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

[A'nold]

I think I sooked on my property final just now. However, it was freaking hard, and I doubt others did very well either, so we'll see.

The MC section was likely the hardest I've ever taken in my life, and I excell on MC tests (except for the LSAT). I mean, often times it came down to two answers and brought in things we never studies or that were in small notes at the end of chapters and hinged on like the word "a" or "all" and then the two answers were completely different depending on your interpretation of "a" or "all." Sad thing is that it wasn't like the LSAT "all" kind of inclusive or not analysis, it came down to whether or not you thought that the professor meant to put that word or not. Hard to choose in that case, just have to go with the assumption that he/she meant to put a subtle word in there that changes everything, even in a 1 paragraph hypo. Harder than crap.

[Leeroy Jenkins]

There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

See. You do know something.

[OperaSoprano]

There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

See. You do know something.

<3

[mikeytwoshoes]

Three things:

1- You don't know how you really did until grades come out
2- No good will come of thinking you did badly
3- Worry about the things you can control in the future and not the things you can't in the past

If your done with exams, stop thinking about them and go do something fun.

Law Review packet ftw!

[arhmcpo]

Misread a Discovery question on Civ Pro exam. Apparently when your'e speed reading on a racehorse examine, a question about RFA's can easily be treated as a question on ROGS.... FML I am officially screwed with 2 finals to go

[mikeytwoshoes]

Misread a Discovery question on Civ Pro exam. Apparently when your'e speed reading on a racehorse examine, a question about RFA's can easily be treated as a question on ROGS.... FML I am officially screwed with 2 finals to go

One issue won't kill your grade. Go study for your next exam.

[flhealth]

Why do I need to study all semester long to mess up during finals?

The goal of finals is not to not mess up. It's just to mess up less than your classmates. If you managed that much, you've won.

I know that but I still messed up!!! and i feel bad when i put effort and do poorly.

OMG! you did better than everyone...except K.H.....lol...jk

[rayiner]

I can't believe so many people are finished, or nearly so. My classmates and I don't even start til Wednesday. My study partner and I are hammering out property over dosas. Our professor really cares about cases, to our great chagrin, so we're trying to quiz ourselves on Loretto and Feist and Braschi and Shelley v. Kraemer. Now she's asking me the difference between negative easements and equitable servitudes, but my mind won't function. This is not some minor policy point. There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

T-44 hours, roughly speaking.

Our property professor didn't care about the difference. Easements weren't even on the exam, LOL.

[apper123]

fyi:

all you guys who did well last semester and are fearful you did terrible this semester?

you probably did. you all got over-confident and slacked off or you focused on the worng things. your feelings of impending doom and/or inevitable failure are very much real. your belief that you bombed exams and your anxiety over identified missed issues or poor application of law, while EXACTLY THE SAME as the feelings you had first semester, are actually real now.

you should fear not only fear itself but also bad grades, striking out at OCI, bombing your GPA, losing your class rank and living forever in a life of squalor, poverty and indebtedness while whoring yourself out on the streets to make the minimum payments necessary for your loans. you will lose your family if you already have one and won't ever get one if you don't because you will be tattooed with "did great first semester; did horrible second" right on your forehead and no one, not your children, wife or parents, will ever be able to look you in the eyes again. everyone will know what failures you are. you may as well give up now.

abandon all hope ye who submit exams.

[Leeroy Jenkins]

[mac.empress]

fyi:

all you guys who did well last semester and are fearful you did terrible this semester?

you probably did. you all got over-confident and slacked off or you focused on the worng things. your feelings of impending doom and/or inevitable failure are very much real. your belief that you bombed exams and your anxiety over identified missed issues or poor application of law, while EXACTLY THE SAME as the feelings you had first semester, are actually real now.

you should fear not only fear itself but also bad grades, striking out at OCI, bombing your GPA, losing your class rank and living forever in a life of squalor, poverty and indebtedness while whoring yourself out on the streets to make the minimum payments necessary for your loans. you will lose your family if you already have one and won't ever get one if you don't because you will be tattooed with "did great first semester; did horrible second" right on your forehead and no one, not your children, wife or parents, will ever be able to look you in the eyes again. everyone will know what failures you are. you may as well give up now.

abandon all hope ye who submit exams.

/self

News story: Girl hangs self from shower with elastic band.

[rbgrocio]

Why do I need to study all semester long to mess up during finals?

The goal of finals is not to not mess up. It's just to mess up less than your classmates. If you managed that much, you've won.

I know that but I still messed up!!! and i feel bad when i put effort and do poorly.

