Thursday, May 3, 2012

On The Other Hand, However ...

...  upon reading my previous post, and considering my history on the bar exam, any honest, objective, right thinking person would likely conclude that I've lost my mind - that the repetitive mental stress of taking the bar exam has overloaded the circuits in my brain and caused a short.  

Despite my confidence, irrational or otherwise, I would guess that the chances of my actually passing the last exam are about 50/50.   But I can't do anything about that now, can I?

After all, the only thing I really did differently this time was to drink just one 40-ouncer before each session instead instead of my traditional two.   (;-)>

 Cheers!

11 comments:

Anonymous said...

you're the king GP..hahaha man, i sooo hope you pass...im about to take it for the first time in feb 2013..see what happens...

Anonymous said...

Best of luck! I took the exam a few time three years ago (last). Scored a 1420 once. Had to travel and work for the past 3 yrs so I stopped. Last Feb I decided to sign up (2 weeks late) just to to test the waters again. I was working and travelling and knew I couldn't study. I actually started studying the weekend before the exam. Took a 3 hr mbe (scored 85%). Read all my one page outlines (recognized the major legal pts) and wrote out 3 essays. Read 2 partner memos and the answers for 2 PT's. That was it.

On the exam, I felt better than ever on all the essays and PT's. Felt like I scored my typical 140 raw mbe. Who knows! The point being, after studying 12-14 hrs per day for 3 months (the times before), it clearly isn't about "more." I guarantee I scored higher than ever before. No stress. Felt completely calm. Slowly read every word of every mbe, essay and PT, and didn't worry about time. Tried to read more and write less, but made sure every written word was material - no fluff. Completely stress free. Strange, when you are very calm, the issues pop. On the bars before, I would look at the subject, freak out, read in a frenzy and write in a frenzy with machine gun accuracy and speed (and still run out of time). I don't think people realize just how stressed they are during the exam and how it affects their performance. I didn't until I was able to take the exam stress free We shall see.

Anonymous said...

No harm in keeping a positive attitude GP. Soon the CBX will be in your rear view mirror. Good luck!

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Anonymous said...

You changed your photo! You look great. My thoughts are with you.

Jonathan L. Kramer, Esq. said...

Always wishing you the best of results, my friend and peer. This time I'm wishing them to you from Istanbul, Turkey.

The Grand Poobah said...

Thanks, Jonathan. Your friendship and support is much appreciated.

Anonymous said...

Dear GP, is it always this difficult and stressful waiting for bar results?

The Grand Poobah said...

No. It's not difficult and it's not stressful. Like a little kid waiting for Christmas, you learn that it will get here when it gets here and no amount of wishing or worrying is going to change that one bit.

Anonymous said...

You are an inspiration to those who will never let their dreams fall by the wayside. This is my second time at the rodeo and I am more than a bit anxious. However, kids and seeking gainful employment are keeping me more than busy. Four days and we will see what is what. Good luck to you and I hope you have one BIG PARTY! You deserve it friend. Sending waarm thoughts from Santa Cruz.

Anonymous said...

Hey I feel the same 50/50 on this one. Even though I feel I can teach every subject the bar doesn't care. So who knows what it takes to pass this thing?