And I take the Arkansas Bar Exam

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Well after studying for 10 weeks lets just say I was ready to get the thing over with.  So on July 25th  through  July 27th I packed up and John and I moved into the Peabody.  We decided that we didn't want to add the stress of making sure we got there on time so we opted to stay at the Peabody next door to the Statehouse Convention Center where they gave the test.  Kinda funny, I graduated in the same room I had to take my bar exam in.  Anyways, for a five star hotel the Peabody was a bit lacking.  First they charged for a fridge and microwave.  The rooms were not the largest, or the equipment the most up to date in the rooms.  But what I found most alarming was that they did not even have a pool.  Really???  So the point goes to show that money does not make the nicest room.  What we did like about the Peabody was the beautiful elevator/ view from the room of Little Rock on the river. 

I loved that they had the most adorable duck soaps in the bathroom.  If you do not know the Peabody is famous for its ducks that live in the fountain and put on a march twice a day for everyone to watch.

So each day of the exam I went and registered, waited an hour or more for them to start and go through directions and then had 3 hours of exam an hour lunch and then 3 more hours of exam.  The first day of the exam is essay you have to answer essay questions on your laptop.   During the first 30 minutes my computer had a glitch and would not work- I freaked.  The service lady tried to help me but could not figure it out.  Thankfully it was something I figured out how to work around and still get done.  The next day we did not use laptops but instead had to answer 200 multiple choice questions.  They were both very long days.  The law schools provided boxed lunches for us both days so that we could just eat something quick.  It was nice to sit down with a couple of professors who told us about their exam days and tried to relieve some of our fears.  After the exam I was so tired, I had lived on adrenaline for days.  We celebrated by getting food at 5 guys, ice cream at baskin robbins, and watching movies at the hotel room.
While I was taking the exam John took off of work for a mini vacation.  He got to stay in the room and relax.