Yep. I did. It was heartbreaking. I felt embarrassed. I was apologetic to my parents and my siblings. I felt guilty because friends who did pass felt weird around me. I became slightly neurotic. There may have been a point there where I got clinically depressed — I didn’t get diagnosed though.
So it was tough. I hadn’t been the brightest in the class, but I wasn’t a goat either.
I decided that I would take the bar again week after I got the news that I effed it the 1st time. I won’t tell you what I changed or what I did different the 2nd time around. I used to try and cheer on others who have gone through what I went through and told them this and that. But I realized later on, I have no business telling them how to study. I still don’t know shit. So I decided that I’ll just be there for my friends and loved-ones who would go through the same ordeal.
For bar examinees, and law students, the bar at some point or another would seem to be the end-all and be-all of a successful career. The culmination of what seems to be a lifetime of studying and toiling. Passing the bar spells out that all of the sleepless nights, the recitation pains, the ulcers, anxiety attacks, the nail-biting, the “negotiations” with professors, and the drama was not all for naught.
It helped me that there were happy cheerful people around me. The president of the company I used to work for gave me an inspirational book (which I still have to return — thanks Boss). The VP for Marketing, who became one of my good friends, tried to entertain me and brought me on to his yacht with a bunch of other people and his wife told me that JFK took the bar 3 times. That helped. My boyfriend then, who had passed the bar was a tower of strength and was just amazing with me and dealt with all my tantrums. I would be forever grateful to him.
It will be shitty. I can’t begin to explain how shitty it could possibly be. And I am a drama queen. So I felt it probably 10x worse than what it really was. All I can say is that, this too shall pass…
So watch a funny movie, hang-out with your friends, read a book, go to Church, study again if you want, go shopping, work or work-out. But in the end, let me quote that inspirational book I read, The Greatest Game Ever Played by Mark Frost: “Never despair.”
Good luck and rock on.
ako rin bumagsak ako sa bar (2016),,ang sakit-sakit kase ang dami ng pumasa ni hindi man lang ako napasama. magte-take po ako ulit this year. pero paminsan-minsan naiiyak pa rin ako. kase after kong magbar-ops ng 2015 nagstart na ko magbasa. nagsimula ako ng maaga. pero wala pa rin. yung mother ko nung tumawag ako na umiiyak..sabi lang nya sa kin “nakakainis ako”. hanggang ngayon hindi pa ko umuuwi sa bahay ng parents ko kase hindi na rin ako nirereplyan ng mother ko.hindi na rin nya ko binati ng birthday ko.
may part sa kin na bakit pa ba ko magte-take ulit kung bumagsak na ko nung tingin ko aral na aral na ko. pero may part din sa kin na magtake pa rin ako kase pano kung pumasa ako. sa ngayon nagtatrabaho ako habang nag-aaral. wala na rin kase susuporta sa kin financially after flunking the bar. isa po akong paralegal at kahit papano parang mas buhay yung batas pagbinabasa ko. sana po pumasa na ko sa 2nd take ko. habang tinatapos ko tong nobela ko (haha) kahit papano gumaan po loob ko. salamat po sa pagshe-share nyo atty. 🙂
I relate to you all, Its hard to fulfill your dreams while worrying for your family and expenses (pangtuition ng bata, bills, etc). I am planning to take the bar this year sabi ko nga this is a test of faith, (I cannot afford to go on leave without pay . . .). For now, I will just keep the faith and study.
Very inspiring!
I have always wanted to write my thoughts about failing in the Bar before until I stumbled upon this blog…
I confess. I only made it in the Bar in my 3rd attempt. My first two failed attempts were devastating. I was known in our community as an academic achiever so my being part of the casualty was a banner story for two consecutive years in our community. I felt as if the world turned its back on me. It was very painful to hear people comparing me to many who were just “average” in terms of scholastic standing but made it in the Bar on first try. Thankfully, I am blessed with a very supportive family. They did not abandon me when I was down. And so with God’s grace, I hit the passing mark in my 3rd try.
Now, I joined the government service. Modesty aside, I have proven to my colleagues (first-time bar takers) that I can also competently deliver the way they do, in fact, much better than them. However, it is sad to note that when it comes to professional growth, bar flunkers are treated as “second-class” citizens. (Google the criteria for those who aspire to become judges. First-time takers are given preference.) It is very disappointing. When can our society remove the bias against “bar repeaters”? When can media stop its craze over the topnotchers/ passers and inspire,too, or motivate those who did not make it?
