily Bruin file photo)

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California lawyer hopefuls disadvantaged by unnecessarily high cut score

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The bar is set too high for law students trying to pass the California bar exam. And the reasons are bafflingly pointless. In order to be a practicing lawyer in California, one must pass the bar exam, a multiday test consisting of multiple choice and essay questions, to be licensed by the state.

https://dailybruin.com/2019/01/14/california-lawyer-hopefuls-disadvantaged-by-unnecessarily-high-cut-score/

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California lawyer hopefuls disadvantaged by unnecessarily high cut score

By Selby Kia

Jan. 14, 2019 11:31 p.m.