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We don’t yet have a total for the no-shows for this exam, so we can’t compare this number yet to figures for past exams. In July 2018, for example, the no-show rate was a little over 10 percent.
— California State Bar spokeswoman Teresa Ruano, commenting on the projected number of people who failed to attend the July 2018 administration of the California bar exam, likely due to a topics leak that occurred just days before the test. Ruano said that more than 9,000 test-takers were originally expected, but that more than 600 people sought refunds this year due to the bar’s unprecedented disclosure of essay topics.
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