To the 41% or so in the 2016 Bar, life does not stop after being effed in the Bar. Don’t give up! Give it another shot!
What matters is we all get to follow our dreams, donchatink? Glad you kept strong and plodded on! Fellow civil servant here! #parasabayan
My parents forced me to enroll in Law School, they enrolled me after my college graduation noong March 2015. I don’t care if I don’t pass law school or the BAR Exam, sa USA kasi pwede naman aq maging abogada basta magtrabaho aq as secretary/assistant sa law firm for 3 years then I can take the State BAR Exam even without a degree (sa California ganun & other states). If ever naman makagradweyt aq ng Law School at di makapasa ng BAR Exam sa Pilipinas, pwede naman aq magNotary sa any USA state kasi usually six weeks training lang yun and you don’t need to be a lawyer sa USA para magnotaryo pati rin sa certain Canadian states ay training lang ang kelangan. Sa Mexico pwede ako maging abogada dun kasi walang BAR Exam, just present your school transcript and records sa Office in charge then they’ll give you a license to practice at regarding my citizenship para mabigyan aq sa Mexico ng license, pwede akong manganak dun kapag nag-asawa na ako dahil automatic aq magiging citizen ng Mexico kapag may anak akong citizen. Kung sa USA or Canada aq I can wait until I get a permanent resident status para makapagtrabaho aq sa Notary or law firm secretary/assistant.
Mas madali pumasa sa USA state BAR exams kasi multiple choice. Dito lang maselan sa Pilipinas. Pati Pulis at Bumbero dito dapat college graduate pero sa USA kahit high school graduate at nagTraining pwede na.
Kung saan mo feel na magiging compatible ka dun mo i-practice ang law profession kaya huwag mo iyakan kung hindi ka pumasa sa Philippine Bar Exam. Kung nahihirapan ka, dun ka sa easier options sa ibang bansa.
Salamat sa comment Lexa! Actually abogada na ako dito sa Pinas, i took the exam again the following year. But you gave me so much insight about the other opportunities out there! Very interesting to know. Looks like you got things figured out! Good luck!
Nice, I was about to search if possible to take the Bar exams here in US even if I’m not yet a lawyer in our country! Now, I don’t need to, since you already answer my question. Good luck!
Mine is just a kind rejoinder to Lexa’s comment in order to put things in right perspective and prevent any inaccurate expectations.
It is true that you can be a lawyer in California by completing your law school equivalent while working in a law firm or a Judge’s chambers. However, please know that it is not a simple as working as a filing clerk. You still go through some rigorous studying, training and testing almost similar to a law school, to make it a real “equivalent.” Not to mention trying to keep up with your employer’s work expectations.
The biggest challenge would be to find a lawyer or judge who is willing to give up a good amount of their time and effort so you can skip law school to sit in the bar exams when after years in the practice they are still paying those student loans.
Oh, contrary to Lexa’s statement, you also need to complete some college education to take this option. The link to the California Bar website can be found here.
http://admissions.calbar.ca.gov/Education/LegalEducation/LawOfficeorJudgesChamber.aspx
Then you have to take the Bar Exam. I would like to respectfully differ with Lexa in her comment that: “Mas madali pumasa sa USA state BAR exams kasi multiple choice.” Yes, there is a 200 item multiple choice portion. But it is not your giveaway questions with fact patterns and answer choices typically taking up almost a whole page. We tried similar MCQs in recent bar exams in the Philippines. If I’m not mistaken, those turned out to be the more difficult years to take the bar – the SC had to lower the passing grade to elevate the passing percentages to a decent level. Those who had these types of questions in the Philippine bar can probably say they were confusing choices to make. A good answer is wrong if there a best answer available. Those who think that a question was very easy probably missed the trick. Then there are six one-hour essays and two three-hour performance tests, all wrapped in three testing days.
