Here's What Taking the Bar Exam Is Really Like 

"I do not have a job waiting for me, but neither do any of my friends, so its all good!" ...spoken like a lawyer on soo many levels

Just got my results yesterday.....I PASSED!!!!!!! Biggest RELIEF EVER!! I tell people...its less a feeling of planting a flag atop a mountain (triumph)...and more of a feeling of being on the side of a mountain with a broken leg and then being rescued by a helicopter!! (EXTREME RELIEF). SO happy I never have to study for that thing again!! It grayed my hair and took years off my life!! WHEW WEE!!!

"Professor Roy told me I COULDNT DO IT!" amazing how people try and steal your joy:)

Shout out to the black guy: Goes in confident Starts his own firm Involved in local politics You can do anything fellas

To the people saying "Bet they all work at Starbucks now", you're not referring to lawyers. You're referring to people that went to law school cause they were too afraid to face the real world (This is basically half of 1L students). A bunch of them went there cause their pre-law can't get them a job and law school is the only grad option that would make them employable with their degree. The person who dreamed about being an Attorney ever since they were a little kid, the guy who really wants to be a lawyer to make a change, the highly motivated person who is really set on getting into corporate law, or that kid passionate about defending people? You won't see them working at Starbucks as a Barista.

“ What’s the weirdest thing you’ve seen at a bar exam” - “kim Kardashian”

Everyone: Im nervous That only 1 guy: *T O T A L L Y R E L A X E D*

Seeing so many ambitious hard working people puts a smile on my face :-)

Here is my bar story, which was the CA bar. Started studying the monday after graduation. It was slow at first, but boy did the test sneak up on me. I focused on studying what I could. I was really good at crim pro, so i really did not study that-may like 10 hours total. I really had to work on property because that was my least favorite subject in law school. One thing I did that was a gamble, but it paid off for me was that I did not study business and associations as heavily. I did not take the class in law school, and the chances of it appearing on the bar were much less than any of the other subjects. This extra time allowed me to focus on more difficult mbe areas. So i managed my time, 8-10 hours a day, but still did not feel prepared for the test. The day before the exam i tried not to look at a book, but simply could not keep away from it. I was having panic attacks about what if this was on the test? What is this other thing is on the test mixed with another subject? The possibilities were causing me to lose all hope. The night before the exam I called my dad twice in sheer panic. Finally, the first of the bar arrives. I told my dad to call me at 6 am and to not stop calling till i answered. Anyways, I get to the convention center where I am taking the exam and lucky all my classmates are there as well so it is essentially like the law school exams I took for the past 3 years. I get some food at the 711 across the street. Drink my coffee and just try to relax, and chat with some friends. We finally all start to file into the room. A big grey monstrosity that just added to the bleak mindset we all possessed. I sit down, and set up my computer. It boots up fine, and I start chatting with the guy next to me to ease up the tension. He is a repeater, but a good guy and i hope he passed. Finally I take start the test. First question is contracts, nothing too bad. It dealt with rather common aspects of contract law so I do not have a problem with it. I outline what I am going to type, and then I start typing. 20 minutes in, and my mouse stops moving. I am using a wireless mouse, and try the mouse pad on my laptop. But nothing. I then try typing, but still the same nonresponsive screen just mocking me. Fuck, my computer has frozen. I panic and call the proctor over to say that I need to hand write the rest of the exam. She comes over, and I explain to her what is going on. She looks confused and says she has to ask someone what is the next step. Tick tock tick tock. Time is fading away while I am sitting her doing nothing. tick tock tick tock. She finally comes back, and says start writing. Well I do. I pick up right where I left off, but I write much slower and messier. I then think, you know what i should jsut restart my computer. I do that and keep writing as I wait for it to reboot. When it reboots my computer is acting normally with all of my typing at the point when the computer froze. Great! So i start typing like the wind. The rest of the day was not too bad. Con law kind of threw me through a loop because I felt that I could have talked about a lot more, but some was a stretch. The PT exam was easy to me. The second day was the mbe day, and man that day fucked me like a choir boy. I literally guessed on 60-80 percent of the questions. I called my dad the moment I got back to may apartment, and cried. I knew that I failed, and the goal of being a lawyer seemed so far away. Almost unreachable. The next day I was in a deep valley of depression. I even looked up JD advantage jobs after speaking with some of my school's career advisers. I literally could not stop thinking about all i did wrong. The next day I packed up my apartment and moved back home. The next 4 months were terrible. Panic attacks. The day of results was unbearable. It seemed to drag on, until the final 10 minutes. I started drinking vodka and cranberry to get the courage too look up my results. When the clock hit 6 i said fuck it i need to get this over with. Upon entering in my numbers, I read, "The name above appears on the pass list for the July 2018 California Bar exam." I called my parents immediately and yelled out, "I'm a fucking lawyer!" TLDR: the bar sucks, but you get through it.

