Dont Fear the Reaper (i.e. the Bar Exam)

Dont Fear the Reaper (i.e. the Bar Exam)Dont Fear the Reaper (i.e. the Bar Exam)Well, were here. The bar exam classes have ended, and you now have two weeks to insert the laws of an entire state into your tired, tired brain.Heres a sampling of questions you may be asking yourselfWhere did the summer go?Why did I go to law school?Why is everything on this page highlighted??Am I going to barf on exam day?The answers are really quite simpleYouve been inside studying.You have no one to blame but yourself.Because you need to know all of itYes.Although the studying is grueling, the real horror of the bar exam is the result of the fear of the unknown. Sure, youve taken tests before (lots of them), but the bar exam is different. You arent in a familiar classroom with recognizable classmates. If youre sitting for the Virginia bar, you will test in a literal thunder dome style arena surrounded by hundreds of strangers (inexplicably) wearing suits. A poor performance on this test wont just scre w up your G.P.A., it feels like it could be career ending. The atmosphere may be unnerving and the stakes may seem higher, but you have been here before.The exam will look exactly like what Barbri, Kaplin and Themis have been forcing you to stare at all summer. The questions may even be written in the same font. The content wont be dramatically different or appear in a radically different form. In fact, some of the actual exam essay questions may be identical to the practice exam questions. Same dumb names, same references to random cities in your state, same facts, and, most importantly, same answers that youve already read and reviewed. Youve been taking the bar exam again and again all summer. These final two weeks are an opportunity to take it a few more times. The more practice questions you do, the more times youve experienced what its like to sit for the bar exam. Dont let the atmosphere or the location of the bar exam distract you. Youve got this Follow Vault on TwitterVAULT LAW, InstagramVaultCareersandFacebookRead MoreOverview of the Bar Exam7 Tips for Surviving the Last Month of Bar Exam StudyingTen Tips for a Successful Bar Exam