Should I just give up?

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  MikeyMangood Alum Member

  October 2016 100 karma

  I don't really know what to say to help, but I appreciate that you shared this. I'm gearing up for my 2nd take and I wonder the same thing. The right question to ask yourself may instead be, how many times are you willing to get back up and try again? You're likely going to meet a lot of criticism as you travel this path, but if it's right for you, then who besides you should care?
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  danielznelson Alum Inactive Sage Inactive ⭐

  October 2016 4181 karma

  I'm guessing you have two more takes, since it's been three years since your previous take. If that's the case, and if you know you want to go to law school, keep going for it.
  
  The next pressing issue is your studying. More often, disappointing scores are indebted more to studying methods rather than inherent intellect. Plenty of factors come in to play, of course, but a much lower score after studying seems to indicate, more than anything, what you can learn about the studying process.
• BinghamtonDave Alum Member ⭐ 🍌🍌

  October 2016 8716 karma

  I would say no, don't quit if this is what you want to do. But any serious strategy moving forward is going to have to include a real deep look at what specifically went wrong with this last take. What was your distribution of missed questions? How was your timing? Were you comfortable with the material in the weeks prior? Did test-day anxiety get the best of you? These are all questions that you are going to have to address for a future take.
  
  We here on the boards are here to help you through that process and formulating a strategy for the future take. My recommendation would be to take a day or two, get some info together and really seriously start building from the bottom up to finally conquer this exam.
  
  -David
• LawAndDisorder Member

  October 2016 194 karma

  I think there is a serious flaw in how you are preparing for the exam. You can do it. I believe in you.