I passed the Bar!!!

After a whole day of gut crunching tension, I finally found out that on Friday night that I was one of the 1,310 examinees   who passed the 2008 Bar examinations. According to the official list released by the Philippine Supreme Court, and published in, among others, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, I am successful examinee number 688.

This means I am going to become a full lawyer soon!!! All those years of hard-work and endless nights of study have finally paid off.

But even as I feel immense happiness and relief for passing the Bar exam, I can’t help but feel sad over the fate of those who did not. Some of my batchmates, one of them quite close to me, didn’t make it to the list of people who passed the Bar. I don’t know how it happened, especially since the friend I am referring to is infinitely smarter than me and has much better grades. But that’s the Bar exam for you. You can, unfortunately, never tell.

I praise God for allowing  me to pass. But I also pray to God that He grant those who did not pass the strength to soldier on and face the exams again.

The Bar is a cruel and painful examination. And I wouldn’t wish failure on my worst enemy. So I honestly can’t imagine how painful it must feel to not make it. Although I have read about how some people I know are already bouncing back from the Bar results. In any case, all I can say now to those who didn’t make it, is that my prayers are with you. God Bless.

ps – A number of people have asked me about Bar Preparations. Although I am no Bar top-notcher, I am willing to share what info and tips I have. Will update with some Bar review tips soon.