I honestly don't even feel that excited about it; it's more of a sense of relief.
I will have a longer post coming in the next few weeks about what I think did/didn't work for me with each time I took the bar exam. I hope at the very least my experience will help someone avoid failing again, or maybe even avoid failing the first time.
For now I just wanted to say HANG IN THERE to anyone who is reading this who has recently gotten the news no one wants to hear about this stupid test. It will all be okay.
And as I told the fourth grader I babysit while helping her with her homework yesterday... Please don't call yourself stupid. It isn't nice to call anyone stupid. You're not stupid.
It is really hard to celebrate passage when you have friends who haven't. Still, I hope you're letting yourself celebrate!
ReplyDeleteGirl, you deserve to celebrate big time. At least do it up in private.
ReplyDeleteDamn gld to hear you passed...well done. Now get back to work in the trenches of the Law!
ReplyDeleteI didn't pass my first time... which was this last Bar exam from July. I will be taking it again in February. I have been following your blog awhile and it gives me hope that I too can pass! Congratulations!!!!
ReplyDeleteIf you can get into and through law school, you are definitely not stupid. Not passing the bar is not an indication of intelligence. It's a difficult test.
ReplyDeleteI always feel badly for those who fail the exam as well. Although I did pass the first time I took it (THANK YOU GOD), I did fail the comprehensive exam for my M.A. degree the first time I took that and it was quite a blow to the ego. Plus, I had to wait five months before I could re-take it so there was a lot of study/worry time there. No one wants to fail an important exam and the pain is palpable.
That said, you better start feeling excited that you passed DAMN IT!! I'm excited for you and I don't even know you. :) Also, I would like a post on your adventures in Mexico! I hope you enjoyed yourself. I will be going to Cozumel next month (been twice this year already), it's one of my favorite cities and I always have such fun. It's neat to hear about others' adventures with traveling too.
I didn't pass my first time (this July) - and am so grateful to (virtually) know you. I definitely think you should be celebrating A LOT right now. When I get through this I am going to be swinging from the rafters. But it means a lot to me that you are considerate and understand how hard this is for other people. And I will try (oh so desperately) to not call myself stupid. Thank you for everything. I look forward to hearing about what worked for you.
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