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In the words of some footwear brands or other, just do it. It won’t be that hard and you’ll learn some useful info for your practice.
I suggest you prepare for and PASS the patent bar exam as soon as possible...
I definitely will take the patent bar since I’m now more competitive for tech spec/patent agent roles, but I actually was hoping to hold off on the bar for about a year to just save money and enjoy having a 9-5 job, but not if there may be negative consequences or disadvantages that come with waiting for a year that I hadn’t thought of, so that’s what I was hoping to hear from others about.
The way you drafted your question and commented in comments is concerning. That’s great that your “attys” want you to start studying for the patent bar ASAP, but what do you want to do? You are only 26. You could literally do anything in life - complete pivot and it wouldn’t matter. Is doing pros for the next 30 years going to bring you joy? I love working on patents and IP matters every day, but put some thought into whether that might be you too. Grad school is a sunk cost, all that matters now is what you want. If you think pros might make you happy, then yes, start ASAP because you’ll pass no problem. But don’t do anything because someone else wants you to.
I both practice patent prosecution and teach as an adjunct at a patent pilot program clinic. I've also worked in-house at a huge tech firm and at a blue chip law firm. I would definitely recommend taking the patent bar as soon as possible.
Anytime a company or firm starts to feel some heat on the budget, they will look to trim non-credentialed personnel first, because your work has to be reviewed by an atty/agent, which automatically decreases your value by incurring review costs, and cuts into an atty/agent's time that they could be dedicating to billable hours. It's a double-hit: you can't output anything without review, and that review both cuts into your billables as well as a higher-billing atty/agent.
Secondarily, it benefits you, personally, to take it as soon as possible. If for no other reason than the fact that your reg. # will be lower, which means you'll have a better veneer of experience compared to someone who took the exam later. I've heard more than one atty talk about hiring based on reg. #, even though it doesn't necessarily correlate to experience (I worked with an atty that became an agent in law school, but didn't practice for another 3 years - we have the same amt of experience, but he looks like he's got 3 years on me, because his number is so much lower).
Don't stress yourself out over it to the point where it affects your studying, but definitely do take it asap.
Also, this is a serious exam. It is a bar exam. I dedicated 4hrs/day for 4 months, and I had no idea if I passed or not (until I hit the "submit" button). It takes discipline, dedication, and time to pass. And time is a lot easier to come by earlier on in a job.