In California, the bar passing percentages are higher than in the Philippines, usually more than 50%. The biggest bulk of that (88%) though comes from American Bar Association Accredited Law Schools (read: tough and expensive). Historically, the odds of those who did not finish law school in passing the California Bar Exam is about 5%. The article in the link below can be helpful.
http://www.wikihow.com/Pass-the-California-State-Bar-Exam-Without-Law-School
The passing rate for foreign educated lawyers like us is about 20% in California. In reality, there are way fewer Filipino lawyers who passed a US bar exam than those who did not. Those among us who passed never found it easy. Ask your Filipino lawyer friends why they are not practicing law in the US. To many of us the $1000 fee to sit in the exam that you will take, and if needed retake, is not spare change. So perhaps, unlike Lexa’s assumption, hindi mas madali.
In fact, many notable US personalities did not consider passing a US bar exam a walk in the park: Former California Governor Jerry Brown, Hillary Clinton (Yale), Kathleen Sullivan (former Stanford dean licensed in New York and Massachusetts, argued in the US Supreme Court, but failed in California), First Lady Michelle Obama, just to name a few.
As far a being a notary, it is hardly considered an alternative to a career in law. Most notaries in the US are doing it on the side as a desirable addition of their “real” jobs, as bankers, law clerks, mortgage or real estate brokers, and others. Unlike in the Philippines where attorney/notaries earn 1.5% of the value of a transaction, here, it is a $10 flat rate charge. A typical small office rental in San Francisco runs easily around $3000 per month. Imagine having to notarize 300 documents in a month just to make rent.
There is no easy way to become a lawyer, either in the Philippines or in the US. The old-fashion years of preparation, dedication, perseverance and a good amount of intelligence are still what it takes.
It is never my nature to gloat in pride about what I have done in my life, for I believe that He who has given them can at anytime also take it away (Job1:21). But so just to assure you that I know and experienced first hand what I am talking about, I am a practicing attorney in the Philippines and in California. I also hold licenses as a Real Estate Broker and a Notary in California.
To Sophisticated, congratulations for not giving up! Your blog is indeed very inspiring, especially to those who are still on their way to passing the Philippine bar exams.
Thank you for this information. Now it was clear to me. More power!
I didn’t pass the Bar the one and only time I took it. It was the first time I failed at anything academically and that was more devastating than the thought that I’m not going to be a lawyer. I realized then that I never wanted to be a Philippine lawyer.
So I took my degree and put it to good use in other countries. I worked as an Intellectual Property associate in Japan and now, I’m a contracts manager in Kuala Lumpur. It’s only in the Philippines they make lawyers go through hoops to practice. Sobrang archaic and bureaucratic ng legal system natin that it becomes very insular. If you practiced law in the Philippines for a while, it will be difficult for you to work in an international legal environment. Napag-iiwanan na tayo. Law is becoming global. In other countries, they need your work experience more than your academic qualifications. In Australia, they require you do 1 year of legal training in a firm or company before they certify you.
Mas importante pa din that you have real world experience because companies and firms will save on training time. In my years working abroad, I’ve not been asked if I passed the Philippine Bar exam. They grill me on my experience. And I’ve handled many cross border legal work that I’m essentially doing what a seasoned corporate lawyer does anywhere. So I say, don’t despair. There are many opportunities everywhere for people with law degrees. Di lang sa Pinas.
hi! I have failed the bar 3 times and I have been through a lot of social humiliations. Even on facebook,my enemies would post about me being a flunker and would even rejoice on the sorrows and disappointments I was going through. What is worst is,there are people who haven’t even stepped in to law school or not even graduated college would judge me harshly and call me slow,empty brain etc. I am pointing fingers but when I was a student I was never that negligent but sad to say, I came from a school where professors would prefer not holding classes but drink in a beer house near our school with us students. And there were some who only met us 5 times for the whole semester. When I started attending review classes it felt to me like first year in law school. Why? because there were so many topics that I only heard for the first time. In our batch only one passed the bar. During my third attempt I really tried my best and i reviewed in Manila but unfortunately,I got the average of 74.43 and so I failed. But that gave me another inspiration to give it another try and so I am attending a refresher course in a good school here in Visayas and hoping that I can make it this time.
I am an irregular third year law student. I am supposedly to graduate next year, but I failed 3 subjects when I was in 2nd year. With all the things that I experienced, what I realized is that a good support group is what a law student really needs. We all need people who can tap our backs, or who can give us a hug in times of despair.
