HROT lawyers

[StormHawk42]

Not a legal problem so no worries there. Just graduated law school on Saturday and now looking ahead to the Bar Exam end of July. Start my bar class (Barbri) next Tuesday. Any advice or fun stories from your bar prep days? Gonna try to stick to basic, decent meals and exercise so I don't gain 50 pounds. Probably will take weekends off in June before adding them into the routine in July. Going to install a website-blocking add-on to my computer so I don't waste too much time on FB or HROT.

I've been told if you treat it like a full-time job and do what the instructors tell you, you'll be fine. After seeing some people who were pretty lousy students pass the bar exam, I'm fairly confident I can as well.

Anything else I should know?

 

[dgordo]

I have passed the bar exam in 3 states, honestly i was surprised how easy it was to pass. The courses are helpful because they teach you what to memorize. Thats all you really need to do to pass, memorize.

 

[swagsurfer02]

Swag thought about being a lawyer. I have met you, you are a fine young man!

 

[StormHawk42]

Thanks brah. Good to be home finally. Looking forward to hitting up a DSMboyz grouping sometime after I get through this little obstacle.

 

[Hawkeye009]

When you get to the test, notice the people freaking out and/or studying between sessions. My sense is that those are the few people who fail. Study, relax, and you'll be fine.

 

[ANYCHawk]

 

[coffhawk]

Taking the bar exam is like many events in life: They anxiety and uncertainty is far worse than the actual event.

You have spent years preparing for and taking tests. You know how to do it by now. Good luck.

 

[Heel Gyeah]

Take the day before the exam off, recharges you for the exam. Passed.

 

[bdg8]

Like any important test, study for two hours then jerk off. Repeat process.

 

[StormHawk42]

Like any important test, study for two hours then jerk off. Repeat process.

Let's just say I've done quite well in school

 

[AughtSixHawk]

There are a fair number of lawyers who are probably less intelligent than you are. Brains won't be the issue. From my law school class, I think two people didn't pass the bar exam. Between those two and the stories I've heard since I've started practicing, people who fail the bar either:

1. Didn't take studying for the test seriously. Or;
2. Totally freaked out and crumbled under the pressure.

This is good news for you, because both factors are totally within your control.

I think a reasonably intelligent high-schooler with some AP credits could pass the bar exam if given the summer to take a Bar/Bri course. It is about 95% straight memorization, and that means you just have to put the work in. The key to not freaking out is to trust in your preparation and ignore the crazies who will be in the test room with you.

Examples of crazies include:

1. The guy who doesn't start writing through half of the exam.
2. They gentlemen with well-worn 2006 vintage Bar/Bri books who is obviously not taking the exam for the first time. Feel bad for this person, but don't let him distract you.
3. The overly-caffeinated person who wants to talk, talk about "what if there is a tax question?"
4. The person who goes to the wrong testing site, and shows-up 30 seconds before the doors are looked.

Ignore the crazies. Pass the bar. Start getting paid.

Good luck.