[blindLaw] A Note to Bar Exam Test Takers

[Scott Marshall]

Congratulations to all those sitting for the bar exam. Sanho's experience was mine as well. In 1977, when I took the N.Y. bar exam, I was convinced that I failed it. Fortunately, I passed it the first time around.  The unspoken condition of my employment with a large Buffalo firm was that passing the bar exam was a requirement. I don't know how the bar provides results nowadays, but back then well before the Internet,, you needed to have a friend in New York City who would review the early, late night edition of the New York Times each day in December until the list of those who passed the bar exam was published. So much fun!
Good luck everyone!

Sorry I won't be on the NABL call on the 26th for new or potential law students, since I have a prior commitment to do a 33rd anniversary ADA commemoration at the same time.

Best:
Scott
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From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Maura Kutnyak via BlindLaw
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Subject: Re: [blindLaw] A Note to Bar Exam Test Takers

Yes, thank you Sanho for being there.

I wish you endurance, satisfaction, and success Teresita! I’m with you in spirit

> On Jul 22, 2023, at 1:58 PM, Teresita Rios via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Thank you so much Sanho. 😭
> 
> Prayers are highly needed. Practice exams are not looking good.  Puting my all. See you on the other side.  
> 
> Warmly, 
> Teresita. 
> 
>> On Jul 22, 2023, at 10:57 AM, Sanho Steele-Louchart via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Dear bar exam test takers: 
>> 
>> It's nearly upon us. I'm sorry for the terrible, dirty rotten, no good hellscape in which you find yourself. Please know that as stressful and brain-frying as this experience is, we've all been where you are. Please try to take care of yourself leading up to and especially during the exam days. Soon the test will be a distant memory (nightmare? Fever dream?) 
>> 
>> I've shared with several of you privately that how you feel after the exam has nothing to do with how you score on it. I knew in my bones I'd failed. I felt a little better about the multiple choice, but was certain I'd missed most of the essays by a country mile. I even went so far as to draft a letter to the board of bar examiners inquiring as to the process for requesting accommodations for February. So imagine my utter shock when scores were realeased a few hours llater and a colleague walked into my office with a quiet, "Congratulations, Counselor." It turned out that not only had I passed, but I'd passed in every UBE jurisdiction in the country. 
>> 
>> I wish all of you the very best with the exam. I invite you to breathe, take it one question at a time, and stay gentle with yourself. Perhaps you think you could've studied more or differently. That's true for many of us. Perhaps you wish you'd taken more time to rest. Now is an opportunity to do just that. No matter what your brain is screaming at you this week, please know you're  not alone. I encourage you to reach out if you have any questions or need a listening ear. My cell phone is 918-800-9997. 
>> 
>> Warmth, solidarity, and good luck, 
>> Sanho 
>> 
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