Kim Kardashian Cries Upon Learning She Failed California Bar Exam

The reality television star and entrepreneur received low scores on her essays.

Kim Kardashian attends the red carpet for the series 'All's Fair' by Disney+ at Teatro Copacabana Palace on November 10, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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Kim Kardashian was overcome with emotion while reading the results of her first attempt at the California Bar Exam.

On the Season 7 finale of The Kardashians, the reality television star and SKIMS founder was surrounded by her family members upon learning her bar exam score.

Throughout the season, Kardashian had complained about anxiety and stress before taking the exam, even sharing that she had a mild brain aneurysm, which she attributed to her arduous divorce from Ye.

"I didn't make it," Kardashian said after finding out her exam results, as seen in the clip below. "It says 'Fail.' It's OK. I figured that."

Kardashian was consoled by her mother, Kris Jenner, and oldest son, Saint West, during the emotional scene.

"I just didn't feel good about my essays," the All's Fair star continued while holding back tears.

After Jenner said that Kardashian "worked so hard" to pass the bar exam, the business mogul confirmed that it was the essays that reduced her score. Last month, Kardashian revealed in an Instagram reel that although she hadn't passed the California Bar Exam, she plans to retake it and pass.

"On November 7th, I found out I didn’t pass the bar. It was disappointing, but it wasn’t the end," Kardashian captioned the post, which showed clips of her preparing for the exam. "This dream means too much to me to walk away from, so I’m going to keep studying, keep learning, and keep showing up for myself until I get there."

Kardashian, who passed the California First-Year Law Student’s Examination, also known as the "baby bar," after her fourth attempt in 2021, seeks to follow in the footsteps of her late father, Robert Kardashian, in becoming a trial lawyer.

“I will be qualified in two weeks. I hope to practice law,” she said on The Graham Norton Show in October. "Maybe in 10 years, I think I’ll give up being Kim K and be a trial lawyer. That’s what I really want."

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