Damn, I can't imagine getting caught cheating on the Bar. That's actually a life destroyer.

Wow - I actually sat for this exam and failed, knowing that I didn't prepare fully and basically taking it as an exercise. (Attending law school part-time in the evening, working 50-plus hours a week, and beating cancer when I was a 1L exhausted the hell out of me and I was brain dead following graduation). What I did learn from this experience is the Javits Center is not a comfortable place to sit for an exam. I sat for my next exam successfully in Albany, which I found to be a far more comfortable setting despite the frigid winter temperature. Good luck to anyone sitting for a bar exam. My only tip is the first bit of advice that I received the first week of law school - "know everything; if you don't know something, learn it."

These people seem so normal. I used to think people that went to Law School were a bunch of genius preppy kids with an above average vocabulary. Which is part of the reason I shied away from pursuing a career in Law. It's a bitter sweet decision though since I see a bunch of videos on RU-vid on why Law School sucks.

I remember I almost cried the second I was done the bar exam. The person that sat beside me during the test actually fainted during it.

You passed the bar?

How hard is it to work at a bar though.

*Bangs head on table*

Lol love the Chuck references

You…you passed the bar?

I feel like most law students actually regret going to law school, unless they've always wanted it.

That Black Guy is Awesome

And they get to be lawyers? What a sick joke!

"It was the most amazing decision because Professor Roy told me I couldn't do it" hahaha yassss!!!!!!

You...you passed the bar?

If the statistics are correct, half of the people in this video are working at starbucks today.

What a bunch of chimps with a machinegun!

It's actually not that difficult, the only tough part is the FUCKING TIME

You passed the bar??

Y-you passed the bar?

AND HE GETS TO BE A LAWYER?!

They passed the bar?

What a sick joke

Y-you Passed the Bar?

The black guy is so confident I wished I believed in myself like he does lol

WHAT A SICK JOKE

When I took the California bar, quite a few people walked out, leaving their things at the desks. They never came back.

I’m getting a panic attack just from watching this

And how many sitting for the exam are on adderall?

These people passed the bar? What a sick joke

Reminds me of the papers I had to clear during my training to be a paediatrician. 3 papers to clear in total before the final clinical exams. Extremely challenging to study while working 90 to 100 hours a week. Only 1 weeekend off each month to organise my life. So thankful my husband was very supportive through those hard years. The exams were like 4 hours per paper. It was also held at very odd hours as I am in Asia and we had to follow the UK time when the exam was to start. To pass any paper exams you have to have answered enough questions as practise. I failed some of the papers a couple of times and had to redo. My magic number was 6000. Do 6000 relevant practise questions before attempting any written exams. If you habe done so and 'pass' on your own practise. It is almost a guarantee that you will pass the real one.

I passed the Bar so i got to find a Liquor store

I am taking the Uniform Bar Exam in July. I basically spend about 10-12 hours a day watching lectures, going over my notes, making flashcards, and taking practice multiple choice/ written questions. I found that law school itself wasn't very hard after the first year, and I really enjoyed some of my elective classes. This, however, is very grueling and discouraging. I want this to be over but also feel like I won't be ready in 3 weeks. But, this is also the most I have every prepared for anything in my entire life, so I have hopes that my work will pay off come test day. Law school and the bar is not just about learning the material, they are about weeding out people who cannot handle the stress of being an attorney. I worked at a civil rights firm throughout law school and they attorneys I worked with all manage to keep their cool despite having many, many cases that they are working on simultaneously. It's a tough profession, and it's no wonder that it takes so much work to get licensed.

The black guy with the sunglasses is a legend!! MY MAN!!! 😂😂😂😂

Today I visited law school of michigan . I rellay enjoyed with this . And I wish a one day speak about law women in my country of Iran because no freedom. If I dont come here Any way understand difference between them. Thank you so much.

This was such a great video, loved that you asked the security too

I just passed the bar exam i love these videos

I passed the bar

Love the brother who said he was totally relaxed 😎

This is Ny and while it's no doubt super hard these folks have it easy compared to CA bar takers!

My Bar is in two weeks at Kenya School of Law, time to freak out.....

Dang, kudos to the five or so people that got interviewed and displayed confidence before taking the exam

An interesting question would be - If money wasn't a factor, would they have still pursued law? See how many people would change their minds

WHAT A SICK JOKE !

