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But Sophia's accomplishment goes beyond that. At 17 years and 8 months old, she is believed to be the youngest person to pass the state's bar exam, besting the previous record-holder: her older brother, Peter, who passed the exam in November 2023, when he was 17 years and 11 months old.
The California bar exam has 2000 possible points. You need 1440 points to pass the California bar exam.
California's General Bar Exam pass rate of 53.8 percent is up from last year's July pass rate of 51.5 percent, and 2022's July pass rate of 52.4 percent. Preliminary statistical analyses show that of the 8,291 applicants who completed the GBX, 67.7 percent were first-time takers.
Has anyone passed the bar exam in California without completing law school? Yes. California is one of four U.S. states that will allow you to sit for a bar exam without a law degree. In the past five years, 12 people have passed the California bar exam without completing law school.
Teenage siblings break records passing the California bar exam Sophia Park has become the youngest person to pass the California bar exam at 17 years, 8 months old.
Sophia Park is the youngest person to pass the California bar exam, ing to the Tulare County DA's Office. At 17 years and 8 months, she took the title from her brother. The Park siblings both work in the Tulare County DA's office.
In California, qualified applicants can take the bar exam without going to law school. Most law schools require a college degree, but some may only ask for equivalent course work, and some law schools focus on your legal interest and life experiences and not on your grades or LSAT scores.
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The bar exam pass rate of an apprentice is about â…“ of that of a student who attends an ABA approved law school, ing to a study by Priceconomics. With a passing rate of approximately 27% for apprentices, it is clear there are topics that can be missed, that a traditional law school is sure to cover.