Kim Kardashian reveals she failed California Bar Exam: 'No giving up'
Kim Kardashian isn't giving up after she revealed that she failed the California Bar Exams.
"I'm not a lawyer yet, I just play a very well-dressed one on TV," she wrote in an Instagram story on Nov. 9, referring to her new show All's Fair.
"Six years into this law journey, and I'm still all in until I pass the bar. No shortcuts, no giving up—just more studying and even more determination," the socialite added.
In May, Kardashian finished her law program after six years through an alternative legal path called "Reading The Law," which is offered in California, Vermont, Virginia, and Washington.
"Falling short isn't failure—it's fuel. I was so close to passing the exam and that only motivates me even more. Let's Go[!]" the Keeping up with the Kardashians star said.
The California bar exam is given twice each year and includes five one-hour essay questions, a 90-minute performance test, and 200 multiple-choice questions.
According to the State Bar of California, about 16,000 people take the bar exam each year.
In a lie detector test interview with Vanity Fair, Kardashian revealed that she used ChatGPT while studying for a law exam, which made her fail some tests as she used it for legal advice.
"They're always wrong. It's made me fail tests all the time. And then I'll get mad and yell at it," she said.
She added that ChatGPT is more like her "frenemy" and that she would ask it how it feels for causing her to fail.
"It'll say back to me, 'This is just teaching you to trust your own instincts. You knew the answers all along.' It clocked me," the reality TV star continued.
In the same interview, she said she doesn't consider herself a lawyer "yet."
In 2021, Kardashian passed the "baby bar," a test in California for first-year law students who do not follow the traditional law school route—including those who do not have the requisite years at college.
Kardashian wants to go into criminal justice and reform work and follow in the footsteps of her late father, Robert Kardashian, who was part of the legal team that defended O.J. Simpson against a double murder charge.
