10.1.1.6) Post Mortem on the Results of the California Bar Exam.
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This article is from the King Hall Law School FAQ, by David F. Prenatt, Jr. NetEsq@dcn.davis.ca.us with numerous contributions by others.
10.1.1.6) Post Mortem on the Results of the California Bar Exam.
For 94.7% of the 1994 King Hall graduates who took the California Bar
Exam in July of 1994, the waiting and worrying about whether they had
passed was over in mid-November of that year (an all time record, even
for King Hall). For many of my classmates from the subsequent Class
of 1995, this knowledge gave them an overwhelming sense of confidence
going into the July 1995 Bar Exam. Indeed, almost everyone I met in
the legal community of the greater Sacramento Area assumed that
everyone from King Hall would automatically pass the Bar Exam.
I address these comments to those people who are part of the slim
percentage at King Hall who do not pass the Bar Exam the first time
that they take it and to all those other Bar Examinees who try their
best and fail. No doubt everyone will assure you that if you did well
in law school and/or attended King Hall that you will pass the Bar
Exam the first time that you take it. Such is not the case. The
truth is that if you prepare properly for the Bar Exam, you will
probably pass no matter where you studied the law or how well you did
in law school; if not the first time you take the exam, then the
second. And the most important thing to focus on when you are putting
forth your best effort is a thought that a kindred soul shared with me
regarding his attempt at the July 1995 Exam: "This is my Bar Exam, no
one else's."
Failing at something as significant as the Bar Exam truly sucks,
all the more so because it very seldom happens to someone who has
prepared for it properly. It also comes as quite a surprise to those
people who have every reason to be confident in themselves and in
their abilities, erroneously believing that they have done what they
needed to do to prepare. It comes as an even bigger surprise to their
friends and family. There are many good explanations that are offered
for why capable people fail the Bar Exam, but there really is no such
thing as a good excuse. At the same time, you don't need an
explanation or an excuse. You simply need to take the Bar Exam until
you pass.
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