DC may be the last UBE state to drop scores, but at least I get this little cake on the welcome page for my birthday. About to receive the best or worst bday present ever lol

I was caught up in holiday prep when results released, so here's my belated post!

Like many folks here, I (barely) survived the summer by spending way too many hours on reddit and reading about other peoples' bar exam successes, stresses, and surprises. So here are mine!

• used Barbri + Goat + Critical pass flaschards + Adaptibar (listed most to least helpful)

  • my adaptibar avg was 62% :'))

• started in june bc I swore I was not going to gun or drive myself crazy

• took a lot of days off and short days in june

• started to gun and drive myself crazy in july when i realized I REALLY wanted to hit 100% in barbri

  • even if it took a little fudging (checking off essay tasks after I outlined essays, stuff like that) so realistically I did more like 75-80%

• easily spent the last 3 weeks cramming topics that did not appear on the bar (ST!!!!!!!!)

• and hand writing an outline (kill me)

• missed an obvious analysis on MPT #1 and my essay #1 went down like the hindenburg.... I made up so much law... but apparently 1 was my unlucky number because the rest felt okay

• patrice is fine

• I felt SO sick on day 2, nausea + headache city, but I dove into an MBE flow state and finished AM with 25 mins left and PM with 45 mins left. I spent my extra time just re-reading questions and not changing my answer because I always manage to change it to the wrong one. I thought PM was harder but AM was a blur because of the monster headache

• pretty sure I got a question right because of my cousin vinny

• BOLE/COURTS HACK DID NOTHING BUT RAISE MY BLOOD PRESSURE. I applied to transfer my MPRE score about a week before NY scores came out, and the day before results I got a confirmation email saying my scores were sent to NY. I thought that meant NY had my MPRE but apparently they didn't. I was telling myself to chill and that the issue was prob my MPRE, but from Tues afternoon to 1am I had the world's worst tummy ache. I had a work event that night I almost bailed on because OOF. so that is to say, bole/courts hack was a psych out :')

• seperac predicted 334 (168 MBE)

• I got a 330 (164.4)

• abolish the bar

• taking CA in feb :) :(

edit: errant apostrophe was bugging me

I am not sure how to attack a study plan. Or if it’s even worth taking the exam again so soon. What do you guys think?

Hey guys,

I've failed the bar now 3 times and one commonality has been awful multiple choice scores. I just got the Adapitbar retaker MBE simulator. The first step is taking the retaker diagnostic exam. Would you guys recommend taking as much time as I need for each question? or do it under exam conditions? should I consult any materials? interested to hear what you guys feel would be best approach to get an accurate baseline. I reached out to the Adaptibar staff and they said "take it however works best for you" - which I did not find particularly helpful.

Many thanks in advance!

I did Themis and adaptitbar first time around. Definitely going to look into getting Grossman videos and sticking with adapitbar, but is the writing guide worth it?

Also anyone have any opinions on JD advising's retaker course or Make this your last time bar course? Any recommendations would be appreciated!

anyone would like tl share the barbri outlines for MBE subjects would be great at

nybar2020@gmail.com

Thanks so much

Anybody have success with getting an indigence waiver for MA bar? I'm nervous about the timing, and not being able to save enough if it gets rejected- but in the process of applying.

So todays NY deadline to register for February has come and gone… and after much thought and deliberation and conversations with my wife, younger classmates, and attorney, i have officially decided to skip a cycle and take the test again in July - for the fourth time.

I know me… I know why i’m not passing but also why my scores are stagnant (241, 241, and 238). It’s just not feasible for me to study the way i need to over two months and especially over the holidays with a full time job and a 9 year old daughter…. plus i am beyond burnt out.

So now I’ll have 8 months to prepare properly, under my terms… i no longer have the funds to buy an online bar prep program so i’ll be reading my own BARBRI books, scoping out YouTube videos, and searching for all physical mc questions….. but i won’t have to study from 8:30-1:00 am during the week…. i’ll be able to study the way i need to study.

Thankfully my job agreed and is secure (they actually need paralegals and not attorneys so i think they’re secretly thrilled!). Time to rest up, clear my head - and do this thing old school.

gonna make myself wake up at 7 to be able to see results early. No one knows the fucking order they do it lmao but at least my name is at the beginning of alphabet. ill say it preemptively, whatever happens, ty everyone in this sub! im not living in DC, but FL, so it has felt very isolating to be the only other person taking DC. esp when everyone i know got results end of sept. to be validated in the stress of it all made it alot better so tysm besties LETS BECOME LAWYERS TMRRR

I really want all my admissions certificates (or whatever they’re called) to have my full name. I know there’s the option to change your email address and your address, but is there an easy way to change the name you have in file (i.e., adding your middle name, hyphenating your last name)? I read that one way we can do that is to fill out specific paper work and send it in to the department we’re certified to, but has anyone had personal experience with this? If so was it a smooth process? Is it enough if we add whatever we want changed to our C&F materials (i.e., filling out everything with your middle name included or hyphenated last name included)? I have yet to submit all my other admissions paperwork, but wanted to figure this piece out.

