Explain this
Alright, so explain this to me before I die of a heart attack.
It's a known fact that by the time one graduates law school one has become a little bit more superstitious. You learn to read the signs, because frankly we all know it's all so subjective. The essay portion of the Texas Bar Exam is worse. You'll get more points if you use 'reasonable prudent person' even if you put 'reasonable prudent man.' So, what's left? We read the signs to see if we've passed or not.
It's fifty/fifty so far. If you get an advertisement for a bar prep course that means you failed. Except an acquaintance of mine received one and passed, and I didn't and I failed. The first time around the thing worked, so it works half of the time. This time I'm freaking out.
I received a pamphlet in the mail inviting me to a CLE course. This is for licensed lawyers. Hello, I'm not licensed yet, but I did receive this the same day I get the notice telling me when bar results will be announced. Sometime in November I'm guessing because I can't bear to look. Oh god, this is a bad sign, isn't it? I know the bastards already have the MBE scores. Does this mean I'm in the temporarily pass list because ya know, the essays were not pretty. See, this is the kind of anxiety I could do with out.
Seriously, who do I have to kill to become licensed in this state (and not get caught).
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how long does it take them to grade some tests, for crying out loud? ~still crossing body parts~
Posted by: jonelin | September 25, 2004 3:21 AM
some states already received their results. in texas, because the last day is the essay portion of the exam (12 essays), we don't get results till the end of october/ beginning of november since so many students take the exam. there are 7 law schools in texas. that's a lot of essays that have to be graded.
this is why there's a 'potential' pass list. every grad taking the bar takes the same multiple choice test (MBE). those results come in towards the end of August, and the states with only two day exams usually have their pass lists by September. people who pass the MBE portion in Texas generally pass the bar exam. we tend to score higher on the essays. i've done fine on essays in the past. i've just sucked on MBE.
Posted by: yasmín | September 27, 2004 8:31 PM