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Today is the first day of the July 2019 administration of the bar exam. Around the country, wannabe lawyers are sitting for what is likely the most important (and hopefully last) test of their professional lives. No pressure…
Passing the bar exam takes a lot of hard work, and a pinch of good luck — like the State Bar sharing the subject areas to be tested on the essay portion of the exam just days before the test — all coming together to get you into the legal profession. Don’t think it takes a little bit of luck to pass? Imagine if you weren’t fortunate enough to miss the biggest bar exam mishap ever (courtesy of ExamSoft), or you didn’t go into labor mid-exam even though you were heavily pregnant, or you avoided such extreme intestinal distress that proctors put your desk in the bathroom.
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Before the exam even got underway, there was social media buzz about the latest bar exam screw-up that inspired some to… withdraw from taking the test at all:
Some who had bad luck on the bar exam in the past issued warnings for those about to enter the dungeon of the damned:
Advice for those taking the #BarExam today:
FREAK THE FUCK OUT
Here is a picture from the pool I stayed at to take the bar exam. I would stare at it and think: “The only thing worse than crapping myself in this pool would be failing the bar exam.”
And I was RIGHT.
Good Luck! pic.twitter.com/fIaYmFhXrR
— Will G (@BillyStu) July 30, 2019
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And even those who managed to pass the exam are still haunted by it:
https://twitter.com/ozymandias__/status/1156189549040668672
But here’s the important question: What was the craziest thing that happened during the July 2019 bar exam? If you survived or witnessed some horror story in action, let us know. You can email it to us (subject line: “Bar Exam Horror Story”) or text us (646-820-8477). Maybe your story will inspire others to persevere.
Staci Zaretsky is a senior editor at Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Twitter or connect with her on LinkedIn.