Diploma Privilege MA

Law graduates advocating for diploma privilege admission to the MA Bar due to the COVID-19 crisis. Reach out to get involved [email protected]

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

We're now going to be sending out email updates. So we're opening the list to *anyone* who want updates, for *any* reason: https://t.co/6uW5GwE0jP

Important disclaimers in form. Tl;dr: do NOT rely on us for essential/official info! Will only email the kind of info that we tweet

[Professor Griggs @ProfessorGriggs]

It's time to see things as they are. Multistate exams are commercial products, not tests of fitness, talent, or integrity. They are commercial products, bought and sold. When we protect the bar exam status quo, we are protecting a commercial interest, not the public.

[National Assn. for Equity in the Legal Profession @NA4ELP]

Six U.S. Senators sent a letter to @ExamSoft today demanding transparency and accountability. Advocates who have been sounding the alarm for months thank you, @ewarren @SenBlumenthal @CoryBooker @RonWyden @ChrisVanHollen @TinaSmithMN
Read full letter: https://t.co/bY1mSkn5dP

[National Assn. for Equity in the Legal Profession @NA4ELP]

Just a small holiday announcement ... we're becoming a non-profit!

Thank you to our beautiful community for your continued passion and dedication to our cause. We look forward to fighting for a more equitable legal profession together in the years to come.

More details soon!

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

Please see this survey!

[Sean Silverman: Silverman Bar Exam & LSAT Tutoring @BarExamTutor]

Called Idaho. 28 people took the exam, 8 passed.

Passage rate for October: 29%

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

Good luck to our friends in Florida starting the #barexam today!

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

This is an incredibly difficult situation that (presumably) some examinees face every year.

But it's especially frustrating that so many examinees may have made hugely significant family-planning decisions based around the July exam date, and had to go through things like this:

[Sean Silverman: Silverman Bar Exam & LSAT Tutoring @BarExamTutor]

"Hill was able to finish all of her essays before going to the hospital around 5:30 p.m. Less than five hours later, at 10:10 p.m., her bar exam baby was born."

https://t.co/HUDgQWurvY

[National Assn. for Equity in the Legal Profession @NA4ELP]

We are hearing reports that examiners from numerous jurisdictions got the following email from @ExamSoft today, stating that their video proctoring files failed to upload. Reply to this if you got this email.

[Diploma Privilege for New York @dp4ny]

NYBOLE is claiming only 13 NY test takers failed to complete the exam, and that “20 or fewer examinees encountered technical problems on the test.”

Examinees: does this narrative reflect your side of the story?

https://t.co/HUAeTeDnC0

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

See also:
https://t.co/JJouzy4kXj

[@jillianrafferty.bsky.social @JRafferty_]

@diplomaprivma FYI, from the MA BBE:

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

Important info for examinees who have reason to believe their exam files have not been uploaded/received -->

[@jillianrafferty.bsky.social @JRafferty_]

@diplomaprivma Earlier, ExamSoft was taking calls about this. Not anymore -- their "policy has changed." Do NOT call to get this resolved if you are facing this issue! 1/2

[Professor Griggs @ProfessorGriggs]

@DrewThurts I hope NCBE will publish the questions. I don't think they plan to use them again. They do publish the MEE after use. I think it would be helpful to all.

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

Update: checked in with the examinee. Looks like ExamSoft was able to find the file on her computer. Hoping for the best for others too!

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

Can confirm we know of an examinee who was notified (by an email at 3am) that one of her monitoring files was never uploaded. They've been waiting on hold with ExamSoft's support line for quite a while, hoping to resolve.

[Tash Mile @Natty_Might]

My friend took the NY bar, & now there’s no record of her proctoring files. She’s on zoom with ExamSoft now, and they’re looking through her C drive & genuinely trying (no luck). She’s “numb” & resigning herself to the February exam. Any other stories like this? @BarExamTracker

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

@bradhoylman Thank you so much for being a vocal advocate for our colleagues and friends in NY. It means the world to us in MA also.

[Diploma Privilege MA @DP4MA]

This whole thread is worth a read. Congratulations to everyone who finished their exam today! Many were able to do also without significant tech issues. But, unfortunately, situations like below were much too prevalent. We are still here for #diplomaprivilegeforall

[National Assn. for Equity in the Legal Profession @NA4ELP]

ATTN Bar Examinees: We heard several times throughout the day that examinees have been told by ExamSoft reps to withdraw and take the exam in Feb. Bar Examiners seem not to be aware that ExamSoft is telling people this. PLEASE DO NOT WITHDRAW WITHOUT TALKING TO YOUR BAR EXAMINERS

[kim @Realkimboslice1]

Like other bar examinees today I logged onto @examsoft today at 11:45 to begin the MPT. The file didn’t appear despite multiple refresh, on hold with examsoft for 45 minutes, eventually someone accessed my computer remotely but still can’t determine the issue.