Dive Brief:
- On Tuesday night, law school graduates in 17 states ran into what has been dubbed “the biggest bar exam debacle in history” and "barmageddon."
- According to Above the Law, many reported spending hours trying to upload their bar exam answers online and failing, and fearing that they had therefore failed the exam.
- ExamSoft, the company managing the bar test submissions, apologized for the difficulties and worked with bar associations to extend deadlines in 17 states.
Dive Insight:
Because many of the bar exams continued Wednesday, the frustration and loss of sleep caused by the uploading snafu created stress and frustration that continued beyond the initial issues. Social media outlets were rife with complaints about nonresponsive tech support, irresponsible planning for the deadline crush of exam filings, the $100-and-up fees paid to ExamSoft, and the company's perceived condescension in its announcement of deadline extensions.