Bar Exam

Failing the Bar Exam Is Not the End of the World

Excerpt below from Daily Journal  (May 25, 2004)

PASS faculty offering answers to some frequently asked questions about law school and the State Bar Exam...

Q: I just found out that I failed the Bar Exam. I am devastated. Was all that work for nothing?

A: You are not alone, and your sense of frustration is completely understandable. You worked hard in law school. You prepared hard for this exam, maybe harder than on anything else in your life. But do not despair. There are advantages you have as a repeat taker:

• Your effort is not all for nothing. The harder you worked before, the easier it should be to pass the next time you take the exam. While you may feel that you forgot some (or even many) of the rules, you did not forget what you learned but merely what you memorized.

• You likely won't be as nervous as students going in for the first time. You know what to expect. "Been there, done that." Use your relative comfort level as an edge and try to remember just how worried everyone around you really is. Stay calm and focused. You want this, and you can do it.

• You can make a thoughtful plan as to how to improve. You will have raw data - the scores from your past exam(s) to tell you what you have to work on. Aware of your strengths and weaknesses, you can tailor your studies for success. So, get going. Go out and pass this next Bar Exam.

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