T-Shirts, 'Don't Panic' Pencils Help Whittier Grads Earn 84.3 Bar Pass Rate
It’s easy to pick out some of the Whittier Law School graduates taking the California bar exam.
They’re the ones wearing t-shirts that say “Do it once. Do it right. Never do it again,” reports the Orange County Register.
The t-shirts, which are being worn even by some faculty members, are part of a school-wide drive that has helped raise the bar passage rate among new Whittier grads to 84.3 percent.
“The school even hands out pencils that say ‘Don’t panic’ to students getting ready for the fearsome three-day test to become licensed to practice law in California,” the newspaper recounts.
It is, of course, considered one of the toughest bar exams in the country.
“I used to hear students say, “The first time is just for practice,’ ” Whittier Dean Neil Cogan. “That kind of attitude was very discouraging.”
