Word: exam
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...those who took the exam last year, 73 per cent of Harvard Law School graduates passed, a decline of several per cent from previous years. Percentages from Yale and Columbia were slightly lower, but similar. However, 79 per cent of New York University graduates passed, reflecting a trend toward better performance on the exam by lawyers trained in local New York schools...
...difference in the percentages of those passing is due to the fact that N.Y.U. and many other New York schools have courses designed as preparation for the state bar exam, while the Ivy League schools give broader, more theoretical law courses...
...Yale professors have solved the problem by giving a "cram course" in Connecticut law to graduates of the Yale Law School. Virtually one hundred per cent of the graduates who take the course pass the state bar exam on the first attempt. A similar course in New York domestic law is available to Columbia graduates...
...pathetic. Unwittingly, his final report is itself the most eloquent testament to the failure of his Council. Despite a long list of reports issued, the HCUA cannot point to one significant policy decision it has influenced. The only tangible achievements are a few minor changes in library rules and exam rooms, and a "prompt and full apology" from the deans when the University announced standard room rents without consulting the Council...
...confusion in local government and university offices stemmed from Congressional attempts to institute a national, competitive student exam and an appoinment system of hiring. Although a bill finally passed the House last December, the Senate never enacted...