I wouldn’t say that [exam scores are falling because of a decline in law school standards]. That would enrage the law schools. I do think we’re looking at different enrollment patterns, and we’re looking at decisions on who to admit.
— Erica Moeser, president of the National Conference of Bar Examiners, commenting on the record low Multistate Bar Examination scaled scores on the February 2017 bar exam. Moeser claims to attribute the drop in scores to law school admissions differences, but recall that she once said that declining bar passage rates was due to recent examinees being “less able” than their predecessors.
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