July 2017 NY Bar Hangout Thread - Results Are Here!!! Forum

[RustEShackleford]

I have kind of a weird question that I am posting to you guys. i went to a solid law school and am now at a solid firm. i did barbri and was doing decently well (passing) on all PTs leading up to the exam. However during the exam I know I made silly mistakes, as a matter of fact I later could confirm around 5 - 7 MBE questions I KNOW I got wrong (this excludes the myriad questions I had to make an educated guess on. I finished all my essays but STRUGGLED on about 3 MEEs. I am now freaking out that I failed--like chest pains, anxiety attacks, etc. Has this happened or is this happening to anybody? Maybe this is something I should see a shrink about (I'm being serious)--just thought I would share what's going through my head right now. I am going to post this to the other commiseration thread. I just do not want to feel alone and have someone tell me this is normal--if it is abnormal than I surely failed...

I'm not a match on all of those complaints, but certainly know that I made some boneheaded mistakes. I think probably everyone did -- passers and failers alike. Just keep in mind that it's only a test of minimum competence. Best of luck!

[jjg123]

I have kind of a weird question that I am posting to you guys. i went to a solid law school and am now at a solid firm. i did barbri and was doing decently well (passing) on all PTs leading up to the exam. However during the exam I know I made silly mistakes, as a matter of fact I later could confirm around 5 - 7 MBE questions I KNOW I got wrong (this excludes the myriad questions I had to make an educated guess on. I finished all my essays but STRUGGLED on about 3 MEEs. I am now freaking out that I failed--like chest pains, anxiety attacks, etc. Has this happened or is this happening to anybody? Maybe this is something I should see a shrink about (I'm being serious)--just thought I would share what's going through my head right now. I am going to post this to the other commiseration thread. I just do not want to feel alone and have someone tell me this is normal--if it is abnormal than I surely failed...

Not sure if this is much comfort because I too feel like I failed, but can confirm I missed ~7 “layup” MBE questions, and felt pressed for time/like I struggled on 1 MPT and 3 MEEs.

[punkalunk]

I have kind of a weird question that I am posting to you guys. i went to a solid law school and am now at a solid firm. i did barbri and was doing decently well (passing) on all PTs leading up to the exam. However during the exam I know I made silly mistakes, as a matter of fact I later could confirm around 5 - 7 MBE questions I KNOW I got wrong (this excludes the myriad questions I had to make an educated guess on. I finished all my essays but STRUGGLED on about 3 MEEs. I am now freaking out that I failed--like chest pains, anxiety attacks, etc. Has this happened or is this happening to anybody? Maybe this is something I should see a shrink about (I'm being serious)--just thought I would share what's going through my head right now. I am going to post this to the other commiseration thread. I just do not want to feel alone and have someone tell me this is normal--if it is abnormal than I surely failed...

Not sure if this is much comfort because I too feel like I failed, but can confirm I missed ~7 “layup” MBE questions, and felt pressed for time/like I struggled on 1 MPT and 3 MEEs.

Actually makes me feel better to feel that at least I am not the only one who feels this way. My gut feeling is that if a lot of people feel this way then perhaps that is just the norm. I see people earlier in this thread who said similar things and ended up passing. Hopefully that is the case for us. At this point I just want to know.

[Toubro]

I have kind of a weird question that I am posting to you guys. i went to a solid law school and am now at a solid firm. i did barbri and was doing decently well (passing) on all PTs leading up to the exam. However during the exam I know I made silly mistakes, as a matter of fact I later could confirm around 5 - 7 MBE questions I KNOW I got wrong (this excludes the myriad questions I had to make an educated guess on. I finished all my essays but STRUGGLED on about 3 MEEs. I am now freaking out that I failed--like chest pains, anxiety attacks, etc. Has this happened or is this happening to anybody? Maybe this is something I should see a shrink about (I'm being serious)--just thought I would share what's going through my head right now. I am going to post this to the other commiseration thread. I just do not want to feel alone and have someone tell me this is normal--if it is abnormal than I surely failed...

Not sure if this is much comfort because I too feel like I failed, but can confirm I missed ~7 “layup” MBE questions, and felt pressed for time/like I struggled on 1 MPT and 3 MEEs.

Actually makes me feel better to feel that at least I am not the only one who feels this way. My gut feeling is that if a lot of people feel this way then perhaps that is just the norm. I see people earlier in this thread who said similar things and ended up passing. Hopefully that is the case for us. At this point I just want to know.

If it helps, I also felt like this DURING a lot of the Barbri MPQ sets and the practice exam as well. Turned out not to be so bad, so hoping for the same result here although this is a different animal.

[idissentRBG]

Did everyone receive an application package from their respective judicial department ahead of the release of results? Just checking if this is normal. it seems they didn't do it last year.

