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Some Law School Graduates Refuse To Give Up, Even After Failing The Bar Exam Numerous Times

These people have spent tons of money only to keep failing bar exam after bar exam after bar exam.

How many people took the bar exam repeatedly between 2007 and 2012 in an attempt to pass after more than 10 failed efforts?

Hint: Eighty-five percent of law school graduates pass the exam on the first try, about nine percent of law school graduates take the exam twice, and less than one percent of law school graduates take the exam more than five times. We’re talking about a handful of people here.

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Staci ZaretskyStaci Zaretsky has been an editor at Above the Law 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.

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