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Kim Kardashianis not giving up on her pursuit to become an attorney.
“Unfortunately, I haven’t passed yet, but I’m not giving up,” Kardashian continued. “I’m preparing to take it again soon.”
Speaking to her sistersKourtneyandKhloé Kardashianin the clip, Kim — who received a score of 474 but needed 560 to pass — admitted that she’s was hesitant to take the test again.
“I am a failure,” she said. “To not pass gets your spirits down. It makes you want to give up.”
“I’m filming theending of ourshow, which will be so emotional. I have every birthday under the sun — it’s my 40th. I planned this whole trip and it’s too late to cancel,” she added. “And if I fail again, it’s like, what’s the point?”
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But the sisters agreed that if Kim waits until June 2021 to retake the test, she could lose momentum.
“I feel like I just got to the end where I almost knew everything,” Kim said. “I could try…or I could just give up I really need to think about it.”
Kim first announced inVoguein 2019 thatshe plans to become a lawyer, following in the footsteps of her late father,Robert Kardashian Sr.— a former high-powered attorney who notably representedO.J. Simpsoninhis 1995 murder trial. She is working on completing a four-year law apprenticeship and intends to take the bar in 2022.
“It’s never one person who gets things done; it’s always a collective of people, and I’ve always known my role, but I just felt like I wanted to be able to fight for people who have paid their dues to society,” she toldVogueat the time. “I just felt like the system could be so different, and I wanted to fight to fix it, and if I knew more, I could do more.”
CNN anchorVan Jones, who is also a lawyer, recently opened up abouthow Kim is progressingin her pursuit to become an attorney. (The reality star it set to appear in his upcoming documentary,The First Step.)
“She’s doing amazing,” Jones, 52, said during a recent appearance onTheEllen DeGeneres Show. “She has used her platform to help people behind bars. Her dad was a lawyer, and she always wanted to be a lawyer.”
Jones said that after Kardashian “got a taste of what she could do using her platform, using her brain, she hasn’t let up.” TheVan Jones Showhost added, “I think she’s gonna be an unbelievable attorney and she’s already one of the best advocates that we have in criminal justice.”
source: people.com
