1L Exam Prep and Motivation Thread Forum

[JenDarby]

I thought my first final was the 4th...just double checked and they're the 7th, 11th, and 15th. My day of classes is the 26th.

[ilovesf]

I thought my first final was the 4th...just double checked and they're the 7th, 11th, and 15th. My day of classes is the 26th.

So jelly. but while you're taking your second final, I'll be on a plane to Berlin!

[crossarmant]

Reading Property Supplements + Exercise Bike = Double Productivity!

Hopefully this will help me to both ace exams and fit back into my suits come time for summer work.

[dreakol]

Reading Property Supplements + Exercise Bike = Double Productivity!

Hopefully this will help me to both ace exams and fit back into my suits come time for summer work.

haha i feel you on this

i had to stop working out certain parts of body because my pants didnt fit anymore

[alicrimson]

So I'm completely fucked in app ad. I just re-went over the brief I turned in yesterday and came across several typos. I'm at this point hoping he doesn't fail me. Its only a two credit class but it still sucks to spend all of that time on something and have it all go down the toilet because you've read it so many times that you don't see the words on the paper properly. Trying to move past it for finals but am feeling pretty abysmal.

[beachbum]

So I'm completely fucked in app ad. I just re-went over the brief I turned in yesterday and came across several typos. I'm at this point hoping he doesn't fail me. Its only a two credit class but it still sucks to spend all of that time on something and have it all go down the toilet because you've read it so many times that you don't see the words on the paper properly. Trying to move past it for finals but am feeling pretty abysmal.

Believe me, this happens to everyone. Golden Rule for writing assignments: once you turn it in, just let it go.

And on a completely unrelated note: studying for crim makes me want to punch a baby. What I thought would be an exciting class filled with exotic fact patterns has turned into a dry lesson on statutory interpretation and mens rea."Yeah, that's great that the one dude ate the other dude, but omg how does the mens rea term apply within the statutory framework?! Does anyone know lol?"

[denardisgod]

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[Lasers]

classes finally over.

i think that's a good thing.

[akili]

And on a completely unrelated note: studying for crim makes me want to punch a baby. What I thought would be an exciting class filled with exotic fact patterns has turned into a dry lesson on statutory interpretation and mens rea."Yeah, that's great that the one dude ate the other dude, but omg how does the mens rea term apply within the statutory framework?! Does anyone know lol?"

This is exactly how I feel about Crim. So much potential! So little fun!

[crossarmant]

And on a completely unrelated note: studying for crim makes me want to punch a baby. What I thought would be an exciting class filled with exotic fact patterns has turned into a dry lesson on statutory interpretation and mens rea."Yeah, that's great that the one dude ate the other dude, but omg how does the mens rea term apply within the statutory framework?! Does anyone know lol?"

This is exactly how I feel about Crim. So much potential! So little fun!

+100000
It's all "Read the statute and pick that shit apart"... Bah, I had so much hope for this class. Turned out liking Property way more than expected though.

[LSATmakesMeNeurotic]

Reading Property Supplements + Exercise Bike = Double Productivity!

Hopefully this will help me to both ace exams and fit back into my suits come time for summer work.

I'm going to thank you for this idea. I'm not sure why it never occurred to me before, but I got some serious studying done while burning calories

[Flips88]

Reading Property Supplements + Exercise Bike = Double Productivity!

Hopefully this will help me to both ace exams and fit back into my suits come time for summer work.

I'm going to thank you for this idea. I'm not sure why it never occurred to me before, but I got some serious studying done while burning calories

Did this at the gym yesterday with my Con Law outline.

[LOLyer]

Anyone else regretting not paying attention in that one exceptionally boring class all semester?

[LSATmakesMeNeurotic]

Anyone else regretting not paying attention in that one exceptionally boring class all semester?

yes. What is property?

[jess]

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[queenlizzie13]

Reading Property Supplements + Exercise Bike = Double Productivity!

Hopefully this will help me to both ace exams and fit back into my suits come time for summer work.

I'm going to thank you for this idea. I'm not sure why it never occurred to me before, but I got some serious studying done while burning calories

Did this at the gym yesterday with my Con Law outline.

So doing this tomorrow. I am a huge runner (and like to run outside, which prevents me from doing this), but currently kind of injured and like the idea of killing two birds with one stone, so to speak.

[TTTLS]

Should I go to the gym or keep outlining?

[LSATmakesMeNeurotic]

Should I go to the gym or keep outlining?

Outline at the gym. Totally feasible.

[akili]

I have 15 days til I'm done with 1L and I am SO tired.

Can't wait til class is done solely so I have more time to work.

[ilovesf]

My classes are over!

[alicrimson]

Do any of you have any good advice for takehome exams? I have two 7 hour take home finals and I find it really difficult to practice (which was my go to last semester) because they are so long and the teachers don't do the whole model answer bit. Its kind of frustrating because we have fifteen double spaced 14 font pages and I don't know how to strategize for this mess. One is con law and is basically tell me about how you feel and the other is property, which is, well, property. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

[Eugenie Danglars]

Do any of you have any good advice for takehome exams? I have two 7 hour take home finals and I find it really difficult to practice (which was my go to last semester) because they are so long and the teachers don't do the whole model answer bit. Its kind of frustrating because we have fifteen double spaced 14 font pages and I don't know how to strategize for this mess. One is con law and is basically tell me about how you feel and the other is property, which is, well, property. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I had a take home civ pro, and I used my checklist and outline as a skeleton answer. It was designed so that you'd hve to analyze almost everything that we had covered, so I just started at the top of my checklist and went through each issue. Since we had 8 hours, there was plenty of time to thoroughly discuss everything if you worked steadily and didn't dither in reading the prompt and issue-spotting. For my exam at least, it would have been a waste of time to pick through the prompt looking for issues- just start with the list of issues and then see if they appear (and they probably will).

[crossarmant]

Gah, cannot muster up energy to be productive today. Goddamn cold rainy days and their ability to sap all energy out of me.

EDIT: How I feel right now...

[dabomb75]

Went to Con Law professor's OH today for the first time all semester, and he dropped multiple hints for the exam, as well as went over a practice exam with me that I had done that didn't have a model answer. Probably the single most helpful hour of con law all semester.

Outlining 2 practice exams without sample answers today to take to him to look at tomorrow.

[crossarmant]

Went to Con Law professor's OH today for the first time all semester, and he dropped multiple hints for the exam, as well as went over a practice exam with me that I had done that didn't have a model answer. Probably the single most helpful hour of con law all semester.

Outlining 2 practice exams without sample answers today to take to him to look at tomorrow.

Did this last semester with Tors, it was extremely helpful. Doing it this semester with Crim, however I need it most in ConLaw but the prof said he would only take questions online so the whole class has access and no one is disadvantaged... No model answers either. Grrr... At least Property has model answers.