No
one
in
their
reasonable
mind
would
like
to
take
the
bar
exam
—
not
only
is
the
test
so
stressful
it
could
give
you
a
heart
attack,
they
don’t
even
have
protocol
to
timely
assist
you
if
that
actually
happens!
Ideally,
law
schools
would
be
good
enough
to
vet
which
of
their
students
are
competent
to
practice
upon
graduation.
Until
then,
there
has
to
be
some
mechanism
for
sifting
the
minimally
competent
from
the
people
who
need
to
do
a
couple
more
close
reads
of
their
hornbooks.
NextGen
wants
to
be
that
mechanism
but
they
still
need
some
tweaking
to
make
the
most
out
of
the
test,
and
they’re
willing
to
pay
test
takers
to
help
them
out.
The
only
caveat?
You
had
to
take
the
January
bar
exam:
If
you’re
willing
to
sit
through
a
mock
exam
for
$1500,
set
an
alarm
for
a
week
from
now!
As
stated
above,
you
can
apply
to
take
the
NextGen
bar
between
August
15th
and
September
8th.
Given
that
the
stakes
of
this
bar
are
much
lower
than
determining
if
the
time,
effort,
and
six
figures
you
invested
in
law
school
were
all
for
naught,
you
might
even
enjoy
taking
this
test.
Probably
not,
but
getting
paid
to
take
a
test
could
be
enough
to
help
you
get
through
it.
Earlier:
Would
You
Take
The
Bar
If
They
Paid
You
Like
A
4th
Year
Associate?
Chris
Williams
became
a
social
media
manager
and
assistant
editor
for
Above
the
Law
in
June
2021.
Prior
to
joining
the
staff,
he
moonlighted
as
a
minor
Memelord™
in
the
Facebook
group Law
School
Memes
for
Edgy
T14s
.
He
endured
Missouri
long
enough
to
graduate
from
Washington
University
in
St.
Louis
School
of
Law.
He
is
a
former
boatbuilder
who
is
learning
to
swim, is
interested
in
critical
race
theory,
philosophy,
and
humor,
and
has
a
love
for
cycling
that
occasionally
annoys
his
peers.
You
can
reach
him
by
email
at [email protected]
and
by
tweet
at @WritesForRent.