Feel lost

[JohnP82]

Just a rant.

 

I feel so lost right now. I'm sitting here studying for the Bar Exam and I just feel so unprepared and overwhelmed. It's in a week and I just don't know if I can handle it. All these thoughts keep running through my head, like can I pass, will I even get a job if I pass (knowing the market for lawyers), do I even want to be a lawyer?

 

I just feel tremendously unhappy with my professional life and I don't know how to change it. I feel like I've exhausted every option I have. I've looked for non-legal jobs, tried networking, applying, interviewing, even considering more school, , but nothing seems to be working. I'm grossly underemployed and everyday I feel like a little part of me dies.

 

Any advice or encouragement would be nice. I just don't know what to do anymore.

[Star Gazer]

Are you taking BarBri or something similar? What state?

[JohnP82]

Texas. I've taken it before and didn't pass and I still have all of the material from BarBri. I was going through some old essay questions from previous Bar Exams and I didn't feel confident. I feel like if I take the exam next week I will not pass.

 

After such a ****ty year last year, this is not how I wanted to start the year off.

[Pat99]

You can do this, but you may need to step away from it all and get a clear head. I think the stress is getting to you. Study the best that you can and try to pass it. If you fail, then you can always take it over again. You will succeed in life if you try and you will defeat in life if you don't. Take one step at a time. You can get there.

[rickys]

c'mon...don't feel unmotivated. You can do this.

[GorillaTheater]

Texas. I've taken it before and didn't pass and I still have all of the material from BarBri. I was going through some old essay questions from previous Bar Exams and I didn't feel confident. I feel like if I take the exam next week I will not pass.

 

After such a ****ty year last year, this is not how I wanted to start the year off.

 

I'm admitted in Texas, and still wonder how I passed the essay portion. Luckily for me the MultiState portion was a breeze, as I've always had a weird knack for multiple choice tests. What I tried to do was the same thing I did in law school, and that was to list and briefly discuss every remotely possible issue I could think of. I tried to be coherent, but I didn't worry too much about HOW coherent. There were something like 1000 people in the Astro Arena that day who were likely as scared and sleep-deprived as I was, so my main concern was cramming in potential issues.

 

I hear you though about your concerns over whether you want to be a lawyer. A little over 20 years later I still wonder the same thing, even though I have what I think is a great gig. Here's my advice for starting out and exploring what you want to do: Office of the Texas Attorney General.

[MagnumOpus]

Hi there. Brand new member. Been lurking a bit - but this is my first post.

 

I've never taken the bar but have gone through federal licensing through the SEC. Series 7, 66, insurance, all that. It was terrible. My job was to study full time for six months. If I failed any one exam (there were 3 in total) I lost my job. I studied for two hours before work. 8 hours at work. Two hours when I got home. I drank myself to sleep at night and popped a wad of chewing tobacco under my lip to turn my brain back on in the morning. (So gross. I still can't believe I was doing that.)

 

Your boldest move will look exhausted and reckless while you're in the midst of it. Stay strong - and - if you have the money - get a massage the night before your exam.