Great blog! I admire youry bravery! 🙂 Though I have a question, is it okay to take up Law while working?
oh yeah, a working student here all the way from pre-law to law proper
Hi! I was really happy to stumbled upon your blog! It was a great encouragement and I admire you for being brave 🙂
I actually wanted to become a lawyer too, however there’s this thing that discourages me to pursue it…and it’s all because of my lisp. I had difficulty pronouncing letters R, S and T(according to some) and I had this since I was a kid. I want to pursue it but Im just scared that no Law School will ever accept me because of this speech dillema and that people will just mock at me. I mean a lawyer is always expected to have a clear voice 🙁
But after reading your post, it fuels my desire to become a Lawyer! Hopefully, despite of my flaw, I will still be able to get this dream of mine 🙂
Don’t be discourage about your case. I would suggest you undergo speech therapy to boost out your confidence level. You have to believe in yourself… your passion to become a lawyer.. that’s all that matters most. Good luck and God bless!
I am second year law student – incoming third year, although my status is still uncertain because I flunked some of my subjects which I will be re-taking come school year hence quasi third year.
My story is the typical no parents during teen-age life, did odd Jobs, bus boy, a little on the side (raket raket) attempted a few businesses which failed, thanks to the call center industry which gave me a decent earning and I now can pursue my dream, a shot at being a lawyer.
Still its no walk in the park, work is hard, being a father of two is no joke as it is hard to be a good provider, sometimes, whenever I tell my eldest to try to focus reading his books less on computer games, I feel guilty cause I myself is flunking in some of my subjects (but its part of my role as a father to act as if everything is ok), reading law books is way far from reading a novel, it will take you almost if not – 1 hour to understand and familiarize (without even memorizing yet) just a page of it only to find out that you will forget everything you read when startled by your professors and asked in detail what you have read. To over come the pressure, I try to do role play (its just a thing I do for perks), It helps me overcome daily battle in law school. Whenever I go to school I imagine myself a lawyer who will be arguing arguing a case (recit time ) in front of a judge(professor) as if it is the fight of my life. It helps me boost my confidence, sometimes I am successful sometimes the contrary. It is still a long way for me till the dreaded Bar exam, I do not expect much from myself although I make it a point to learn what the law is all about and how it is applied. but who knows I am praying every time I get an opportunity that I hurdle the bar at the first try.
I would like to thank those who shared their stories of success and failure, it really boosted my hopes and faith to have courage and bring out the best in me.
In life, outcomes may be contrary or otherwise
but never fail to give it your best always
Whether or not is always the question
what you make yourself defines who you are
and what you leave behind defines your legacy.
You are such an inspiration. As what my great Commercial law professor, Dean Sundiang used to tell me, it is better to bleed in law school than in the Bar exams. I finished law school with flying colors but I failed in my first try in the Bar. God bless you bro! You still have a lot of time and chance to prepare for the greatest fight.
I failed the 2014 Bar. March 26 nung lumabas yung results. Around 11:55 a.m. Sobrang sakit. Masakit. Tagos sa kaluluwa. Yung moment na biglang gumuho lahat ng pangarap ko sa isang iglap.
But that’s a part of my history now. I am in the acceptance stage na. Masakit pa rin pag naaalala ko. Pero hindi ako magpapatalo. Probably this is not my time yet, but I will be back. I can’t wait to rock the Bar again.
Thanks for the article, Sophisticated!
i feel you troy. when i failed the bar twice, i lost every guts that i need to re-take it and to face the world. hanggang ngayon, nahihiya pa din akong amining LLB grad ako, kasi tumatak sa isip ko yung meaning nun na “lagi laging bagsak” 🙁 up to this time, every time I see posts re: bar exams, i have that same feeling of disgust. parang hindi ko pa mapatawad ang sarili ko.
but I’m still praying that someday, somehow, I’ll get over it and regain strength to reach for my legal profession dream.
Hi Skydoll. I feel you. But our God is a God of endless possibilities. We just have to wait for His timing, not our timing. I hope someday, you find the courage again to take the bar and claim God’s promises for your life. When I passed the Bar last year, I realized that God’s timing is always perfect. He made everything beautiful. When your time comes, when it’s finally your turn, I hope you understand why the wait was necessary. 🙂
if its hard to pass your law subjects how much more the bar exams??!!
ive been in the same ordeal for 5years now. some of my classmates will be marching next week.
and i am here, still stuck at law school…
i have thought of quitting, but i dunno. i cannot!!!
i do not excel in class but i am not the looser type either…
the sad thing i guess about bar exam is that, it will test what you know and do not know in your four years or so of studying law…
one exam that will make or break your career..
but then, i want to say that your story inspire me to do good in school and prepare myself physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually to the next phase of trial..
i wish you would take the bar next time.. as they say, third time is the charm!!!!!
