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My friend took it in NY and MA. Pretty sure it did not take her that long to get sworn in! But I think they do clump it in groups right?

I took it in July and was sworn in the following June. It took forever. I'm trying to remember if any of that was my fault (late with docs, etc.), but I don't think so.

I took the NY bar exam July 2008, got results November 2008 and was sworn in April 2009. The earliest I saw people getting admitted was February 2009, maybe? You can fill out all of your paperwork before getting the results but can't submit it until you have results. I didn't know that and submitted it post-results which probably added a little bit of a delay to my admissions. It might also depend on which department you're being admitted to. They use the department you live in or, if you're out of state, the 3rd department. I believe you can also request to have your department changed if you work in a different one (I lived out of state but worked in NY).

I didn't wait for the big group swearing in. I was sworn in early so I could pick a jury the next day.

Eta: I'm in MI.

I did everything as quickly as humanly possible and was sworn in in Feb (after taking in July and getting results in Nov). But it also depends which department you are in - some are faster than others. I was 2nd dept (since i was temporarily living in westchester), and i believe 2nd dept is a little faster than manhattan (1st). don't know about the others.

I also took connecticut and was sworn in in October (less than a month after getting the results). NY is SLOW!

I took the July 2008 bar exam -- got pass results in November which is when the July results are always released. Was admitted in March in the Second Department. It was supposed to be even later than that but my boss had a connection and got my character and fitness interview moved up. The only way to speed things up is to get all of your documents in as quickly as possible, which can be done before you get your results I believe.

You can only apply to one department in NY and it is based on your residency location. As someone else stated, I think you can use a different department if you work there but live somewhere else. But usually all out of state people are sworn in the third department in Albany.

my character/fitness interview was scheduled to be near my house, and had to be completed before they could give me an admission date. Sounds like 3rd department is same day though. FYI I tried to switch 2nd to 1st, since i was living and working in manhattan, but they said that it is based on the address you give when you first sign up for the exam. Don't know if it's different for 3rd department.