This analysis touches on the difference between first-time takers and repeat takers. I recall when I took the bar in 2007, there was a guy blogging about the experience. He went to a so-so school and failed the bar. My friends and I, who had been following his blog, checked in occasionally to see if he ever passed. After something like a dozen attempts, he did. Every one of us who passed was counted in the pass statistics once. He was counted a dozen times. This dramatically skews the statistics, and if you want to look at who becomes a lawyer (especially one at a big firm or company), you really need to limit yourself to those who pass on the first (or maybe second) try.