I Passed The Bar Exam!

Bar Examination – “The examinations that law school graduates need to pass before being given the privilege to practice law in a state or federal court.”

-Black’s Law Dictionary

I am so excited to be able to write this post and announce that I have passed the Pennsylvania bar examination on the first try.  Today is also the one-month anniversary of my attorney admission day!  I will admit that I cried when I first saw my name on the list of successful applicants because I was so relieved.  As I always enjoy doing, I’ve summarized my bar prep in numbers reflecting my summer of studying.

• Bar Course Used:  Barbri

• Weeks Devoted to Studying:  11

•  Hours Studied:  416.37

•  Average Study Time Per Day:  5.89 (includes days I only studied for ~1 hr)

• Hours Listened to Lectures:  87.83

• Percentage of Course Completed:  100%

• Number of Multiple Choice Questions Answered:  1,462

• Number of Essays Written/Outlined:  53

• Number of Flashcards Made:  250+

• Weeks Waited Until Results Released:  10.5

• Best Subject:  Torts/Civ Pro(MBE); Con Law/Civ Pro/Employment (Essays)

• Worst Subject:  Contracts (MBE); Business Organizations/UCC (Essays)

I do want to include a disclaimer that the way I studied and how much time I spent doing things will not be the same way other people should study for the bar exam.  I’m planning on writing a post that is a more in-depth discussion of what I thought about the Barbri prep class and how I utilized all of their resources during my summer studying.