#BarPrep Is Exactly What You Need Right Now

Take a break, you need it.

test-anxietyFor those about to take the bar exam at the end of this month, you’re in the final countdown. You’ve gone through boxes of highlighters, have mnemonic devices coming out your ass, and you’ve even started praying for the strength to get through the exam.

Before all the pressure gets to you, may I suggest you take a gander at #BarPrep? I’ve curated some of the best examples below, and a laugh, a mere chuckle, or even a smile will help with the rising anxiety.

And those people will be grading your exam…

A confident attitude gets you… exactly zero bonus points on the bar exam.

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But you should still avoid a defeatist attitude.

I guess at least you’re better off than if you hadn’t done that practice set. Let’s focus on the positives, shall we?

You just keep doing you — you aren’t being graded on your personal hygiene.

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Tears help, they are integral to the process.

Warning: if you value your life, do not disrupt people studying for the bar exam. That’s just common sense.

Welp, at least you like Star Trek. I’m pretty sure that means you’re a smart cookie. You’ll be fine.

No one should be this excited this close to the bar exam. No one, not even fictional characters.

Punny.

Oh friend, don’t go down this rabbit hole. You’ve already paid for law school and the end is so very near.

If you vomit all the legal phrases that may possibly be applicable to a prompt, I hear you get at least half credit. That’s what my best friend’s sister’s aunt said, and she passed the bar in 1973.

True story: I used Law & Order to understand the hearsay rule, so it works. Some may call you a slacker, but I salute you, multitasker supreme.

I’m pretty sure wine only increases your cognitive abilities. It’s science.

Don’t worry, the sweet, sweet release of death will come soon. Either that, or you’ll actually be a lawyer. Dunno which is worse.


Kathryn Rubino is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or to gloat about how your bar prep days are behind you. Follow her on Twitter (@Kathryn1).