Law Vibe

Found a great recap on the mental and physical toll the bar exam takes on you at Amicus Curiae… Hardcore stuff! Read on:

It’s true what they say. It was absolutely horrible.

People told me I would hate law school. I came to UT expecting to do just that. Instead I thought it wasn’t so bad, and then I actually liked it. Not so with the bar. People said I would hate it, and while the studying was boring as hell, it was nothing compared to the exam itself. I was probably as prepared as I could have been for the substance of the exam (although stay tuned for details on that). I was not prepared for the sheer physical, mental, and emotional exhaust of it all, which all came to a head yesterday at lunch, when I called my mom sobbing that I didn’t want to do this again, but that I was probably going to have to since I wasn’t even sure what subject the first essay was. I also left the morning part of the exam with 40 minutes to go, because I didn’t know anything and studying had sucked away my creativity and ability to make shit up as I go. I turned in three essays that were no longer than one page. On the other three, I at least managed to drop in some key terms that were consistent with the area of law, but I’m pretty sure I still got the rules wrong.