"We used to make shit in this country, now we just put our hands in each other's pockets" Don't remember who said that but it's so pertinent

Nah! Not me. I got to the bar at five o'clock. It was somewhere. Ordered a drink 🍸 for everyone and we all passed out after happy hour! We even got tested with some breathalyzer! I didn't pass but I will try the bar again though! 😅😅 Who's watching with me in 2024? Do you have bar experience like this video? Or your local bar 🍸 experience like me?

The day of the exam and there are so many thoughts and emotions. I do understand the tension, as this exam is the exam that three years of law school have been preparing these students.

I am not crazy! I know he swapped those numbers. I knew it was 1216. One after Magna Carta. As if I could ever make such a mistake. Never. Never! I just - I just couldn't prove it. He covered his tracks, he got that idiot at the copy shop to lie for him. You think this is something? You think this is bad? This? This chicanery? He's done worse. That billboard! Are you telling me that a man just happens to fall like that? No! *He* orchestrated it! Jimmy! He *defecated* through a *sunroof*! And I saved him! And I shouldn't have. I took him into my own firm! What was I *thinking*? He'll never change. He'll *never* change! Ever since he was 9, *always* the same! Couldn't keep his hands out of the cash drawer! But not our Jimmy! Couldn't be precious *Jimmy*! Stealing them blind! And *HE* gets to be a lawyer? What a sick joke! I should've stopped him when I had the chance!

“Person came in with alcohol”... Stress levels off the roof, that’s really sad...

Okay, the job market for attorneys at this point was pretty rough, which is why you have a lot of people saying that they didn't have a job. I remember I was a legal assistant at a small law firm that was hiring employees for 45k a year, which was ridiculous. Attorneys were accepting any position they could given that the job market was so bad. Things improved, however. I am sure they are doing good now.

I heard it's like hell

Wow! Great video I love this video with all the effort that was put into it.

I wish we knew the outcome for these people!

Well, sometimes you just need a damn drink!

What I have to look forward to in three years...

4000 more lawyers all looking for a piece of the action. And if there is no piece of the action for them, they will find a way to manufacture one.

I wonder how many of them failed to find a job afterwards :/

This remind me about the time took the P.E. to become a licensed engineer. I had to an 8 hour test to pass the FE then another 8 hour test for the P.E.

I love the jazzy instrumental beat in the background in this video. . .what's the name of it?

Louisiana Bar Exam is a week long M,W,F /8am-5pm

I'm a dentist and will be a lawyer in Iraq, I wish to do Bar one day. I like challenging exams. ❤❤

I’m not a law student but this was so hilarious 😂

Their are millions of trade jobs like mechanics and electricians just sittin there. Im going to an Electrician trade school for 18 months then enter into a apprenticeship at a power company and get paid 75 grand my first year. Sounds like a sweet deal to me.

I guess professor roy wasn't lying

Took the exam in 2010. Same place. Same feelings. Reminiscent of that time.

"totally relaxed"

Them: its stressful China and south Korea: are we a joke to u

Agent Cobra Bubbles is extremely confident he’ll pass the exam and will be starting his own firm. he’s the coolest!

All this to sever beers and cocktails?

This is legen wait for it dary ,legendary

2:59 Did she say, "Tomorrow I'm wearing a jacket, maybe some draws!?"

Been there done that 3x unsuccessfully . But I've used it pro se . Best and worst years . Like a pancake there's always two sides.

I like how they ask the security gaurd, what it's like for him. :)

“You win some and you lose some, but you get paid for all of them.”

All of the people they interviewed make this look like a convention for Asperger's

11 years later . . .

Let me tell you one thing, people who cheat on this exam are forever ridiculed and remembered LOL

T O T A L L Y R E L A X E D

When I grow up I think I wanna be a lawyer I want to help people, I wish people would help each other more, and I would love to be included in helping others....

Now you can pass through the gate (bar) to the bench with your client who is lost at sea and has no standing.

Do we have any follow ups? 😂 would love to hear how the journey has been for them!

I enjoyed this. Thank you.

I'm 26 ditched college after few years. Thinking of going back . Working as salesman right now. Thinking this path

I don't know why but that toothpick was really bothering me ...🤔😂

passed the bar exam finally with bar exam hq!

A Process of Elimination. That is all.

This video makes me nervous and i’m not even a law student

very good job, guys, nice interviews here

I'm surprised how many people said they didn't have a job. I wonder if it's just because things were different 11 years ago or if it's still like that and depends on what school you go to? Everyone I know in my 3L class either has a job, a clerkship or a one-year pro bono scholars thing lined up. I'd be terrified if I was heading into the bar exam without already having a job waiting for me!

Y'all should catch up with the people interviewed cause it would interesting to see what they are doing now

I want to go to law school but have now decided just to be a paralegal

Imagine this is what it’ll be like trying to get your architecture license