Bar Exams, Law Schools

Law School Graduates 'Terrified' About Failing The Bar Exam

Is this how the majority of law school graduates really feel about the July 2016 bar exam?

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sad lawyer bar exam helpWith graduation in the rearview mirror, law school graduates now find themselves about a week away from one of the most important tests of their lives: the bar exam. This one test will determine whether or not they’ll be able to find success in the job market and whether or not they’ll become practicing lawyers.

It’s an intense time for recent law school graduates, and following wave after wave of record-setting failure rates on bar exams nationwide, many of them are incredibly nervous about how they’ll perform on the July 2016 exam. How confident are they?

Recent law school graduates have started using Whisper, an anonymous messaging service, to tell the world about how they’re feeling about the bar exam. These messages are representative of the general tone of posts having to do with the bar exam.

I'm studying for the bar exam, I'm worried that I won't be able to remember all the information I am learning and that I'll fail.
Studying for the bar exam is almost enough to make me not want to be a lawyer anymore, and after 3 years of law school and exams, that's saying a lot!

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15 more days to my bar exam....nerve wrecking moments....
How I'm feeling about the bar Exam!
I've never been afraid of failing until now. 2 weeks until the bar exam and I'm terrified.

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That was depressing. Is this how the majority of law school graduates really feel about the July 2016 bar exam? Please let us know your thoughts. You can email us, text us at (646) 820-8477, or tweet us @atlblog. For the time being, keep studying, and keep the faith. We believe in you — you just need to believe in yourselves. You can do it!

Staci Zaretsky is an editor at Above the Law. Feel free to email her with any tips, questions, or comments. Follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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