After months of waiting for an update on my application for score transfer to Missouri, I got this email. Has anyone got this notice who transferred their score? How long did it take after receiving this to get admitted? Thanks!

My registered address on my BOLE account is a Manhattan address. I am on the lease for the said Manhattan apartment as a co-tenant, but my full-time employment is in DC. I also have an apartment in DC, where I basically live. I don't know what to do with the address. Any feedback would be appreciated. Do I keep it as is factoring in that all the forms will have a DC address listed as my employment address or do I need to change the address to my DC residential address to match the employment address?

The employment section asks for "non-law related" jobs in one section and then "legal employment " in the other. Where does document review fit in? I know it's not considered "the practice of law" but is it legal employment? Appreciate any input. Thanks.

I have old Themis textbooks someone gave me and critical pass Flashcards.

DM me. I ask you to make a donation to a charity and I’ll ship it, cost on me.

Good luck future attorneys.

I’m still waiting on my results because of character and fitness but they did release the scores

Guys I'm spiraling. I had so much anxiety about the bar exam that I didn't study enough, so no surprise that I didn't pass. Once it ended I felt immediate relief, and have been more calm and happy for the past 2 months than I have been for years. But I just submitted my application to take it again, and suddenly all the stress is back. I can't do this for another 3.5 months.

What did you guys do for bar anxiety? I do a lot for normal anxiety, but this one is just so persistent, it feels like there's no relief.

I failed the bar a few times already… I feel like a loser… I can’t transfer my score because I hold an LLM degree and I’m not an attorney in my home country. I don’t know what to do, I’m jobless… Life sucks right now! What should I do? I posted the breakdown of my score…

howdy yall, i know our results will appear in our admissions acct, but do we get an email when it is has been uploaded? even the normal auto-email we got over the summer whenever there was a message from our staff reviewer?

happy halloween everybody. we got this. get drunk tonight and enjoy one last evening of serenity before judgment day

Does Maryland send your individual bar score breakout? I’ve seen it for since like Pennsylvania New York, but can’t find anywhere on the Maryland website about how to order it, request it, etc..

Hi! Does anyone know how to do that or if its possible ;( Thank you ❤️

Message me!

Hi everyone! I sent my admission package (NY) about two weeks ago. I still haven’t heard anything. I found out yesterday that the attorney who signed me the 50 hour pro bono form and who was my supervisor at that time passed yesterday. (Form was signed abroad) since I am an international lawyer with an LLM.

Should I update the Third department on this? Or is not necessary

since the previous two announcements (J23 & F24) provided a release time for results and our announcement doesn't....is it possible the scores will drop at midnight?

i am desperately hoping we don't have to wait all day tomorrow 🥲 9:00 am is fine, but i'm really hoping for a sign it won't be at 4pm+ like F24...i already feel so sick to my stomach

So I'm applying for admission in the 2nd Dept in NY. For context I'm a foreign educated attorney, so I've had tons of legal jobs before starting the LLM. Got good affidavits from all my law-related employers (5 total).

However, I had a not-ideal experience with an employer after my LLM. She is a sole practicioner, and I quickly realized that wasn't a good fit for me. Had several pay-related problems and communication problems with her. On the other hand, I was also under a lot of pressure (bar exam, visa stuff, developed a depression and anxiety disorder due to other personal things, best friend tried to commit s****, etc) and was inattentive to some stuff at the job. Nothing crazy or that would compromise my character. Other than that, I got nothing but compliments during my time there. We decided to not work together anymore over the phone, it was almost like a mutual breakup. Not super amicable, but whatever.

Anyway, I tried to contact her to get an employer affidavit. Messages, emails, phone calls, talked to her secretary who no longer works there, etc. Did not get a response. I'm pretty sure she's ignoring me out of spite. Talked to the 2nd Dpt and they recommended waiting for 4-6 weeks for a response then filing an affidavit. Which I did.

Now I'm TERRIFIED. TERRIFIED that the bar people will contact her and she'll say terrible things out of spite (or just exaggerate the minor things I was inattentive to) and that will be a huge problem for me. I'm seriously losing sleep over thigs, I've dedicated so much time and effort to get here, and the thought of getting it all thrown out the window is terrifying.

That being said, I need to know: does the 2nd Dept contact people on our affidavits? If they do and she badmouths me, how big a problem that could be? Also, what exactly do I write for "reasons for termination"? I obviously want to be candid but don't know what to write.

Hello from the mother of a DC exam taker. I just saw a heart breaking post from Acceptable-Radish119 who did not pass the NY bar.

To everyone here who got disappointing results:

"Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill