1L Daily Hours Spent Reading/Studying Forum

[birdlaw117]

As noted earlier, the question has been clarified to encompass every aspect of your 1L law adventure (outside the classroom), this includes studying, working on assignments, reading, notes, outlines, etcetera, etcetera, etc. etc.

If necessary you may go back and change your vote.

Why isn't there a less than 1 hour category? I never do any work and I want to accurately vote in this poll.

[jarofsoup]

Lately I have no idea.... close to 10?

I have started out lining a lot, legal writing is pretty much hell with memos right now, and trying to get outlines done before Turkey Day.....work life balance is not existent.

[Gettingstarted1928]

As noted earlier, the question has been clarified to encompass every aspect of your 1L law adventure (outside the classroom), this includes studying, working on assignments, reading, notes, outlines, etcetera, etcetera, etc. etc.

If necessary you may go back and change your vote.

This poll should be restarted.

[Addy]

Why isn't there a less than 1 hour category? I never do any work and I want to accurately vote in this poll.

We provided a very special prize for those studying under an hour . . .behind door one is your tent for Occupy Wall Street. Behind door two is a musty basement where you can spend your days in doc review.

[birdlaw117]

Why isn't there a less than 1 hour category? I never do any work and I want to accurately vote in this poll.

We provided a very special prize for those studying under an hour . . .behind door one is your tent for Occupy Wall Street. Behind door two is a musty basement where you can spend your days in doc review.

Tough choice. I think I could manage to get both though, don't you think? Maybe that's a little too greedy...

[queenlizzie13]

Lately I have no idea.... close to 10?

I have started out lining a lot, legal writing is pretty much hell with memos right now, and trying to get outlines done before Turkey Day.....work life balance is not existent.

Same. Since midterms I have found myself repeatedly doing 8am - 9pm. Exercise at 6am - 7 am. Short 30 - 40 minute break for lunch with my friends.

This will probably be the routine for the rest of the year, more or less.

[Renne Walker]

Lately I have no idea.... close to 10?

I have started out lining a lot, legal writing is pretty much hell with memos right now, and trying to get outlines done before Turkey Day.....work life balance is not existent.

Same. Since midterms I have found myself repeatedly doing 8am - 9pm. Exercise at 6am - 7 am. Short 30 - 40 minute break for lunch with my friends.

This will probably be the routine for the rest of the year, more or less.

+1. If this poll were taken in my law class, +5 hours would encompass the entire class and 8-10 hours would not be considered extraordinary.

[Addy]

Why isn't there a less than 1 hour category? I never do any work and I want to accurately vote in this poll.

We provided a very special prize for those studying under an hour . . .behind door one is your tent for Occupy Wall Street. Behind door two is a musty basement where you can spend your days in doc review.

Tough choice. I think I could manage to get both though, don't you think? Maybe that's a little too greedy...

Not a problem. Done. You get the tent AND the doc review job PLUS directions to the next bar review so you can give 1Ls your insight of what is in store for them. IYW: Mention that you know lots of students who made LR using your method, then buy them another round. When you get them totally smashed, assure them that the exam results are just a lot of phooey, the law firms they are going to be working for, couldn’t care less.

[gp86]

I guess it varies by school and even within schools, depending on your prof lineup. I had 3 classes 3 days a week and LRW my first semester, and aside from LRW stuff my reading load was light - maybe 1.5 hours a day, catch up on one of the off days if I needed too. Second semester was class 4 days a week with a heavier reading load, which sucked because it was easy to fall behind.

Like everyone says, it's a marathon. People who have been killing themselves all semester will begin to burn out. It's important to stay fresh going in. I remember being at a point where looking at my property book gave me a headache, so I went home for Thanksgiving, killed bottles of wine with the family, and watched football. Best thing I did going into exams.

[Addy]

Next week we are beginning our practice exams. I suppose I may learn if studying +8 hours a day was worthwhile, or not.

Has anyone here taken practice exams in class yet? If so, did the results effect the time you spent studying?

[adonai]

Next week we are beginning our practice exams. I suppose I may learn if studying +8 hours a day was worthwhile, or not.

Has anyone here taken practice exams in class yet? If so, did the results effect the time you spent studying?

Do you mean did the time spend studying affect the results? I would say yes, but very hesitantly in that what helped me most was knowing in advance how to write a law school exam. Of course, it is necessary to know and understand the law. I think 99% of the class will know that. It all comes down to if you can apply that law to a law school exam structure. Once you take an actual exam, I don't see how anyone could possibly do bad. It just befuddles me because it becomes so obvious what you need to do on the exam and how to approach it.

[Kirk]

Next week we are beginning our practice exams. I suppose I may learn if studying +8 hours a day was worthwhile, or not.

Has anyone here taken practice exams in class yet? If so, did the results effect the time you spent studying?

It all comes down to if you can apply that law to a law school exam structure. Once you take an actual exam, I don't see how anyone could possibly do bad. It just befuddles me because it becomes so obvious what you need to do on the exam and how to approach it.

Great advice. Thanks.

PS. I heard that some walk out of the exam in tears.

[Addy]

Nothing much has really changed since the first 100 responses. 19% study more than 6 hours a day and 35% are at it for more than 5 hours a day. Two thirds study less than four hours a day.

[Gettingstarted1928]

Nothing much has really changed since the first 100 responses. 19% study more than 6 hours a day and 35% are at it for more than 5 hours a day. Two thirds study less than four hours a day.

I don't know. These responses seem kind of low.

[ilovesf]

I'm probably working more now than I did when I answered since I am now mainly outlining and reading my E&Es. Not to mention that my property prof is so behind on the syllabus that we now have at least 8 cases to read for every class.

[SaintClarence27]

Does reading the Internet count?

[Addy]

My guess is that if this poll would have been done over the next ten days, no way would only 14% be studying for 1-2 hours a day. . . unless they were preparing to join the OWS gang.

[Gettingstarted1928]

My guess is that if this poll would have been done over the next ten days, no way would only 14% be studying for 1-2 hours a day. . . unless they were preparing to join the OWS gang.

I would assume, realistically, the average would be 6 hours or so.

[bartleby]

I'm up to about 8-10 hours studying now per day. Grinding like a mother. Outlining is pretty fun though.

[northwood]

got all classes cancelled for today. slept in an extra 15 minutes, and will dominate the library. gonna take a torts PT and a K pt, and meet with my crim prof to go over his crim pt.

Finals- be warned you are about to get dominated by northwood

[Kendi]

You can certainly lock me into a minimum of 8 hours a day. Before last week I was with the 16% who were at 5 hours.

[Kabuo]

You can certainly lock me into a minimum of 8 hours a day. Before last week I was with the 16% who were at 5 hours.

Maybe min of 11 now, actually. Which is more a reflection of how much more I should have done earlier than anything else.

[northwood]

dont think of it as much more that you should have done earlier in the semester... if you were pulling 10 hour days back in october (except for memo due dates and midterms) then you runa high risk of burnout, as well as a serve case of doingtoomuch but actually not doign anything efficient..