The Washington State Bar Exam

Ah, the Bar.

So many hateful things can be said about the Washington State Bar. Unlike every other state in the country, Washington has its own unique Bar. To make up for its excessive cruelty and arbitrary grading system, it only allows you reciprocity in Oregon and Utah.

I studied with my excellent friends Mike and Bex. They were both part of the Dispute Resolution team, so they were able to commandeer the Judge's Chamber in the Law School building.

We stocked it with very unhealthy snacks and even a coffee maker. We sat in that windowless room for about 10 hours a day, 6 days a week - writing flash cards, timing our essays, giving each other shit and slowly losing our minds over the six-week marathon.

We got pretty punchy.

One particularly nonsensical thing we did was listen to this song OVER AND OVER AGAIN.

From Flight of the Conchords, billed as the fourth most-popular folk parody band in New Zealand:





More on the Bar, my inspiring friend Bex, and my goofy-assed friend Mike in another post.