Posted on January 3, 2008 in Bar Exams
With the start of the new year, 2008, those who took the 2007 Philippine bar examination are expected to feel an increasing excitement, which is a better way of putting it rather than “fear,” about the results. The symptoms, which will probably get worse as the days pass by, are obvious — sleepless nights, loss of appetite, mental anguish, anxiety, and, possibly besmirched reputation, extreme embarrassment and wounded feelings. These symptoms, by the way, are elements in claiming moral damages (but how could you claim moral damages for something you voluntarily went through?)
There are a number of usual topics after the exams. Who were the examiners? Are the questions difficult? What are the suggested answers? What is the probable passing rate? The last question is extremely difficult, if not impossible, to answer as compared to the others. Examinees, however, would like to believe that there’s a trend. An urban legend, if you will. For instance, some say that a difficult exam follows a year with a high passing rate, and a high passing percentage is expected after a difficult year.
Of course, there’s no proof to this, but, for the sake of discussion, let’s analyze the passing rate for the last 10 years of bar exams. Lito Basilio presented a great graph at the Bar Exams Forum, reproduced below:
Let’s begin with the belief that a high passing rate follows the year with a difficult bar exams. The problem is this: what’s difficult is subjective. Although there’s some consensus on which year is difficult, maybe let’s just assume that a high passing rate follows the year with a low passing percentage, which is presumably – but not necessarily – difficult. You’ll note that the first part of the 10-year period shows a regular cycle of 2-year low percentage, followed by a very high passing rate. Following that cycle, the passing rate for the 2007 bar exams should be high.
But before you feel relieved, you’ll also note that the last 3 years deviated from the trend. Year 2006, which should have a low passing rate if we follow the trend, has a high passing rate. This apparently follows the general belief — a low passing rate follows the year with a high passing percentage. In other words, the passing rate for the 2007 bar exams could be low.
Now, as I said above, there’s absolutely no basis for this urban legend. In relation to this topic, some say that if you’ll have a dream that you failed, you’ll pass. I don’t know if this is true, but I had the scare of my life when I had a dream that I failed (but made it, thankfully). There are school bets that didn’t make it,while there are dark horses. There are those who are confident that they answered correctly and that they’ll make it — but didn’t. On the other hand, there are those who can’t believe that they passed.
Let’s just wait for the judgment day. Good luck and God bless to everyone who took the 2007 bar exams.
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Warlock_vedan is this true? Confirmed? Ang passing percentage ng 2007 Bar is way below 25 percent? O my gosh ano ba yan….
Folks,
Any news sa 2007 Bar Exam results?
Word on Waiting for the 2007 bar examination results is that – the Supreme Court Justices will be going to Baguio City on March 31, 2008, so, there is a possibility that the Bar Results be out then or soon after that.
Whew..the agony of waiting is too much to bear.. in a month or so, life would not be the same again for us 07 barristers.
God bless us all…
i made it during last year’s bar exam but whew the waiting was so stressful.
i still visit this blogsite once in a while now coz this really helped me a lot in expressing my worries and sharing it with those who felt the same way during those times a year ago.
as of now, im also praying for my friends who took last september’s bar exams.
regarding that baguio thing, i remembered that last year, the results were released during the days wherein justices were supposedly having their annual baguio sessions.
well, much better if after the holy week nlang.. we have the whole week to meditate and pray hard for God’s intervention…. It may sometimes take miracles.
Hey warlock, it aint over till its over whether you took it the 1st, the 2nd, the 3rd, the 4th or the 5th time. only God knows. and number 1 spot ateneo? ur bet is definetely in for his money…do not be so sure.
hi
i just came across this site this morning and find the comments really inspiring.
I am also waiting for the result of the 2007 bar exam.I surrender everything to the Lord and He knows what is best. His plans are perfect and He has a great future in store for us.
I am casting all my cares to the Lord, my anxieties and worries. He will never leave us nor forsake His children.I am asking God to give me the peace that surpasses beyond understanding and my confidence comes from Him.
