The Bar Exam Needs to End

I write this fully knowing I’m taking it in exactly a year

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A year from now, I’m going to go through one of the biggest barriers there is to any career in the United States — The Bar Exam.

70% of people taking the Bar in my state pass.

I have to hope I’m in that 70%.

For those who don’t know, the Bar is offered two times a year. The content varies from state to state.

Yesterday was the last day of the July Bar. And someone actually went into cardiac arrest in the middle of it in New York.

When she fell, people had varied reactions. Some stopped what they were doing to help while the proctors told people to stay in their seats and keep taking the test. Some people stayed where they were. The response was slow.

And then everyone went to lunch and went on as normal.

From what I hear, the person is in the hospital and recovering. They were able to get a pulse on site.

But this is the amount of stress prospective attorneys are under. Someone almost died. Some people have died.

The Bar Exam is not built to be easy. But it’s beyond that. It is built to be unforgiving and…