Osler's Razor

The February, 2008 bar results are in, and here are the numbers for first-time test takers:

1) Baylor 95.83% (46 of 48) (100% on repeaters-- 2 out of 2)
2) Texas Tech 92.86% (26 of 28) (55% on repeaters at 10 of 18)
3) SMU 92.31% (36 of 39) (64% on repeaters at 9 of 14)
4) South Tex. 88.24% (20 of 23) (67% on repeaters at 19 of 28)
5) St. Mary's 86.96% (20 of 23) (63% on repeaters 23 of 36)
6) Texas 80% (24 of 30) (58% on repeaters at 17 of 29)
7) Tex. Wesly. 79.59% (39 of 49) (85% on repeaters at 17 of 20)
8) Houston 78.95% (30 of 38) (41% on repeaters at 13 of 31)
9) Tex. South. 59.26% (16 of 27) (45% on repeaters at 24 of 53)

If I were looking at a law school to attend, the number that would jump out at me is the one that most strongly shows Baylor's continuing and consistent success-- the total number of repeat test-takers. Despite having the most first-timers taking the test (probably because of our schedule), we have by far the smallest number of re-takers... because our students almost always pass the first time.

And that's a test you only want to take once!