RELEASED ESSAYS & MPTs — FIND YOUR STATE’S PAST QUESTIONS
Practicing real, released questions is the single best essay/MPT prep there is. We don’t re-host copyrighted exams — this is a verified directory of the official sources. Find your jurisdiction below; most UBE states use the MEE/MPT, so their released questions come from NCBE.
1 · National sources (NCBE) — covers every UBE/MEE/MPT state
| Source | Link | What’s there |
|---|---|---|
| Free MEE samples | Preparing for the MEE | Free sample MEE questions + official analyses + subject outline. |
| Free MPT samples | Preparing for the MPT | Free past MPTs + drafters’ point sheets (~2016–2020) + recent MPT summaries. |
| Free MBE samples | Preparing for the MBE | Free sample MBE questions + subject-matter outline. |
| Full released sets | NCBE Store | Released MEE / MPT value packs with analyses & point sheets (paid). |
2 · States that publish their own past exams + sample answers (free)
These boards post real past questions with high-scoring sample/selected answers — gold for essay practice. All links verified.
| State | Exam | Official source | What’s available |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | Own (CBX) | Past Exams & Selected Answers | Essay & Performance Test questions + selected answers, 2012–present. The deepest free archive. |
| New York | UBE | NY Past Questions & Answers | Past essay questions with sample candidate answers, 2016–present. |
| Florida | Own | FL Bar Examiners Study Guides | Official Study Guides: past essay questions + selected answers (each guide covers two prior exams). |
| Texas | UBE | TX Selected Answers | Questions + selected answers for every administration, 2009–present. |
| Georgia | Own | GA Questions & Selected Answers | Essay + MPT questions and sample answers, 2000–present. Deep archive. |
| Virginia | Own | VA Past Questions | Past essay questions (AM/PM), 2000–present; example 10-point answers on a companion page. |
| Ohio | UBE | OH Bar Examination | Essay questions with selected answers, 1999–present (post-2021 = MEE/MPT + Ohio answers). |
Virginia also posts real high-scoring “example answers” at barexam.virginia.gov/ex-answers.
3 · Every other state
Most jurisdictions — including Pennsylvania, Illinois, Washington, Oregon, Minnesota, North Carolina, Wisconsin and the rest of the UBE states — do not post their own past exams. Their written sections are the MEE and MPT, so use the NCBE MEE and NCBE MPT sources above — the released questions are identical across all UBE states. To confirm your state’s exam type, format, and deadlines, see your state guide.
📝 How to use these: write under a timer, then grade yourself against the released sample answer and our priority-ranked rule book. For graded essay reps with AI feedback, use BarExamNextGen.