The bar exam is somewhat silly -- Azi, neither you nor Ms. Pataki should feel too terrible about it. I remember when JFK Jr. failed it and everyone chortled. Recently Kathleen Sullivan, a preeminent lawyer with multiple Supreme Court arguments, former dean of Stanford, often considered a potential appointee to the Supreme Court, failed the California bar. (She is already admitted in other states.) It's just not a very good predictor of good lawyers.

Kudos to Emily Pataki for writing such a mature note about it.