It’s not the end of the world… I had to take my Medical Board one more time to rightfully add that MD at the end of my surname…
It is how you use your skills in the real world is what matters most…
I also flunked the Bar Exams twice. The 2nd attempt, however, was not my decision but my mother’s and boyfriend’s decision. I told myself that if at 2nd try, I will not be able to make it, I’ll stop. That was 6 years ago. Now, I’m working at a prime government agency. Too far from what I have once planned and dreamed of, but still having the time of my life. Still thinking of making the 3rd attempt, though, but I’m taking my time to decide whether to take the plunge again or not.
Lesson learned: Passing the Bar is not the be-all and the end-all of a Law graduate. There is life after every failure. It’s ok to cry and be emotional every once in while when being reminded of the experience. But after all the emotional turmoil, learn to accept and pick up your piece to start over again.
I, too, have failed a number of times. When I was in college, I had to extend another year because I failed my nursing subject. Another was when I was not able to get the band score I needed in my IELTS exam. Aside from not passing, what was difficult was having to hear negative comments from the people I know. It’s tough, especially when you think that you did not only fail yourself but your loved ones as well. Now, I am a nurse and finally got the score I needed in IELTS after few attempts.
I just want to share my story, not to brag but to inspire you to pursue what your heart really desires because failure happens when you give up. God bless!
Medyo.na.confuse.po.ako.pumasa.po.ba.kau.or.bumagsak?
pakibasa ung title
winner!
“For bar examinees, and law students, the bar at some point or another would seem to be the end-all and be-all of a successful career. The culmination of what seems to be a lifetime of studying and toiling. Passing the bar spells out that all of the sleepless nights, the recitation pains, the ulcers, anxiety attacks, the nail-biting, the “negotiations” with professors, and the drama was not all for naught.”
These lines shot me to the heart, to the deepest of my core. I failed the bar twice, and it left me lost in confusion, as to where will I start, which job should I take, should it be something related to my pre-law (Journalism) or with the practice of law. I thought about teaching, i thought about working as an insurance financial advisor, but as of the moment I am stuck with freelance online writing. I choose to stay on this job because I am nursing my 1 year old kid (who was eight-months old inside my tummy the second time I took the bar).
When the 2014 Bar exam results came out, I was happy to know some of my friends and schoolmates made it. Then, the motivation of my friends to take the bar again come courting in, but as of the moment, I think I am not prepared yet. My kid being mommy dependent and my unstabled career, made me decide that this year is not yet the time for me. Perhaps, when everything is settled, i would be able to prepare myself to face the bar again. The bar is like a jealous boyfriend, it requires undivided attention and focus so with my situation right now, I don’t think I’ll qualify to take another chance again for the third time.
The desire is still there. But it hurts that you can’t fire that ambition because you have important things to handle to live life and to support your family. Sana may chance pa kami ni bar in the future…sana.
i was a former law student 19 yrs ago,but i decided to quit for my family,it was so painful,and i felt envy whenever i see my former classmates now they are a lawyers,successful in the field of law..every night i always dream to be in the school again,i always cry,tears of joy whenever i see my uncle who is a lawyer thats serves my inspiration why untill now i stll dream to be like him,now im 41 yr old..i want to quit for my job from abroad and give another try for my self fullfilment,.i always bring law books abroad i always give time for my book..sana magkaroon p ako ng pagkakataon..thank you
Nakakarelate ako kahit papano. Ramdam ko ung ibang naranasan mo. Though hindi pa lahat. Law student ako.1st year. There have been times na naisip ko na tumigil na. Nakakapagod na rin kasing magpatuloy kasabay ng pagtatrabaho. Pero dahil sa mga nasabi mo, naisip ko na dapat lang magpatuloy, magtiyaga at higit sa lahat magdasal. Ibibigay yan ng Diyos kung talagang para sa iyo. Kaya, kapit lang! Pasasaan pa’t mapapalitan din lahat ng sakripisyo mo at hirap sa buhay. Yang BAR exam wala lang yan kumpara sa pamilya at mga kaibigan na sumusuporta at nagmamahal sayo. Hindi ka iiwan kahit makapasa ka man o hindi. But I pray na sana makamit mo na rin ang matamis na tagumpay. Good luck and God bless you!
