Kim Kardashian cries: 'Won't give up on this dream'

Los Angeles – Kim Kardashian traded private jet travel for the stress of exams and failed in tears. The reality TV star has had a big dream for six years: to become a lawyer, just like her late father – star lawyer Robert Kardashian († 59).

He passed the so-called “Baby Bar” exam, battled through more than 5,000 hours of marathon study and proudly published his degree in May 2025. But the final step, California’s big “Bar Exam,” is difficult to complete: only about 54.8% of candidates succeed. Kim is not one of them.

Kim is very motivated when it comes to studying: she has a separate room in her house just for studying

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Kim’s crying video on Instagram

On Sunday he posted an emotional video on Instagram: It documents the final two weeks of his intensive study phase before the big exam that decides whether a person can practice law in a particular state or territory. Although Kim is not allowed to practice law for now, he emphasized: “I will not give up on this dream.”

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In the clip, Kim looks very motivated, but also crying. She sobbed: “I was so tired, and it felt like every time I thought I was one step ahead, something happened to stop me doing that.” And later: “Part of me wants to quit. I just feel like my brain is going to explode.”

Kim puts everything aside for her big dreams

To fulfill his dream, have it Kim She put her entire professional and personal life on hold: she “canceled all work appointments, did not take any business calls, and did nothing but be a mother and study.” Shortly before a big exam, he even sent his four children on a “fun vacation” so he could fully concentrate on his big goal.

Kim and her eldest daughter North West (12). The reality icon has three other children: Saint (9), Chicago (7) and Psalm (6)

Photo: kimkardashian/Instagram

But on November 7 a sobering certainty emerged: Kim Kardashian fail. He studied for months, studied all night, sent his kids away – and still it wasn’t enough for the tough legal exam in California. But Kim was aggressive and wrote on Instagram: “It’s disappointing, but it’s not the end.”

So trainee lawyers say: keep learning.