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Sometimes,
especially
during
bar
prep,
it’s
important
to
take
a
step
back
and
ground
yourself.
Get
out
of
the
house,
smell
some
roses,
dine
with
friends…
whatever
it
takes
to
keep
you
in
a
positive
state
of
mind.
Yesterday,
Themis
offered
this
life
lesson
accidentally
when
the
site
went
down
and
wouldn’t
come
back
up.
This
is
obviously
not
ideal.
The
bar
exam
places
enough
pressure
on
graduates
without
placing
more
obstacles
in
their
way.
Perhaps
there
will
come
a
day
the
legal
industry
will
adopt
a
rational
accreditation
model
to
guarantee
that
all
law
school
diplomas
convey
sufficient
mastery
to
justify
a
license
to
practice
law
without
an
archaic
bolt-on,
one-shot
exam
covering
subjects
that
graduates
will
never
touch
again
in
their
careers,
but
to
quote
the
King,
it
is
not
this
day.
However,
try
to
keep
chill
about
this.
It’s
early
June.
The
test
is
just
under
two
months
away.
Better
to
have
your
prep
company
figure
out
its
connectivity
problems
now
than
on
July
19th
or
something.
Don’t
panic
over
losing
a
day.
Hopefully
this
doesn’t
happen
again,
but
it
will
inevitably
crop
up
in
future
years.
So
to
those
examinees,
go
over
your
handwritten
notes
if
you
must,
but
consider
just
taking
the
day.
It’s
early
in
the
process
still
and
your
law
school
careers
prove
you’re
more
than
capable
of
making
up
a
single
day’s
studying
later.
Keep
yourselves
grounded.
It’s
going
to
serve
you
better
when
the
test
does
arrive.
That
said,
if
this
sort
of
thing
happens
in
mid-July,
go
ahead
and
panic
like
you
thought
you
had
an
interest
in
Blackacre
but
forgot
about
the
fertile
octogenarian.
Joe
Patrice is
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