Right now I am trying to decide if I should take the exam in February. I honestly can't imagine going through this nightmare again. It would be one thing if I hadn't studied last time but that is not the case. I studied everyday and completed at least 90% of the Bar Bri pace program. (100% up until the last two weeks when I went off course to focus on the areas I thought I was weakest in, civ pro and contracts which were not tested.) I received 60's straight across the board on all of Bar Bri's graded assignments. I had no reason to believe I would fail this test. I was prepared. But it wasn't good enough. I don't know if that one PT is what failed me but shouldn't the rest of my scores have made up for it? If I really tried my hardest and it wasn't good enough then am I not competent enough to be a lawyer? Because that is what a failed bar exam is telling me. Am I not meant to be a lawyer?
More practically, I am almost certain never to get a job as an attorney in this market with a scarlet F across my chest.
My friends, family and wonderful fiance are all advising me to take it in February. After all I just spent almost 100K to be a lawyer and I will be paying down this loan for the next 10 years. Will it be for nothing? Should I just try again? But what if I fail again? I don't think my ego can take it.
I went to a T25 school so I feel that my JD should be worth something. I definitely think I'm qualified to teach high school government or something. However, all the teachers have been laid off too so there probably isn't any future for me in that.
This is a huge decision and one I will have to make quickly.
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