Salamat Rich.
Mahirap talaga freshman year. Masasanay ka din and you will get your rhythm.
Nakamit ko din ang goal ko na maging abogado after my 2nd try. I’ve been practicing for over 5 years now, mostly in government service.
Kung ano man maging desisyon mo, I wish you the best. Stay positive and fight lang!
Patience and diligence Rich. Humongous patience and diligence taking into account the very limited “time” that you have to pace with the regular students or excel in class. Accept that somehow your social life will be sacrificed but hopefully not family life. Here’s a tip, which I hope you would not mind me sharing, do advance reading of difficult or case filled subjects during summer or sem break. Aim for third reading when school begins.
Aja 🙂
Exams are just a measurement of a character. Ako din nung college, I failed a subject Singko ako. Pero sinabi ko sa sarili ko, meron pa naman chance para mabago yun. I took it once again and guess what 2 nako. Sabi nila, it will just test you of what you dont know pag nageexam. It’s not what you know.
Cheer up girl. You have gone this far. Furthermore, you can do it better than what you had.
Pasensya na sa english ko.
Salamat porkfig for sharing your inspiring story. I agree with you about exams testing what you don’t know.
Cheers!
Nakaka-inspire ang nabasa ko na artikulo mula sa’yo. Lubos akong humahanga sa’yo sapagkat matapang ka na hinarap at inamin sa mundo na ‘oo, bumagsak ako, e ano naman ngayon’.. at madalang ang ganyang klaseng tao.
Sabi nga nila na ang tagumpay hindi nakikita sa pagpasa lang ng isang exam. Hindi gauge ang exam sa kung anong klaseng pagkatao ang meron tayo. Sadyang ang sistema lang ng ating society ang nag-iisip ng ganyang klaseng kababaw na batayan.
Sa buhay natin, hindi lang pagpasa ng exam, pagtatrabaho sa labas ng bansa ang batayan ng TAGUMPAY sa buhay, bagkus ang tagumpay ay tunay mong makakamit kapag marami kang buhay na na-touch, na natulungan (unconsciously) – at tulad ng sa article mo – YOU MADE A DIFFERENCE, you are a successful person dahil sigurado akong may taong nagbabalak na magpakamatay o depressed na ngayon na siguradong natulungan mo dahil alam nila na “hindi sila nag-iisa”.
Mabuhay ka at patuloy kong susubaybayan ang iyong blog!
Salamat,
Lach Pacio RN
at kukuha din ng LET sa linggo
Ituloy natin ang laban!!
Lach! Nakakataba ng puso ang comment mo! Salamat salamat!
Good luck sa LET! LABAN!
Much respect. It helps and inspires. Thank you for sharing.
Mas masakit at nakakahiya yung pumasa ka sa bar pero walang matinong nagawa. Bagkus naging notario sa bangketa, shyster at ambulance chaser pa. Pagkatapos, tagapayo at tagpagtanggol ng malalaking korporasyon para labagin ang labor laws and taxation. At pinakamalaking kahihiyan, partikular sa mga topnotcher, ang mgaging judge na nasa payola at pulitikong magnanakaw.
Isipin mo na lang na kaya ka bumagsak sa Bar ay iniiwas ka ng Diyos mahulog sa ganitong kumunoy.
i also feel for you….
Thanks for sharing your failure. Me too i failed d cpa exam thrice. But i never stop dreming until i achieved it. Some people might bully your failure but take it only as a challenge. Thanks God i am now completing my ph. D with a very good job… God bless everyone…
Congrats!
you have my utmost respect and admiration for …
– admitting to
– sharing with others, even strangers, and
– even writing on this post about
your failing the bar exam!
the same goes for the rest on this comment/feedback page!
always remember, success is not measurable in grades nor numbers, it’s your strong values, perseverance and integrity, sensitivity and compassion to the people around you that shape the person you will become!
Thank you msq
I think i may have fallen in love with the author. Weird ba yun?
Slight lang Markymark. Haha! Thank you for reading!
I failed the bar twice, yes it’s really a humbling moment, but its just part of one of the chapter of your life.To be happy is a choice, choose to be happy in your life choose God, for in the end its not about the titles you have.Its about how much you love and how much you give. Its not about the atty which you cannot bring into eternal life.Always cling toGod and everything will be fine..
