Byron P. answered • 04/23/25
LAW SCHOOL AND BAR EXAM TUTORING WITH REMARKABLE EXAM TECHNIQUES
The Kaplan drafted MCQ will be employed for the July 2025 California Bar Exam. The California Essays and California PT will, as before, be those authored by the California Bar (Kaplan will likely author the Essays and PT in 2026).
The MCQ employs a different style/format than the UBE-MBE (California MBE). Becoming fully conversant with the "stylistic" differences between the MBE and MCQ is absolutely critical to exam success, particularly because law faculty have often used the MBE style in their class mc exams. They were not familiar with the MCQ.
The Kaplan created MCQ was used in California in February 2025 (which, together with the California Essays and California PT, were beset by a host of software glitches forcing many to slam their laptops). Results are yet to be released, so at least as of April 2025 there are no actual questions available for free or by fee based licensure. However, just recently the California Bar posted a Study Guide which includes sample Kaplan authored questions.
It's imperative that California Applicants in the process of selecting a “big box” Bar Exam provider find one that has materially altered its materials to accurately address MCQ topics and stylistic changes.
