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&lt;p&gt;Well it’s over.&#160; Although I’m doing my best to block it out, &lt;a href=&quot;/blog/vaults-law-blog-legal-careers-and-industry-news/i-should-be-studying-more-im-taking-another-bar-exam-episode-3/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;the New York Bar exam&lt;/a&gt; was pretty much exactly what I expected. The essays were a mix of wills, evidence, real property, contracts, corporations, torts, no-fault insurance and conflict of laws. Surprisingly, there wasn’t a domestic relations essay, and mercifully, there wasn’t an administrative law essay.&#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;There weren’t any major &lt;a href=&quot;/blog/vaults-law-blog-legal-careers-and-industry-news/a-law-grads-worst-nightmare-come-true/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot;&gt;ExamSoft meltdowns&lt;/a&gt; and no one had a seizure. 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