I passed!

[Sho'Nuff]

Just found out today that I passed the MA bar exam! Woohoo!

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: soxfan
Just found out today that I passed the MA bar exam! Woohoo!

wooot!


i almost passed a bar. but damn had to go in and get a beer!

 

[George P Burdell]

:beer:

 

[Dirigible]

Congratulations! You may now possibly be able to earn enough to pay back your huge student loans.

 

[Patt]

Congrats :beer:

 

[SSSnail]

My cousin on the other hand, still hasn't passed it on three tries. Is CA BAR that much harder, or is he just stupid?

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
My cousin on the other hand, still hasn't passed it on three tries. Is CA BAR that much harder, or is he just stupid?

CA bar is freaking hard. I know some good attorneys who failed multiple times.

Edit: from Wikipedia, "California administers what is widely considered the nation's most difficult bar examination twice each year, in February and July." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California

 

[JS80]

great, another freaking lawyer.

jk. congrats!

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: SSSnail
My cousin on the other hand, still hasn't passed it on three tries. Is CA BAR that much harder, or is he just stupid?

CA bar is freaking hard. I know some good attorneys who failed multiple times.

Edit: from Wikipedia, "California administers what is widely considered the nation's most difficult bar examination twice each year, in February and July." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California

I am a CA bar member.

The overall pass rate is low, and the test is unusual in that it is a 3-day bar (most states only have a 2-day test), but it's not especially hard IMO. The main reason the pass rate is so low is that CA doesn't waive in lawyers from other states, so a lot of practicing lawyers from other states try to come in and take the test without doing BARBRI. Also, CA has more non-ABA-accredited law schools than other states, and their pass rate is relatively poor. If memory serves, my school (UC-Hastings) had a 95+% pass rate for first-time test takers when I took the bar in 1998.

To the OP - congratulations!

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: DonVito

Originally posted by: Dirigible

Originally posted by: SSSnail
My cousin on the other hand, still hasn't passed it on three tries. Is CA BAR that much harder, or is he just stupid?

CA bar is freaking hard. I know some good attorneys who failed multiple times.

Edit: from Wikipedia, "California administers what is widely considered the nation's most difficult bar examination twice each year, in February and July." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Bar_of_California

I am a CA bar member.

The overall pass rate is low, and the test is unusual in that it is a 3-day bar (most states only have a 2-day test), but it's not especially hard IMO. The main reason the pass rate is so low is that CA doesn't waive in lawyers from other states, so a lot of practicing lawyers from other states try to come in and take the test without doing BARBRI. Also, CA has more non-ABA-accredited law schools than other states, and their pass rate is relatively poor. If memory serves, my school (US-Hastings) had a 95+% pass rate for first-time test takers when I took the bar in 1998.

To the OP - congratulations!

I'm a CA bar member too, and I thought it was really freaking hard. But I have to admit this was just because I had a hard time making myself go back into the test room on the afternoon of the third day. Three full days of testing sucks and I just did not want to do bar exam stuff any more. Seeing as an idiot like me can pass on my first try, it must not be too hard. Kidding aside, you might be right. I've no idea how the CA bar compares to other states.


Edit: Oh, and I was trying to give SSSnail's cousin out, and you and your "facts" blew it. (Weren't we pretty much done with facts in this country?) SSSnail: you may proceed to think of your cousin as stupid.

 

[Kadarin]

Congrats!

What field of law do you intend to practice?

 

[Juno]

:beer:

 

[Don Vito Corleone]

Originally posted by: Dirigible

I'm a CA bar member too, and I thought it was really freaking hard. But I have to admit this was just because I had a hard time making myself go back into the test room on the afternoon of the third day. Three full days of testing sucks and I just did not want to do bar exam stuff any more. Seeing as an idiot like me can pass on my first try, it must not be too hard. Kidding aside, you might be right. I've no idea how the CA bar compares to other states.

Honestly I was an unremarkable law student, but on some level I actually enjoyed the bar, because it was the first legal exam I had ever taken that let me answer questions on a kind of glib, simplistic level and still be successful. That, and I have a slightly freakish ability/compulsion to take multiple-choice tests well and quickly, so I found the multistate kind of fun. I took the bar in a gigantic hall in Oakland, and was by far the first person, out of thousands there, to finish each half of the multistate - I finished each 3-hour half of testing in about an hour. I fully admit I'm kind of a weirdo when it comes to these things, though.

