So, California Bar Exam results come out in 14 days, 5.5 hours…
At that time, there are going to be a lot of relieved people and just as many miserable people. And along with finding out your own result, you probably have friends who will be receiving their own results. So, what is the proper etiquette for communicating with those friends during that decisive weekend?
Keep in mind that the complete list will be released on Sunday, so if you’d be entirely satisfied simply by the knowledge of whether a person passed or failed, it may be best to just wait and look at the Sunday list.
For those of you that, due to whatever reason, can not wait, this blog recommends the following:
- If you feel like it, please post a status message on facebook, myspace, gchat or AIM – this way, people can know how to approach you – if you’ve passed, and people know it, you’re more likely to get excited calls from fellow passers.
- If you’re curious about someone else, check their facebook/myspace/gchat/AIM to see if they’ve done the above. This will help you decide whether to make the excited phone call, send flowers of sympathy, or make plans to get together and commiserate.
- If your friend hasn’t given any online indication of success or failure, you may not want to call them – perhaps a text message or e-mail would be more discreet, allowing your friend to decide whether they feel like talking.
Good luck!
Good advice. I took the bar in 2006 and worked out specifically beforehand with my classmates what we would do on D-Day Friday. We all agreed not to talk to each other until Sunday, and only then if both people in the conversation were on the pass list. We told each other that should any of us fail, we would leave that person to decide if they wanted to call/email, etc. That way everyone could deal with the results in their own way.
Good luck!
But what do you do if Sunday rolls around, you can’t find a friend’s name on the list, and there hasn’t been any contact? Should you call? Should you send an email? What happens?
If your friend’s name isn’t on the list and you’ve had no contact, it seems safe to assume that your friend didn’t pass.
It’s been 48 hours since results were released, so certainly you can call, e-mail or txt tonight or any time next week. Just because they fail the bar doesn’t mean you cut off your friendship! They need you now!
very interesting, but I don’t agree with you
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