OMG! you did better than everyone...except K.H.....lol...jk

I know she probably did better than I did. And I know a lot of people did better than I did. I'm not expecting more than a C+-B-.... This semester's finals are killing me.

[flhealth]

property? more like pooperty.

[rbgrocio]

property? more like pooperty.

lol.... I think is whoever had the better guess.

[OperaSoprano]

I can't believe so many people are finished, or nearly so. My classmates and I don't even start til Wednesday. My study partner and I are hammering out property over dosas. Our professor really cares about cases, to our great chagrin, so we're trying to quiz ourselves on Loretto and Feist and Braschi and Shelley v. Kraemer. Now she's asking me the difference between negative easements and equitable servitudes, but my mind won't function. This is not some minor policy point. There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

T-44 hours, roughly speaking.

Our property professor didn't care about the difference. Easements weren't even on the exam, LOL.

Lucky you! Well, we won't have any RAP, and minimal future estates, or so I hear, so we have to be tested on something. I'm mainly afraid that I'll disappoint the people I care about...

[rbgrocio]

I can't believe so many people are finished, or nearly so. My classmates and I don't even start til Wednesday. My study partner and I are hammering out property over dosas. Our professor really cares about cases, to our great chagrin, so we're trying to quiz ourselves on Loretto and Feist and Braschi and Shelley v. Kraemer. Now she's asking me the difference between negative easements and equitable servitudes, but my mind won't function. This is not some minor policy point. There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

T-44 hours, roughly speaking.

Our property professor didn't care about the difference. Easements weren't even on the exam, LOL.

Lucky you! Well, we won't have any RAP, and minimal future estates, or so I hear, so we have to be tested on something. I'm mainly afraid that I'll disappoint the people I care about...

Our property final didn't have future interests, tenancies, RAP, Shelley, Merger, Equitable servitudes, adverse posession or covenants. ! lol.... I need to retake property if I want to pass that section of the BAR.

We were only tested on the covenant of quite enjoyment, the warranty of habitability, deeds, mortgages and concurrent estates.

[OperaSoprano]

I can't believe so many people are finished, or nearly so. My classmates and I don't even start til Wednesday. My study partner and I are hammering out property over dosas. Our professor really cares about cases, to our great chagrin, so we're trying to quiz ourselves on Loretto and Feist and Braschi and Shelley v. Kraemer. Now she's asking me the difference between negative easements and equitable servitudes, but my mind won't function. This is not some minor policy point. There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...)

T-44 hours, roughly speaking.

Our property professor didn't care about the difference. Easements weren't even on the exam, LOL.

Lucky you! Well, we won't have any RAP, and minimal future estates, or so I hear, so we have to be tested on something. I'm mainly afraid that I'll disappoint the people I care about...

If someone would be disappointed in you over a grade, given how much you've worked, then they aren't really worth caring about.

I have to keep going... This is just like getting into Fordham was. There isn't another option.

[Matthies]

The MC section was likely the hardest I've ever taken in my life, and I excell on MC tests (except for the LSAT). I mean, often times it came down to two answers and brought in things we never studies or that were in small notes at the end of chapters and hinged on like the word "a" or "all" and then the two answers were completely different depending on your interpretation of "a" or "all." Sad thing is that it wasn't like the LSAT "all" kind of inclusive or not analysis, it came down to whether or not you thought that the professor meant to put that word or not. Hard to choose in that case, just have to go with the assumption that he/she meant to put a subtle word in there that changes everything, even in a 1 paragraph hypo. Harder than crap.

Welcome to the Bar Exam MCs, they are ALL like that, every single damn one of them, your lucky is you can elimante even one for the 4 asnwers as likley being wrong

[BobSacamano]

One exam left. Just one.

SupplemenTTTal jurisdiction, LET'S DO IT.

[Renzo]

There is literally no property in my brain! (At least not according to Moore v. Regents...).

I almost didn't catch that!

[270910]

Decided to compress all of my useful advice and experience into one thread for the 0Ls: http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 2&t=117375

If anybody feels like vouching for me and my methods, it would be [strike]funny[/strike] helpful for all the 0ls!

[270910]

[reads responses to thread]

I love you guys. Seriously.

*wipes tear of joy / affection / comedy from eye*

[sullidop]

Done with Pro Ro...until the MPRE in August. I'll have to learn the rules by then.

[Lawl Shcool]

omg property was hard.

[vanwinkle]

If anybody feels like vouching for me and my methods, it would be [strike]funny[/strike] helpful for all the 0ls!

You have my sword.