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Official Bar Freak Out Thread

I guess it's officially starting -- that time in every law student's life when he or she melts down psychologically as the bar impends. In such times of trouble, Boalt students have for generations turned to the elders of the Nuts & Boalts community for soothing assurances and not-a-little-bit of derision.

A commenter below trying to hijack my Calabresi rant posted some questions that appear as good as any, so I'll repeat them.

1) Is it normal to never feel prepared?
2) Were there any essays on the actual exam that you had no clue about, and and how did you tackle those questions? Did you pass?
3) How much did you memorize the elements of each concept? Did you recite the BarBri answer, or put it in your own words?
4) People who didn't pass: any clue why?

I suspect the answers to those questions will be more ameliorative than informative, but maybe that's what we need.

Personally, as someone suffering right there with you, I've grown to favor the late Milton Berle's advice on the bar exam: "Remember, you don't need to pull it all out. Just enough to pass."

Full post as published by Nuts & Boalts on July 23, 2008 (boomark / email).