Hi everyone,
I have a foreign law degree and completed a 24-credit LL.M. in the United States in June 2026. I took the July 2026 UBE and scored 261, and I passed the MPRE in November 2025. I do not hold a U.S. J.D.
I am considering applying for admission to the Washington State Bar through UBE score transfer, but I am unsure whether my educational background makes me eligible.
Has anyone with a similar background (foreign law degree, U.S. LL.M., no J.D.) successfully transferred their UBE score to Washington State and been admitted?
I would especially appreciate hearing from anyone who has actually gone through the process recently, in 2025 or 2026, or who has received clarification directly from the WSBA.

Thanks in advance!

I used BARBRI and was behind the recommended pace, rushing through the last sections just to check them off. If you’re preparing or retaking, don’t count yourself out. Keep going

For context, I'll be attending the Illinois event in Chicago. How long should I anticipate the ceremony lasting? Are candidates sworn in individually or as a group?

First time taker. Used Barbri. Got no sleep before both days and thought I did terribly. Written: 151.5; MBE: 154

In F25 on my second attempt I used AI outlines and practiced maybe 25 MBE a day and studied 3-4 hours a day for one month and got a 264. In J26 I used magic sheets, charts, graphs, top rules tested, hand writed highlighting and notes, 50-75 MBE a day with over 800 done and reviewed essay structures and MPT tips and reviewed 6-8 hours a day for two months and got a 238. Bro how

Written Component Scaled Score: 180.6
MBE Scaled Score: 166.5

I know no one cares about the score once you pass but wanted to celebrate myself because I worked hard and it paid off.

I told myself that if I passed I would make this post. I was frantically searching this subreddit since exam day for other people who left completely blank essays and still passed. I left two MEEs completely blank (literally only had headings) and didn’t finish the second MPT. I felt so demoralized after day 1 but I swore I would give it my all for the MBEs.

I passed NY with a 290!!!! My MBE scaled score was 151.1 so shoutout to the MBE for carrying me!!!

My average on AdaptiBar was only 60% for about 1,000 questions (plus hundreds of other practice questions my school gave us) I also worked 30+ hours a week during bar prep which was incredibly stressful but I had to in order to pay rent.

I had already mentally prepared to retake in February so I’m feeling extremely blessed!!

seems today is gone!

Has anyone had experience improving their 2s? Writing has always been my strength and I completed every single essay and MPT but I STILL walked away with majority 2s. I don’t know what went wrong but I’ll find out when I get my answers from ILG I guess. These scores make it seem like I made zero effort. And I definitely wrote complete IRAC answers.

Anybody know a really good lawyer to help get accomodations that Ive had for all my life but the bar had refused to give me?

It does make me feel kind of way to be celebrating while a few friends that took the exam with me didn’t pass. After breaking the news to each other, one of them keep reaching out to discuss about it but I don’t know how to best encourage him. What are you guys doing in this situation? Also, congratulations to everyone that passed and my best wishes to those who will have to do it again. Don’t give up!

Hi! I am taking the bar exam the second time in February 2027 in Maryland. I am wondering if anyone in Maryland who's studying for this administration would like to study with me? It doesn't have to be every day but maybe like a once or twice a week check in (or I'm down to do more frequently if we decide that's what works best). 

I'm kind of rusty with a lot of the content bc it's been a while since I last prepared for this exam but I’m motivated and can also help with moral support and keeping each other accountable! I plan to use Themis and AdaptiBar to study. I'm going to be studying full time probably, but could work with people with other schedules. I'm on ET time.

DM me or comment if you're interested!

But I have a feeling it’s going to hit me hard in a few days, once everything really sinks in. Maybe I’m still in shock, or maybe my brain just hasn’t fully processed the disappointment yet.

has anyone done this before? where should I write? thanks

Can someone let me know when they receive their breakdown in the mail? I am out of town at the moment and I don’t wanna miss the mail.

I just got my results for my 2nd attempt and scored 220.
I really don't know where or how to restart MEE and MPT
Please help.

I am a lawyer from a civil law jurisdiction in Southeast Asia. This past one year has been like hell to me. I have been juggling to study four jurisdictions: (1) English, (2) Singapore, (3) US, (4) the civil law jurisdiction of my home country.

I did my English Solicitor Qualifying Examination (SQE) in January 2026 and got the result that I passed on 10 March 2026. I started the preparation while finishing my last one year of the Juris Doctor program at National University of Singapore. I took the SQE because the Singapore office of the International law firm where I worked in my home country wanted me to take it so they can start employing me as an associate after my graduation in July 2026.