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and all of this things shall be added unto you,Godbless enjoy life..
I agree whole-heartedly Raj. Happiness is a choice…and love and kindness are the surefire ways of choosing it.
Cheers!
i failed also, twice!!! yet it never made me less of a person, it was hard to accept though. I am still thankful…i have a good job, a family and a wonderful daughter… Passing the bar is just part of the bigger scheme of things…
How do I explain it, I have classmates who were really good students, as in good. Yet they took the bar 3x and failed it. On the other hand, I know people who really shouldn’t have passed the bar yet they did after only one try. I know lawyers who took the effort of taking the bar 2x and finally after having passed it, to only set it aside and concentrate on other profession. It’s not really how its all hyped up to be, believe me.
well for you guys failing the Bar Exam was really a big deal, but yes somehow I feel the same way too. Failing Thrice the Nursing Board Exam was a sure big deal, I even ask myself why??? The first that I failed I almost make the biggest mistake in my life… guess what??? I just committed suicide… YUP!!! I actually almost killed myself. I take 45 different kinds of sleeping pills (wala naman kasing ibang available na pwede kong inumin aside sa Vitamin C eh, at wala naman akong nabalitaan na naoverdose sa Vit. C… kaloka lang) anyway when I was rushed and confined at the hospital, that is the time how valuable I am. I have my family to support me, some true and not so true friends, and the love of my life (char iniwan nya pa rin ako).
I just wanted to share this na kahit ilang beses ka pang bumagsak, alam ko na malaki ang nawala sa pagkatao mo pero meron kang mga taong naniniwalang kaya mo ang isang bagay na pinakamimithi mo. Sa ngayon, isa na po akong RN pero hindi sa ating bansa. Registered Nurse na po ako sa Vietnam at Cambodia (Taray di ba!!! kaloka kasi ang BON ng Pilipinas… pahirap!!! hahaha)
sa lahat ng kukuha ng EXAM (wag lang Pregnancy Test at AIDS Test) kaya nyo pong ipasa yan… tiwala lang at dasal kay Lord!!!
That is an amazing story! Congratulations sa success mo! Bongga naman, international pala kasi ang meant for you! 😉
Tiwala at dasal…tama!
Thank you and enjoy!
It was JFK, Jr. who flunked the bar
I did not have a chance to study Law. At the time I’ve reached 3rd year college (pre-law) my father lost his job. Graduated as the top of my class, but I was devastated inside knowing that from then on everything has changed. I did not have the resources and support to pursue it later on. So many circumstances and now it seemed I don’t have enough time anymore. You see whenever I hear bar candidates being depressed about not passing the Law, I often tell them they are still blessed. It’s not yet the end of the world. You can always have another chance… You are done with the 4 years of studying, you have the luxury to take the next BAR exams. So cheer up and don’t despair.
very nice.
relate much!
I failed the bar too. It was horrible. Acceptance is hard. Maybe I’m not destined to be, really. Life has been good after failureSss. 😉 I’m destined to be a princess in a far away land.
Hahaha! Go princess am!
this is nice– rnsq
Mas masakit at nakakahiya yung pumasa ka sa bar pero walang matinong nagawa. Bagkus naging notario sa bangketa, shyster at ambulance chaser pa. Pagkatapos, tagapayo at tagpagtanggol ng malalaking korporasyon para labagin ang labor laws and taxation. At pinakamalaking kahihiyan, partikular sa mga topnotcher, ang mgaging judge na nasa payola at pulitikong magnanakaw.
Isipin mo na lang na kaya ka bumagsak sa Bar ay iniiwas ka ng Diyos mahulog sa ganitong kumunoy.
I failed the bar after 4 takes.im not a young student anymore.i took up law to fulfill the void in me bec i always wanted to be a lawyer.we are a family of lawyers though i went to law scchool belatedly in my life. Every failure made me feel so inadequate and incompetent. Im not sure of of my self anymore. My bar exams grade are super lapit to.passing almost .6 and .4 not more than 1 point away from passing for my 4 attemps.itbreaks my heart so much.my parents and siblings were successful during their first tries im lucky bec they support me 100% all the way during my review.i tried to take up other profession and successfully passed my prc exams but im not complete without passing the bar. I cant enroll for another refresher course bec of financial difficulties but bar exams i will come back and i will bag the prize this time.