For the Lord is a sun and shield, bestowing favor and honor, the Lord withhholds no good thing from those whose walk is blameless.And we can have this confidence in Him that if we ask anything according to His will, He hears us and if we know that He hears us in regards to whatever we ask, we know that what we have asked for is ours.
As we wait,may we have that expectant faith and allow God to perform miracles.With God, all things are possible.
God bless us all
Hope to see my name among the passers. This is my fourth time in the Bar. I don’t loose hope anyway, though sometimes previous failures discouraged me to pursue. For the past three examinations that i had, i really cried for the negative results. But it made me always to realize that many are the plans in a man’s heart, but it is the will of the LORD that will prevail.
I am still asking my MASTER to do me a favor, HE knows the motives of my heart.
To all my co-barristers of 2007 BAR, GOD Bless us all.
i would like to say that i one of you guys who is floating in the air, confused and literally numbed, numbed in a sense that excitement and fear are hovering my whole being, yes dignity is at stake, but we must take courage to face the truth that as humans we are always subservient to the the will of the Almighty God, thus what i know that will help a lot is acceptance-whether we pass or not, everything will work together for good to them who love God (Rom 8:28).yet we cannot err for thinking positively, God bless to all 07 barristers, for God and country,SOLI DEO GLORIA!
” The preparations of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord. A man’s heart plans his way, but the Lord directs his steps. ”
Proverbs 16:1,9
For the Lord is a sun and shield, the Lord bestows favor and honor. No good thing does He withhold from those whose walk is blameless. (Psalm 84:11)
As we wait for the result of the bar exam ,let us ask God to give us the peace that surpasses beyond understanding. God is in control. Nothing is too difficult for Him.He knows what is best for us.His will be done. And we can have this confidence in Him that if we ask anything according to His will, He will hear us and if we know that He will hear us with regards to whatever we asked, we know that what we have asked Him for is ours.
Before i decided to take the bar exam for the second time, I have to learn what is really my purpose in doing so since I am just comfortable teaching in the university.I also have a lot of things to consider.I am hanging on to God’s promises..the battle is the Lord’s and I will not be afraid…for with God all things are possible…and this is for his glory and honor.Let God be glorified!
Step forward into the future that God has for you, knowing there’s nothing you can do about past disappointments. You cannot change the past, but you can do something about the future. What’s in front of you is far more important than what is behind you. Where you are going is more significant than where you came from or where you have been.
If you will have the right attitude, you will give birth to more in the future than you’ve lost in the past. Quit looking back. This is a new day. It may seem like your dreams have died, but God can resurrect your dead dreams or give you brand-new ones. He is a supernatural God, and when we believe, all things are possible.
You will give birth to more in the future than you’ve lost in the past.
God has not given up on you; He knows that He put seeds of greatness in you. You have something to offer that nobody else has. He’s given you noble dreams and desires. Too often, however, we allow adversities, disappointments, and setbacks to deter us, and before long, we find that we’re not pressing forward anymore. We’re not stretching; we’re not believing we will rise any higher in life.
Ironically, some of the most gifted, talented people go through some of the most unfair, unfortunate experiences. And it’s easy for such a person to think, Why is this happening to me? What did I do to deserve any of this?
But understand this: God did not create any person without putting something extremely valuable on the inside. Life may have tried to push you down through disappointments or setbacks. In the natural, you don’t know how you could rise any higher. You don’t see how you’re ever going to be happy. You need to dig your heels in and say, “I know what I have on the inside. I’m a child of the Most High God. I’m full of His ‘can-do’ power, and I’m going to rise up to become everything God has created me to be.”
gudlak every1! it is already confirmed dat april 28,2008 ang oathtaking….yehey!! atlast the result would be out on march 28,2008,d 4th friday of this month…
HA!? aisha, how did you know the result will be on March 28, 2008? did the SC make an announcement already? May the Almighty GOD help us.. GOD SPEED…