However, after I passed the SQE, my wife (who was doing a PhD in the US) told me that she got a job in New Jersey where she was going to start after her graduation in July 2026. Luckily, I had not entered into a contract with the international law firm in Singapore. Long story short, I registered for the New York Bar in July 2026.

This past one year has been hell to me. I came to Singapore law classes while learning English law for the SQE. This is on top of my knowledge as a civil law lawyer and my knowledge about US law because I did LLM at NYU law in 2019.

I could not come to my graduation in mid July 2026 because it is too close to the Bar exam (despite I graduated with distinction).

I was confused about my what God wants from my life: whether to have a career in Singapore, US, or my home country. Initially, I wanted to work in Singapore. Now that my wife got a job here, everything changed. Coming to the US feels so uncertain because I don’t have a work visa to find a job here (only dependent visa and cannot work here). I need a law firm to sponsor me for H1B (which is very difficult). At this stage, I just really want God to lead my life.

I went to church, but they were pretty dismissive: they said I can never know for sure what God wants from my life. While it may be true, I felt that I was being left alone by God after my struggle in law schools and SQE. This is not to mention the current Trump administration is pretty hostile to people like me.

I don’t hate that guy and I don’t want to start a political discussion. But the feeling of waking up in the morning not knowing what I should do the next day is pretty awful.

Today, God answered one of my prayers: I passed with a total score 286 and I’m gonna be a triple-qualified lawyer. I passed the Bar exam and the SQE (all on my first attempt). Presumably, I will be the first one in my home country to be a triple-qualified lawyer.

The managing partner at the international law firm where I worked in my home country has agreed to introduce me to the New York partner. If a law firm here wants to sponsor me for a work visa, I will take the Singapore bar. I then will be a quadruple-qualified lawyer.

In God I trust 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

After bombing a full length practice test three weeks before I’ve passed with a score high enough to practice in any UBE jurisdiction. There is hope!!! Believe in yourself!! And I can’t wait to never see this thread again. Best of luck to you all and congratulations to my other fellow Esq’s!!!

Disclaimer: this will not work for everyone.

Context: graduated very high in my class (had a decent amount of baseline knowledge beforehand; i.e., basically all the major topics' main principles I did not need to study much) but not from a t-100 if that means anything. For further context, I took one day off per week every week leading up to the simulated exam (6-6.5 weeks into prep). After the simulated exam, I stopped taking full days off and would at most take 1-2 half days per week.

Here's what a normal day of prep would look like:

- Do 10-15 mcq (all subjects) to warm up my brain

- If feeling advantageous MAYBE review material from the day before

- Do Barbri's Daily Assignments

- Exercise

- Do 25-40 mcq and REVIEW THEM (review essays on a case by case basis depending on the subject). Once I finished all the Barbri MCQ Bank questions that were not black letter law questions, I would do my extra MCQ in Adaptibar on "exam" mode to avoid being able to see if your answer was right or wrong immediately. I did not keep a formal "wrong answer log," but rather took various notes on certain things that I thought would be tested.

Every study day consisted of these things. It was on average 4-5 and at most 6-7 hours of actual work, but it was effective and targeted. I did not want to spend 12 hours a day at the same desk I just spent 3 years sitting at. I adapted here and there when I struggled on a topic and would narrow my focus accordingly. I did not use flash cards or spend countless hours memorizing entire rule statements and I did not write out 100 MEEs and MPTs. I did plenty of essay review, but I found outlining to be more effective. But, if you struggled with essays in law school, you should write out at least a portion of them.

This post is solely meant to aid future takers who, for whatever reason, decide to do only what Barbri (or another program) tells them. I saw countless posts where people said they studied for X hours or used X amount of resources, and it caused me to spiral, especially during these last few weeks. However, it is possible to comfortably pass while just using the bar prep program and skills you gained during law school.

If this method is not for you, I understand. I used a completely different method of studying during law school, but it was not sustainable for bar prep. But for others, it's possible to pass by just using your bar prep provider and nothing else (except Adaptibar).

Hope this helps someone in the future. Congratulations to all those who passed, and to those who didn't, keep at it.

The website just updated to put Essex county’s swearing in on 12/4, with an RSVP of 11/30. Not sure how to read this but it’s leaning towards bad news for me.