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone

Originally posted by: Dirigible

I'm a CA bar member too, and I thought it was really freaking hard. But I have to admit this was just because I had a hard time making myself go back into the test room on the afternoon of the third day. Three full days of testing sucks and I just did not want to do bar exam stuff any more. Seeing as an idiot like me can pass on my first try, it must not be too hard. Kidding aside, you might be right. I've no idea how the CA bar compares to other states.

Honestly I was an unremarkable law student, but on some level I actually enjoyed the bar, because it was the first legal exam I had ever taken that let me answer questions on a kind of glib, simplistic level and still be successful. That, and I have a slightly freakish ability/compulsion to take multiple-choice tests well and quickly, so I found the multistate kind of fun. I took the bar in a gigantic hall in Oakland, and was by far the first person, out of thousands there, to finish each half of the multistate - I finished each 3-hour half of testing in about an hour. I fully admit I'm kind of a weirdo when it comes to these things, though.

Hah! Yeah, sounds like we're somewhat similar. After all the multistate practice tests I knew I'd have a pretty big cushion for the essay days, so I didn't worry much. Left over an hour early on the third day, too. Let's see, what else... We both took the test in giant halls in Oakland, we both went to UC law schools, if I'd gone to law school a year earlier we might've even sat next to each other (I took it in '99).

But you're apparently some sort of genetic freak who can handle cold weather. I'm a delicate flower who would die if exposed to temperatures below freezing.

Edit: Oh, and to put this back on topic, and to continue my string of editing my own posts, here's to OP. :beer: Have several of these tonight! :beer: :beer: :beer: :beer:

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Originally posted by: Dirigible
Congratulations! You may now possibly be able to earn enough to pay back your huge student loans.

Actually I went to the cheapest tier 1 law school in the nation. I only have ~$8500 in loans!

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Originally posted by: SSSnail
My cousin on the other hand, still hasn't passed it on three tries. Is CA BAR that much harder, or is he just stupid?

Its harder than the MA bar, but not too much. Ca and NY are the hardest because they test the most subjects.

And its not that your cousin is dumb, the bar exam is not a fun experience and is very difficult. I had a 3.8 GPA in law school and had no idea if I was doing well or not while taking the exam.

 

[SmoochyTX]

Congrats! :thumbsup:

 

[Dirigible]

Originally posted by: soxfan

Originally posted by: Dirigible
Congratulations! You may now possibly be able to earn enough to pay back your huge student loans.

Actually I went to the cheapest tier 1 law school in the nation. I only have ~$8500 in loans!

Double-extra congratulations on your intelligence!

 

[IEC]

Originally posted by: soxfan

Originally posted by: Dirigible
Congratulations! You may now possibly be able to earn enough to pay back your huge student loans.

Actually I went to the cheapest tier 1 law school in the nation. I only have ~$8500 in loans!

That's my dream when I go to law school

Congrats on passing the bar, now you owe it to the AnandTech Bar Association to never pass one again

 

[oogabooga]

Congrats :beer:

If I move out to boston, am I covered in the lawyer department?

 

[RKS]

Originally posted by: Don Vito Corleone

Originally posted by: Dirigible

I'm a CA bar member too, and I thought it was really freaking hard. But I have to admit this was just because I had a hard time making myself go back into the test room on the afternoon of the third day. Three full days of testing sucks and I just did not want to do bar exam stuff any more. Seeing as an idiot like me can pass on my first try, it must not be too hard. Kidding aside, you might be right. I've no idea how the CA bar compares to other states.

Honestly I was an unremarkable law student, but on some level I actually enjoyed the bar, because it was the first legal exam I had ever taken that let me answer questions on a kind of glib, simplistic level and still be successful. That, and I have a slightly freakish ability/compulsion to take multiple-choice tests well and quickly, so I found the multistate kind of fun. I took the bar in a gigantic hall in Oakland, and was by far the first person, out of thousands there, to finish each half of the multistate - I finished each 3-hour half of testing in about an hour. I fully admit I'm kind of a weirdo when it comes to these things, though.

That is pretty impressive. I think I finished each half of the Multi-State with only about 10 minutes to spare. I hate those but actually enjoyed the MPRE and the essays.

Congrats OP.

 

[potato28]

Congrats! :beer:

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: potato28
Congrats! :beer:

Very Impressive! :beer::thumbsup:

 

[Mr Incognito]

What law school did you go to?

 

[Sho'Nuff]

Originally posted by: oogabooga
Congrats :beer:

If I move out to boston, am I covered in the lawyer department?

Only if you need a lawyer specializing in patent law. Although I am going to volunteer for the Framingham women's prject, which is a not for profit organization that represents women who are in the framingham state prison. If you end up in that prison I might be able to represent you