[blindLaw] A Note to Bar Exam Test Takers

[Sanho Steele-Louchart]

All,

I wanted to give you a day to rest before sending you a quick note,
but congratulations! You made it! Please spend some time taking care
of yourselves. You've earned it.

Warmth,
Sanho

On 7/24/23, Scott Marshall via BlindLaw <blindlaw at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindLaw <blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Maura Kutnyak via
> BlindLaw
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2023 9:19 AM
> To: Blind Law Mailing List <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Maura Kutnyak <maurakutnyak at gmail.com>
> 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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