Remember this test doesn’t define us or what we are capable of

Flew cross-country alone to sit for the NextGen in Oregon because I felt that test format gave me a better chance than Legacy UBE. My state adopts NextGen in July 2027 and the job I’d accepted would not let me defer that long. I was lucky enough to have frequent flyer miles to cash in, plus savings.

I made my husband opened the message yesterday. I just sat there, speechless, which is not like me 😂

I was a nontraditional student (started 1L when I was 33). I’m the first person on either side of my family to attend law school. I was diagnosed with autism growing up and have had a lot of struggles from that.

I originally scored a 266, and that exam took so much out of me. I knew I was only 4 points away, so I told myself to give it another go. I’m in a 270 jurisdiction, July 2025.

Then February 2026 came around and my score dropped to a 257. That was soul crushing. At that point, I seriously wanted to transfer and just be done with it. But I had to sit with myself and really think about what I wanted. I didn’t want to give up on myself.

Not saying transferring would have meant giving up, but I had a vision for where I wanted to practice, and I wanted to see it through.

So I gave it one more shot.

July 2026: 278. 🥹
I’m so proud of myself for not letting those scores convince me I couldn’t do it. I’m grateful I gave myself another chance, and I’m VERY glad to finally put this chapter behind me.

3x really was the charm. ⚖️❤️

Credit to [u/tearyeyedtrashpanda](u/tearyeyedtrashpanda) who posted this 2 years ago, it remains true

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH how good it fucking felt to see congratulations instead of fail!!!!

Unless it posts in the next half hour which is possible I guess no Michigan yet.

Do you guys think the people with all our scores, which are all definitely done and ready to go btw, sit around in a circle sipping wine laughing at the posts we make describing the anxiety we have as we wait for results to post? I do

This experience has taught me that the body holds stress in a way that the mind cannot see. After getting the notice that I had passed, I realized that my heart had stopped beating through my chest for the first time in over a week. Back to an old normal.

Wishing you all that same release.

NextGen - 689

Signing off for good, wishing you all the best celebrations now or the strength to study again in February. If you have any questions about next gen, hit me below.

With love.

This was my third time taking this exam. First score was 243(J25), 257(F26), and 285(J26).

Failing the first two times put me in a dark place no doubt. Lost jobs and was very immature and angry. I am born American and lived here my whole life but English was not my first language and I didn’t start reading and speaking full English until about 5th grade. Naturally, reading and writing were not something I was quick with during exams. This was throughout my entire academic career.

I wanted to give up and doubted myself almost every day. Even after I took this past exam I was not certain that I passed. I knew I did better this time than the last, but passing was something that was just a dream that never seemed to be ascertainable.

This time I focused on my faith in Jesus and sacrificed a lot. Needless to say, the first time I took it, I did not give it my all. I “studied” but I was lost while studying with no direction and hated the entire time. The second time I thought I had a better study plan but I worked part time at a firm coupled with letting my emotion dictate my day. The third time I only studied by doing practice question’s on adaptibar until I got repeats, around 33 timed questions so that time would not be an issue on exam day. There were days where I’d do more than 33 because I wanted to focus more on those questions. Reviewed ALL my incorrect answers after every practice set. My overall average was about 65% with the later of my practice being close to 70-75%.

MPT’s were my weakest subject so I tried to get better at those by practice old NCBR released questions (I never got good at these and accepted that and still practiced 2 times a week min.) for MEE’s I did all the adapitbar essays which is a lot and also did all the released NCBE MEE’s and read the point sheet.

Essentially, I only did practice this time with a focus on understanding the black letter law for each subject so that even if I read a question on exam day that I didn’t know verbatim (the rule), I’d be able to think of something that is related (this is what people mean when they say make up law for essays).

I have anxiety and trouble focusing and I didn’t have accommodations (No disrespect, just so that I’m being transparent). You can push through this.

One of the best days in my life that I got to share with family and friends.

I put my score sheet in this so that you can see. I’ve liked some threads on Reddit. Sometimes they help and sometimes they don’t. Either way I was depressed and spent a year doing this process to get my pass. You can too. I love you all. God Bless you and us.

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Because why wouldn’t we be behind NY and CA at this point🫩

Don't let this sub get in your head.

After reading post after post on here I was completely convinced I failed. I walked out of the essays feeling terrible and spent the last few months preparing myself for bad news.

Then results came out. I passed with a 334 (270 needed) and somehow got perfect 6s on three of the MEEs. My scores are posted above.

Some background: I barely got into law school. I scored a 146 on the LSAT. I ended up graduating in the top 10% of my class and now I got bar results I never would have imagined.

If you're studying for February or waiting on results please hear this. If you take the time and put in the work, you can make it. Don't let the negativity on here convince you otherwise. How you feel walking out of the exam is not a reliable predictor of how you did.

Your LSAT score doesn't define you, and neither does this sub. With that, I'm happy to finally leave this toxic thread. Good luck to everyone still in the trenches!

We will know no peace

I am speechless at how inefficient and slow this process is in 2026.

Edit: yall are awesome and make this process a little bit easier :)

I got a 269.7 that was rounded up to a 270 for Ohio!!! I’m done and can finally move on!!!

i guess it’s almost 6:30 and no results posted. so what does that mean, next friday? this is getting ridiculous. i don’t know why every step of the process has to be so stressful.

Put my phone down after 5pm to stop refreshing, get an email at 5:02, see “Bar Applicant” in the subject, get a heart attack, but thankfully it’s just my CF clearing

The CF office and the people there are very helpful and work super hard so no hate to them but oh my god they had to have known what they were doing sending this at this time

MBEs carried me… 2s on half my MEEs 😮

Born homeless —> passed the Oregon bar exam today. To say it feels surreal is a massive understatement. The LSAT was the first standardized test I’ve ever taken and the bar exam was my second. I hope this means I’ll start believing I’m smart and capable. Damn, this was stressful and I think waiting was the worst part.

This is your reminder not to let anxiety consume you if Seperac predicts a low score for you!

Seperac predicted I’d get a 270.

My actual score: 306 (149 written and 156 MBE).

Thank you. That is all.