California Bar: So It Begins
The California Bar registration opened up yesterday, so as of 9:34am I am on the list. A little terrifying, really.
The sign-up itself was quite simple, mostly a few ticky-boxes confirming information I'd submitted earlier, but it was the payment section that really knocked me around a bit. The exam costs $584, a fair enough chunk for an exam with a pass-rate somewhere between 50 and 55%, and then they slap on another fee if you want to use your laptop - to the tune of $132. So for the privilege of 18 hours of grueling examination, I am short $716. Ugh.
But wait, there's more! My "Application for Determination of Moral Character" required I list not only every job I've held since age 18 and condemn a bunch of people to harassment via annoying personal knowledge questionnaires, but I also get to shell out another $476. Clearly it costs a lot to determine if I'm moral by running a background check and looking through surveys sent to friends. Yup.
See, law students really can do math!
And on another note, I hope I get the test location I wanted. It would be really nice to just stay in the hotel where the test is administered and not have to worry about driving, parking, traffic, and all those sorts of things, and instead just take an elevator downstairs. Too bad most of my friends have opted for the closest test center, so I might be on my own. Oh well, I don't think I'll be suitable company for any sort of socializing, anyway.
I can't wait until August. Pass or fail, I have all of August and September (and most of November, let's be honest) to just not worry for a while!
The sign-up itself was quite simple, mostly a few ticky-boxes confirming information I'd submitted earlier, but it was the payment section that really knocked me around a bit. The exam costs $584, a fair enough chunk for an exam with a pass-rate somewhere between 50 and 55%, and then they slap on another fee if you want to use your laptop - to the tune of $132. So for the privilege of 18 hours of grueling examination, I am short $716. Ugh.
But wait, there's more! My "Application for Determination of Moral Character" required I list not only every job I've held since age 18 and condemn a bunch of people to harassment via annoying personal knowledge questionnaires, but I also get to shell out another $476. Clearly it costs a lot to determine if I'm moral by running a background check and looking through surveys sent to friends. Yup.
See, law students really can do math!
And on another note, I hope I get the test location I wanted. It would be really nice to just stay in the hotel where the test is administered and not have to worry about driving, parking, traffic, and all those sorts of things, and instead just take an elevator downstairs. Too bad most of my friends have opted for the closest test center, so I might be on my own. Oh well, I don't think I'll be suitable company for any sort of socializing, anyway.
I can't wait until August. Pass or fail, I have all of August and September (and most of November, let's be honest) to just not worry for a while!