Preparing for Prison

So now that I have as much squared away as I can for the bar exam (registered for the exam, reserved a hotel room, signed up for classes, bought extra books, etc. etc.), I'm starting to make lists of things I want to do before bar prep really starts.... non-law related books I want to read, planning my post-bar vacation, doctor's appointments, dentist's appointments, etc. And it occurred to me that it feels a little like what it must feel like to prepare for prison. I'm starting to think that's a pretty fitting analogy.