[barrelofmonkeys]

Did everyone receive an application package from their respective judicial department ahead of the release of results? Just checking if this is normal. it seems they didn't do it last year.

Yeah, got one. Doesn't mean anything w/r/t passing/failing.

Also, hi everyone. Long time, no see.
Apparently anxiety drives me to TLS.

[idissentRBG]

Did everyone receive an application package from their respective judicial department ahead of the release of results? Just checking if this is normal. it seems they didn't do it last year.

Yeah, got one. Doesn't mean anything w/r/t passing/failing.

Also, hi everyone. Long time, no see.
Apparently anxiety drives me to TLS.

Yeah, I figured it was standard, but thought I would double check anyway! Good luck to alllll!!!

[Slytherpuff]

Did everyone receive an application package from their respective judicial department ahead of the release of results? Just checking if this is normal. it seems they didn't do it last year.

Yeah, got one. Doesn't mean anything w/r/t passing/failing.

Also, hi everyone. Long time, no see.
Apparently anxiety drives me to TLS.

Hi bom!

[CardozoLaw09]

Nah didn't get a package. What's in it?

[Toubro]

I didn't get a packet either (1st Department). I did get an email from the 3rd Department after I'd already switched to the 1st.

[Toubro]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

[runthetrap1990]

No package. Still registered in 3rd.

[Slytherpuff]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

Down for this - suggestions for answers? The obvious ones are parents/siblings/SO/best friend, but I might miss out on some gems that way.

[annaedwards]

My SO. Am thinking about getting him to open the email and then tell me, but who knows...

[Damage Over Time]

I didn't sweat the results hard enough last year and didn't know the exact time they'd be released. Woke up in the morning and saw a text from an old law school classmate saying "congrats!!" and was like oh shit. In retrospect, that was a pretty great way of finding out without succumbing to panic.

[Toubro]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

Down for this - suggestions for answers? The obvious ones are parents/siblings/SO/best friend, but I might miss out on some gems that way.

Haha yes, those are the most normal. But let's also see if anyone plans to (1) blast on group chats, (2) post to Facebook or (3) Instagram their BOLE letter (with #blessed, natch). Personally, the first person who will find out will probably be my office mate

[runthetrap1990]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

Down for this - suggestions for answers? The obvious ones are parents/siblings/SO/best friend, but I might miss out on some gems that way.

Haha yes, those are the most normal. But let's also see if anyone plans to (1) blast on group chats, (2) post to Facebook or (3) Instagram their BOLE letter (with #blessed, natch). Personally, the first person who will find out will probably be my office mate

Good or bad on that day, I'm probably avoiding social media lol.

Telling my SO is probably #1; other than that my parents (timing is result dependent). I don't think many other people i know outside of LS care...

[S.as.in.Snake]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

Down for this - suggestions for answers? The obvious ones are parents/siblings/SO/best friend, but I might miss out on some gems that way.

Haha yes, those are the most normal. But let's also see if anyone plans to (1) blast on group chats, (2) post to Facebook or (3) Instagram their BOLE letter (with #blessed, natch). Personally, the first person who will find out will probably be my office mate

Good or bad on that day, I'm probably avoiding social media lol.

Telling my SO is probably #1; other than that my parents (timing is result dependent). I don't think many other people i know outside of LS care...

As someone who is single as f%ck, I will not be telling my S.O. haha. Definitely my immediate family. Probably a three way call to the parents and my brother. They won't care that it's late since they have lovingly been suffering with me. And I have two group chats who would care. They will be notified promptly. This is all assuming I passed, and since I am pretty sure I did not, the point is moot. But a girl can dream.

[thelawyer1908]

New poll suggestion: who's the first person you'll call / scream at about your scores?

my husband.

[thelawyer1908]

I am so nervous.

I'm convinced I failed. Didn't finish one of the MPTs. Did that ever happen to anyone else?

[Damage Over Time]

I am so nervous.

I'm convinced I failed. Didn't finish one of the MPTs. Did that ever happen to anyone else?

At least one person at my testing center didn't even open their second MPT packet, if that helps

[Carly]

doubt theres any correlation but im living in anxiety so why not ask-

anyone know if theres any correlation between when Jersey releases and when NY releases? NJ just released today which seems earlier than last year.

[Damage Over Time]

doubt theres any correlation but im living in anxiety so why not ask-

anyone know if theres any correlation between when Jersey releases and when NY releases? NJ just released today which seems earlier than last year.

I highly doubt it

[barrelofmonkeys]

No package. Still registered in 3rd.

just wanted to clarify - I was referring to an e-mail "package" aka an email with a bunch of info in it
didn't receive any actual physical mailings

[jjg123]

I am so nervous.

I'm convinced I failed. Didn't finish one of the MPTs. Did that ever happen to anyone else?

Me! Felt very pressed for time