Hi, everyone!!! Best of luck to those taking the Philippine Bar Examinations this year. A little bit of luck will help nudge you but hard work that you put into those earlier years in law school will be the greatest factor to determine if you make the cut or not. I know. I should know. (Of course, I'm just kidding.)
I haven't been blogging much lately because I am trying (TRYINGGG HARD!) to read more books. Time is gold, my dear fellow law students. Another reason for my inactivity is again, my awful internet connection. By the way I am rescinding my contract with my internet provider before I suffer a heart attack. Okay, I gotta stay focused on this post, it has to be law school-related, right?
The other day I saw a statistics about the bar takers this year and one of the data indicated that around 500 or so people did not push thru taking the exam on the first week. It made me wonder what could have made these people forego their seats this year? There could be a myriad of reasons for any of them but if there is one possible reason in my case, it would only be one word and it starts with letter 'C'. 'C' for camel, because sometimes I just refuse do some things for the sake of not doing it.
Anyways, I have a few classmates in my review class that are doing it as a refresher and some have taken the bar once or thrice or more. After learning this bit of information, I took the time to chat up with some of them. I could not imagine how tiring it must be to review over and over to retake the bar more than once. I really intended to get something out of their experiences and I was not disappointed.
One of them let's call her Ms. A, she is a graduate from my Alma Mater and she is also a working student. I think she might have taken the bar twice or thrice to no avail. So I asked her a lot of questions, like how it was, what she thinks she did wrong or did right, etc.
She told me that taking the bar and then failing it could wreak havoc not only on one's emotional well-being but also on one's finances. Unless you are on a scholarship or your parents are fully supporting you, you have to contend with the financial burden of the review and everything during those 4 or 5 months in preparation for the bar. Imagine doing that twice or thrice. If you have a little bit of savings, it would be wiped out in no time!
That's one of the reasons why I haven't really thought of the possibility of failing. In my case, failure is not an option. Not that I have a choice, I DON'T. I have to fully support myself for this endeavour so I CANNOT fail. I told myself that if I fail my exam when the time comes, I'd have a 360 degree career change --- become a skydiver, a writer, a dancer, a chef, makeup artist, fashion designer, cyber expert slash YouTuber, whatever. See, I don't have an option.
For all of us still hoping and waiting for our time to hurdle this exam, it would be not only to marvel at the successes of those who top it or passed it with flying colors, but also to think about those who have failed it and gain insight why. To my refresher classmates, just stay positive and fight, fight, fight!
Am I making sense? I hope so.
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