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It’s time to launch the State Bar’s weekly Bar Exam Countdown Email series.  \nEach week, you’ll receive key updates, reminders, and helpful tips directly in your inbox. These emails are designed to answer common questions and highlight what matters most as the exam approaches. This week, we’re starting with the essentials.  \nMiss an email? No problem! Each message will be posted on the Bar Exam Emails webpage.  \nFEBRUARY 2026 EXAM OVERVIEW  \nThe February 2026 California Bar Exam will take place on Tuesday, February 24, and Wednesday, February 25 , at testing centers across the state. Applicants with certain testing accommodations will have a modified schedule and may test beyond February 25. Attorney applicants approved for the Attorneys' Exam only sit for the written sessions.  \nDay 1 – Written Sessions: You’ll complete five one-hour essay questions and one 90-minute Performance Test (PT) . You’ll receive printed exam materials and scratch paper. Bring your own laptop for the written sessions—responses will be typed in ExamSoft’s Examplify software unless you are approved to handwrite your responses. Internet is not required during the exam, but you must download Examplify and complete the mandatory mock exam by February 20 to register your laptop to use on exam day.  \n• Morning session: 3 hours (Essays 1–3)  \n• Afternoon session: 3.5 hours (Essays 4–5 and PT)  \nDay 2 – Multistate Bar Examination Sessions: The second day features the  Multistate Bar Examination (MBE)—200 multiple-choice questions developed by the National Conference of Bar Examiners. You’ll receive a printed question booklet and mark answerson a Scantron sheet. Bring \\#2 pencils (mechanical pencils are not allowed) . Do not bring your laptop to the MBE sessions.  \n• Morning session: 3 hours (first 100 questions)  \n• Afternoon session: 3 hours (remaining 100 questions)  \nFor more information, visit the February 2026 California Bar Exam webpage.  \nUPCOMING DATES AND DEADLINES  \n• January 27 – Admittance Tickets & Bulletin: Admittance Tickets will start to be released in the Applicant Portal to applicants approved to sit for the exam. The  \nticket includes your test center assignment, and you must bring it with you each day of the exam. You’ll also receive the Admittance Ticket Bulletin with exam rules and policies and permitted/prohibited items lists.  \n• January 27 – ExamSoft registration opens: Watch for an email from ExamSoft with instructions to download Examplify, complete the mandatory mock exam, and register your laptop.  \n• February 2 – Appeal testing accommodations decisions: This is the final deadline to submit testing accommodation appeals in the Applicant Portal.  \n• February 2 – Test center change: This is the final deadline to submit test center change requests via the Applicant Portal. We’ll do our best to accommodate, but availability isn’t guaranteed. Please allow at least 48 hours for processing.  \n• February 10 – Withdraw: Applicants must withdraw by this date. Please note that refunds of bar exam fees were only available for the first 30 or 45 days after the timely filing deadline. Refunds are no longer available for withdrawals except in the limited circumstances described in the Refund of Fees Policy.  \n• February 10 – Proof of eligibility: This is the final deadline for law schools to submit proof of applicant eligibility, for applicants required to submit transcripts or provide proof of law study to do so, and for attorney applicants to submit Certificates of Good Standing from all jurisdictions where they are licensed.  \n• February 13 – Emergency testing accommodations: This is the final deadline to submit emergency testing accommodations requests through the Applicant Portal. All questions must be answered, and supporting documentation included. 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