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law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by BCLS » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:19 pm

Why would they bother? Seems odd to me.

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by tsutsik » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:28 pm

To make sure that no one is using a commercial outline?

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by rinkrat19 » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:29 pm

Does the prof have a rule that you're only supposed to use your OWN outline on the exam? Could be a way to check that people aren't using hand-me-down, outline bank or commercial outlines

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by cinephile » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:30 pm

rinkrat19 wrote:Does the prof have a rule that you're only supposed to use your OWN outline on the exam? Could be a way to check that people aren't using hand-me-down, outline bank or commercial outlines
Yeah, we had one of those. We weren't even allowed to collaborate with section-mates.

What was funny was she told us she was going to collect them, so obviously everyone was paranoid about making their own and not using an old one, but then she didn't actually collect it. So all that work for nothing. But I guess it's better to be safe than sorry.

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by BCLS » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:46 pm

It's so weird. We get a 10 page outline with strict requirements. Why not just make it closed book?

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by thelawdoctor » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:54 pm

Almost none of my classes allowed ANY outlines. The few that did only allowed one page outlines that were pre-approved by staff. And ALL were closed book.

Tests are harder when you can't just copy and paste.

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by SportsFan » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:56 pm

thelawdoctor wrote:Almost none of my classes allowed ANY outlines. The few that did only allowed one page outlines that were pre-approved by staff. And ALL were closed book.

Tests are harder when you can't just copy and paste.
Yeah, this. Having an outline is great (at least for me) since I don't have to memorize every minor detail of the rule and its forks. I just remember as much as I can, and refer to my outline whenever I need more to write about.

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by thelawdoctor » Thu Apr 25, 2013 3:57 pm

SportsFan wrote:
thelawdoctor wrote:Almost none of my classes allowed ANY outlines. The few that did only allowed one page outlines that were pre-approved by staff. And ALL were closed book.

Tests are harder when you can't just copy and paste.
Yeah, this. Having an outline is great (at least for me) since I don't have to memorize every minor detail of the rule and its forks. I just remember as much as I can, and refer to my outline whenever I need more to write about.
not saying it isn't nice

in theory that is they way it is in "real life".........unless of course you are not in your office but in front of the judge or across the table in negotiation and want to actually look like you know what you are talking about and not risk being told you are wrong multiple times in a row.

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Re: law prof collecting outlines after exam..

Post by Pokemon » Thu Apr 25, 2013 11:53 pm

So stupid... just make the question hard enough so that even with outlines people cannot just get the answer. It is like taking a math exam without having access to the equations.

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