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False Confidence at the Hookah Bar, Bar Exam Passage Rate Statistics
On Friday night at 1AM, I ran into one of my classmates at Sigara, which is a hookah lounge in Wicker Park. I’m pretty sure this guy was at the very top of our graduating class. Here’s the story he recounted to me:
“My cousin took the bar last year. He said he did barely any studying in June. He constantly left the BarBri review lectures early, and got wasted every night. A week before the exam, reality hit; he got serious and spent every single hour studying. And guess what? He passed. He told me this: “If you just study for one hour every day, you’ll be fine.”
And now, a somewhat related statistic: Last year, of all the students in the upper-half of DePaul’s graduating class (of 220 or so), all but six passed the bar.
So what the hell am I supposed to do with this anecdote and statistic? Using them as an excuse to study less? Probably not. Any suggestions?
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the million dollar question.
the million dollar question. i think 4 out of every 5 conversations i've heard in the past two months revolve around study techniques and rumors of only needing x hours a day after july x. while tempting, i just have to keep in mind that i need to do what i need to do...which apparently has meant about 4 or 5 hours outside of class each day. on a pseudo-related note, i went to sigara after turning in my finals with erin and kari...the tarot reader didn't mention anything about my bar results.
Yes, I ran into Kari there
Yes, I ran into Kari there too.
See...if the exam were graded on the curve, I'd say people are only spreading the rumors to lower our grades and thereby increase theirs....but it's not curved, so you gotta wonder if they're true...a little, at least...