No doubt, the bar exam challenges even the toughest and baddest law students. It requires a great deal of preparation if you want to improve your chances of passing.
Is the bar exam that difficult? What makes it so hard? How hard is the bar exam really?
It’s not just the overwhelming academic aspect of it. There are several aspects that make the bar exam an ordeal (as some call it, a hazing ritual or a rite of passage).

These five aspects of what makes the bar exam difficult to pass are often overlooked:
- Financial (the true cost of the bar exam)
- Mental
- Emotional
- Physical
- Psychological
Let’s go over these in detail one by one so you can prepare for them.
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