Pennoyer: irrational fears of 1Ls who did well last semester Forum

[stinger35]

I felt completely out of sync on my first final. I feel very behind and unprepared. Hope I did not screw myself over this semester.

Out of sync is a good word to describe what I felt too (shocker). I feel like I was stating/applying the law pretty well but wasn't sure if I was spotting the things the professor was testing and felt like I wasn't organizing my discussions in order. Who knows though. Startin to feel better and realizing I need to move on to con law.

[shmoo597]

First semester, I walked out of most of my exams feeling like I did pretty decent and really well in one. I was prepared and pretty sure that i would get median and was hoping for 30% or so. It turned out, I killed all of them.

This semester, I am walking out feeling like shit. But now with the grades, I want to transfer, law review, etc.

Think that I just feel that way because of the pressure?

This.

Also, fucking hilarious thread/concept. Glad I'm not alone here.

[A'nold]

I felt completely out of sync on my first final. I feel very behind and unprepared. Hope I did not screw myself over this semester.

Out of sync is a good word to describe what I felt too (shocker). I feel like I was stating/applying the law pretty well but wasn't sure if I was spotting the things the professor was testing and felt like I wasn't organizing my discussions in order. Who knows though. Startin to feel better and realizing I need to move on to con law.

What up brotha?

I kept trying to force myself to not be conclusory but I felt like I wasn't 100% committed to the analysis or something and that I was throwing out a lot of fluff instead of substance. I didn't feel like I was going step by step and was instead hurrying through each liability paragraph.

The word limit was at least 50% of this. I couldn't figure out whether to focus on a thorough analysis of less issues or to do less analysis and spot more issues......I guess I went w/ the issue spotter approach. Word limits for Crim Law = sucky. Word limits for Torts = a nightmare. Yet, I have both.

[apper123]

today i was typing an exam

i typed 2 paragraphs and realized i had no idea what i was talking about

so i kept typing

hopefully i typed some correct things

[vanwinkle]

today i was typing an exam

i typed 2 paragraphs and realized i had no idea what i was talking about

so i kept typing

hopefully i typed some correct things

That pretty much sums up my Con Law experience.

[pany1985]

Take homes are tough. I actually feel more confident walking out of in-class exams, probably since I know the curve won't be as tight. On take homes, almost everyone gonna get the important law right and there's more of a penalty if you miss something.

[wannabealonghorn]

What happens if the questions asks you to start out with phrase "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" and I put "DISAGREE" then ended up arguing for "AGREE" but accidently didn't change it to "AGREE?" Am I screwed?

[Leeroy Jenkins]

What happens if the questions asks you to start out with phrase "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" and I put "DISAGREE" then ended up arguing for "AGREE" but accidently didn't change it to "AGREE?" Am I screwed?

auto-fail

[pany1985]

What happens if the questions asks you to start out with phrase "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" and I put "DISAGREE" then ended up arguing for "AGREE" but accidently didn't change it to "AGREE?" Am I screwed?

auto-fail

Start preparing your transfer application to Cooley

[rbgrocio]

What happens if the questions asks you to start out with phrase "AGREE" or "DISAGREE" and I put "DISAGREE" then ended up arguing for "AGREE" but accidently didn't change it to "AGREE?" Am I screwed?

auto-fail

Start preparing your transfer application to Cooley

Nothing will happen. I made really stupid mistakes on my Ks final last semester, and I still walked out with an A. They know that you know your stuff by looking at your reasoning.

[270910]

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[FlightoftheEarls]

Similarly, I typed 3 paragraphs on one issue, then going back to the fact pattern, I realized I missed a tiny, yet important sentence. Thus, my three paragraphs ended with a statement basically saying: However, because of fact x, the above will not apply to the ∏ because of y and z.

It was annoying.

Hahaha, thank god I'm not the only one who has done this multiple times.

[apper123]

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Similarly, I typed 3 paragraphs on one issue, then going back to the fact pattern, I realized I missed a tiny, yet important sentence. Thus, my three paragraphs ended with a statement basically saying: However, because of fact x, the above will not apply to the ∏ because of y and z.

It was annoying.

I do this all the time. Totally standard.

[sanpiero]

Similarly, I typed 3 paragraphs on one issue, then going back to the fact pattern, I realized I missed a tiny, yet important sentence. Thus, my three paragraphs ended with a statement basically saying: However, because of fact x, the above will not apply to the ∏ because of y and z.

It was annoying.

Hahaha, thank god I'm not the only one who has done this multiple times.

+1

[mac.empress]

i just got banged in the head with the dryer door so hard my face is swollen. i also have a bruised butt from falling on my bike helmet during said incident. And I am trying to study con law. GAH

Geeeeeeezzzzz!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[sanpiero]

i just got banged in the head with the dryer door so hard my face is swollen.

Sorry! I'd be interested to know how this part happened???

[apper123]

,LAAAAAAAW SCHO0000OOOL

[270910]

,LAAAAAAAW SCHO0000OOOL

Quoted for deep, impenetrable meaning.

[sophie316]

God that was awful. I walked out of all my exams feeling good last semester. I think i may actually have just flat out failed, it took me 1.5 hours of a 3.5 exam to even understand the question and im pretty sure i left a 'come back to this' in parentheses somewhere in the first question and did not even finish the second.

[vanwinkle]

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[seespotrun]

,LAAAAAAAW SCHO0000OOOL

OUTTTLLLLINNNNESSSSS

[sullidop]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbThUukchws

[jp0094]

my prop professor included a personal property essay. All was great, except we never covered personal property....

[seespotrun]

my prop professor included a personal property essay. All was great, except we never covered personal property....

WTF

[rbgrocio]

my prop professor included a personal property essay. All was great, except we never covered personal property....

lol. My final had 58 questions. 30 were deeds and we spent 5 minutes one day doing deeds.