2L exam prep thread Forum

[Pretzel_Logic]

Admin sounds like the most horrible thing ever.

If you can understand it, it's actually the most useful class I've taken in law school. Plus, you can get a good grade because so many others will be completely lost.

My teacher is awesome. In fact, he's so awesome, I don't think anybody is lost.

SHOOT. haha. Well...I think I've learned it...hopefully the curve doesn't ruin my life and eat all my steak. I figure if I get Mathews, Chevron, and notice and comment up on this thing I should be relatively okay. I have those down. 2lol.

[traehekat]

I figure if I get Mathews, Chevron, and notice and comment up on this thing I should be relatively okay. I have those down. 2lol.

yup, that's pretty much my plan. pretty sure the curve is going to be brutal, though. i missed probably half of the classes, and of those i did attend, any time someone would talk in that class i would be like, "lol... what?"

[de5igual]

Why is there no E&E for Oil&Gas? I don't think I'm ever taking state-specific classes ever again.

Are you in Texas?

Yes

[kalvano]

Why is there no E&E for Oil&Gas? I don't think I'm ever taking state-specific classes ever again.

Are you in Texas?

Yes

I'm assuming not SMU - I can try and find you an O&G outline for Lowe at SMU if that would be helpful. Apparently he's some sort of legend in O&G.

[rad lulz]

My tax exam performance inspired me to study harder for my other ones. Fuck yeah.

[de5igual]

Why is there no E&E for Oil&Gas? I don't think I'm ever taking state-specific classes ever again.

Are you in Texas?

Yes

I'm assuming not SMU - I can try and find you an O&G outline for Lowe at SMU if that would be helpful. Apparently he's some sort of legend in O&G.

I've got some outlines, and the "In a Nutshell" book (I think by Lowe). Just no motivation to actually start anything.

[hawkeye22]

http://law.ggu.edu/law-library/study-ai ... -professor

[Pretzel_Logic]

So today in our Admin final, Examsoft made every PC crash. lolololol. That three-hour final turned into five hours quick.

[kalvano]

Hearsay is fucking stupid. What's the point of excluding it if damn near everything is covered by an exemption?

[kalvano]

Is it just me, or are the CALI lessons on Evidence very poorly-worded? I find myself getting a question wrong and looking at the explanation and thinking "that's exactly what I said" before realizing that it randomly changed the form of the question or what it was asking somewhere in there.

[wiseowl]

Pretty much true of CALI in general, unfortunately. Always a huge waste of time.

[kalvano]

My prof is all M/C and you must say why the answer is right or wrong. He specially said CALI is a good place to prep, and he pulls a lot of his examples from there. It's just hard to get a good sense of where I am. I've never used CALI before.

I guess a better question would be on the Siegel's Q&A book, if am getting 90% right on the M/C in the back, is that good, or are those generally too easy?

[Richie Tenenbaum]

My prof is all M/C and you must say why the answer is right or wrong. He specially said CALI is a good place to prep, and he pulls a lot of his examples from there. It's just hard to get a good sense of where I am. I've never used CALI before.

I guess a better question would be on the Siegel's Q&A book, if am getting 90% right on the M/C in the back, is that good, or are those generally too easy?

I just got Siegel's Q&A today and I haven't missed many of the first 25 MC. I also have not read much for this class all semester long and just started studying. I have a feeling that they are just too easy (though I hope I just retained way more than I thought I did throughout the semester).

[td6624]

if you go to most of the classes, do most of the reading, and take notes (half-assedly, but they still make sense for the most part)... what are the chances of getting worse than a C- on the exam?

nearly zero, right?

[Doritos]

if you go to most of the classes, do most of the reading, and take notes (half-assedly, but they still make sense for the most part)... what are the chances of getting worse than a C- on the exam?

nearly zero, right?

Agreed. Throw in an old outline that's half decent and you got a serious shot at median my friend!

[goosey]

how on earth do i study for my exams. help.

[Bikeflip]

how on earth do i study for my exams. help.

You don't. Just write PFM for every answer.

[td6624]

if you go to most of the classes, do most of the reading, and take notes (half-assedly, but they still make sense for the most part)... what are the chances of getting worse than a C- on the exam?

nearly zero, right?

Agreed. Throw in an old outline that's half decent and you got a serious shot at median my friend!

my brain understands this. my gut does not.

arrggghhh

[PirateCap'n]

Have to learn Evidence by 8:00 Monday. Tell me I can do this and stay sane. The prof. is giving us the rules, but it's closed-book otherwise. Any suggestions on how to focus the studying?

[kalvano]

Have to learn Evidence by 8:00 Monday. Tell me I can do this and stay sane. The prof. is giving us the rules, but it's closed-book otherwise. Any suggestions on how to focus the studying?

Just memorize the rules, really. Do some CALI lessons and practice hearsay...when I sat down to my M/C exam after doing CALI and the McNaughton / Morgan hearsay exams over and over, I barely had to look at my outline.

There's very few cases that you need to know, the rules are pretty much it.

[as stars burn]

Pretty much true of CALI in general, unfortunately. Always a huge waste of time.

+1. I stopped doing Cali after first semester of 1L year because the wording didn't match up with my Professor so it was just confusing me. I tried it again this semester for Evidence, and lo and behold, same damn confusion. Never again. I'll stick to re-reading, re-condescending my outline and flash cards.

[rad lulz]

Pretty much true of CALI in general, unfortunately. Always a huge waste of time.

+1. I stopped doing Cali after first semester of 1L year because the wording didn't match up with my Professor so it was just confusing me. I tried it again this semester for Evidence, and lo and behold, same damn confusion. Never again. I'll stick to re-reading, re-condescending my outline and flash cards.

My experience with Cali as well.

[geekrocker37]

Bankruptcy - Exam has 3 hr 45 min time frame, professor says 3:15 should be more than enough.

No one leaves early, people leave answers blank.


Bring on the curve baby.

[rad lulz]

Bring on the curve baby.

My attitude toward all exams.

[Antilles Haven]

Bring on the curve baby.

My attitude toward all exams.

There are a good number of 1L's who are in my evidence class as their elective