Exam version
Legacy UBE, NextGen UBE, or jurisdiction-drafted examination based on the actual administration date.
Which Bar Exam Will I Take?
Find the exact examination and admission path that applies to you.
Which bar exam you will take depends on your jurisdiction, administration, and candidate background. The full routing engine aligns the course scope, writing formats, state requirements, and study calendar. The router resolves four things in order: your exam version (legacy UBE, NextGen UBE, or a jurisdiction-drafted exam based on the actual administration date), your candidate eligibility path (ABA J.D., non-ABA, foreign-trained, LL.M., law-reader, repeater, or already-licensed attorney), the complete requirement list for that path (exam, local-law component, MPRE, character and fitness, accommodations, application, and admission milestones), and a study plan built from your available hours, baseline performance, and time remaining.
Your likely course trackNextGen UBE
Open Vermont plan Vermont begins NextGen in July 2027. Local component: None reported. Your plan begins with a baseline diagnostic and jurisdiction checklist.
Candidate eligibility
ABA J.D., non-ABA, foreign-trained, LL.M., law-reader, repeater, or already-licensed attorney pathway.
Complete requirements
Exam, local-law component, MPRE, character and fitness, accommodations, application, and admission milestones.
Study plan
Available hours, baseline performance, writing needs, target score, and time remaining become a daily schedule.
Why routing comes before studying
The wrong exam version is the most expensive mistake in bar prep.
Two candidates in the same state, sitting for administrations a few months apart, can face different examinations entirely if that jurisdiction is mid-transition to NextGen. A candidate who spends months on legacy MBE/MEE/MPT drills for an administration that has already moved to NextGen integrated tasks has not wasted the doctrine, but has built the wrong practice muscle for the format actually tested. Confirm the exam version by jurisdiction and exact administration date before choosing a course, a schedule, or a question bank, not after.
| If your exam is | Go to |
|---|---|
| Legacy UBE (MBE/MEE/MPT) | Legacy UBE reference |
| NextGen UBE | NextGen course |
| A jurisdiction-drafted exam | Jurisdiction comparison |
| Any version, foreign legal education | Foreign-trained candidate guide |