OFFICIAL 1L Exam Prep & Motivation Thread (CSWS) Forum

[mephistopheles]

Only have 1.5 outlines done and classes end at the end of next week.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

haha, better than i was.

[Doorkeeper]

Only have 1.5 outlines done and classes end at the end of next week.


Ahhhhhhhhhhhh.

haha, better than i was.

I learned last semester that it is not a good idea to take too long making an outline at the expense of having time to fully do practice tests.

I was hoping to have my outlining done by the end of classes.

[bananapeanutbutter]

have to still read cases for next week because im on perpetual cold call for looking like a slacker when all i do is study :-/.

[SportsFan]

I made my own outlines from scratch last semester and this one. Last semester my worst grade ended up being in the class with the shortest outline (~20 pages, the other 2 were ~35). This semester, all 4 of mine are 32-38 pages. I wonder if this means I didn't understand my 1 class last semester as well as I thought I did (since clearly I seem to naturally want to make my outlines 30ish pages haha). Anyone else notice a situation like this?

[soj]

I made my own outlines from scratch last semester and this one. Last semester my worst grade ended up being in the class with the shortest outline (~20 pages, the other 2 were ~35). This semester, all 4 of mine are 32-38 pages. I wonder if this means I didn't understand my 1 class last semester as well as I thought I did (since clearly I seem to naturally want to make my outlines 30ish pages haha). Anyone else notice a situation like this?

don't read into that correlation. some courses just lend themselves to shorter outlines. focus on writing concise outlines and learning the shit out of them.

[odoylerulez]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

[stillwater]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

yep


BUT: i harbor a secret, unrealistic belief I will still pound the rest of the class into submission.

[Lacepiece23]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

Nope not at all. I don't feel burned out just clueless lol.

[salix]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well mostly okay first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

FTFM.

Working through some practice exams is terrifying me, but all I really want to do is sleeeeeep......

A nap would be so glorious right now.

[brotherdarkness]

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[mephistopheles]

i drift in and out of caring, which is bad.

[Bronck]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

I feel the same exact way. That first semester... was it just a fluke?

[Jsa725]

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[Robert Paulson]

Just a few more weeks of hard work to forever change our lives. Lets do this brothers!

[Nova]

Working through some practice exams is terrifying me

Same here. Im able to vomit about 2000 words an hour, but my arguements are shit.

[stillwater]

Am I the only 1L that did extremely well first semester ... but now feels like they are about to get absolutely pounded by second-semester finals?

I'm feeling a combination of being totally burned out and clueless right now.

I feel the same exact way. That first semester... was it just a fluke?

alright, im here to rally the unsure crowd that did well last semester and feel like they've lost what they had. Well, like Stella, you gotta get your groove back. We know how to apply law to fact, amirite??? We know how to slap on the keyboard like test monkeys on crystal meth???? Check. So let's learn some BLL and apply the shit out of it.

[LetsGoLAW]

Truly trying to learn from my mistakes from last semester. Hit up a few PTs this week, now doing CALI lessons. Baller. KEEP IT UP!!!

[mephistopheles]

Truly trying to learn from my mistakes from last semester. Hit up a few PTs this week, not doing CALI lessons. Baller. KEEP IT UP!!!

my goal: write less.

[Nova]

Anyone have a hook on Property model answers? looking mostly for Possession/Estates/Easements/LL/T.

I have a good hook on Crim model answers if anyone wants. Some are written by Kadish.

my goal: write less.

Please explain.

We know how to apply law to fact, amirite??? We know how to slap on the keyboard like test monkeys on crystal meth???? Check. So let's learn some BLL and apply the shit out of it.

[mephistopheles]

Anyone have a hook on Property model answers? looking mostly for Possession/Estates/Easements/LL/T.

I have a good hook on Crim model answers if anyone wants. Some are written by Kadish.

my goal: write less.

Please explain.

my weakest exam consisted of some 25 pages of me rambling. it scored alright, but i could have killed it and i muddled my reasoning so much and just didn't.

[Nova]

my weakest exam consisted of some 25 pages of me rambling. it scored alright, but i could have killed it and i muddled my reasoning so much and just didn't.

Ahh, makes sense.

Im also in the process of finding a balance between stream of conscience and crafting my arguements better.

Neither of my doctrinal classes this semester are sue-everyone-for-everything typing contests, which are this meth monkey's strong suit.

[mephistopheles]

my weakest exam consisted of some 25 pages of me rambling. it scored alright, but i could have killed it and i muddled my reasoning so much and just didn't.

Ahh, makes sense.

Im also in the processes of finding a balance between stream of conscience and crafting my arguements better.

Neither of my doctrinal classes this semester are sue-everyone-for-everything typing contests, which are this meth monkey's strong suit.

i'm considering writing my outline initially and filling in as i go through. this should structure better and if i find myself running out of time, i still have the skeleton of my argument laid out

[Nova]

my weakest exam consisted of some 25 pages of me rambling. it scored alright, but i could have killed it and i muddled my reasoning so much and just didn't.

Ahh, makes sense.

Im also in the processes of finding a balance between stream of conscience and crafting my arguements better.

Neither of my doctrinal classes this semester are sue-everyone-for-everything typing contests, which are this meth monkey's strong suit.

i'm considering writing my outline initially and filling in as i go through. this should structure better and if i find myself running out of time, i still have the skeleton of my argument laid out

That sounds like a solid strategy

[Unagi]

To the people that had pre written answers last semester, did you manage to do that for con law too?
I am having a hard time with this.

[SportsFan]

To the people that had pre written answers last semester, did you manage to do that for con law too?
I am having a hard time with this.

I'm thinking about doing some pre-written stuff for con law, but I'm not gonna worry about it until a day or 2 before my exam. If I do pre-write some stuff, it's gonna be commerce clause and equal protection clause, since we spent so much on that stuff and I feel like its guaranteed to show up.