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

[eaper]

Hm... tomorrow is my final day before before my first final on Monday. Any suggestions on how I should spend it?

Go over your outline, do some practices, relax after dinner and get to bed early (if it is a morning exam, anyways). If you have flashcard (torts), go over those right before bed. Don't stress yourself out. Put out food/clothes/outlines for the exam day.

[swimmer11]

First exam is in 3 days. FREAKING OUT. SCARED ALL OF MY WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER IS GOING TO BE FOR NOTHING. FUCK.

[JG7773]

First exam is in 3 days. FREAKING OUT. SCARED ALL OF MY WORK THROUGHOUT THE SEMESTER IS GOING TO BE FOR NOTHING. FUCK.

I am with you. I am trying to avoid the thoughts creeping in!

[minnbills]

It's going to be okay guys. State the rule. Analyze. Apply law to fact. And above all remember to answer the question. We're going to be fine.

[JG7773]

It's going to be okay guys. State the rule. Analyze. Apply law to fact. And above all remember to answer the question. We're going to be fine.

That is the part I think will be missed the most on the exam. It is easy to just start brain dumping and get 5 or 6 pages in before you start answering the actual question.

[ThreeRivers]

Just weird not knowing at all how we'll do on an exam... I don't ever remember feeling like this lol.

Seriously I can picture myself getting anywhere from 5-95th percentile... just no clue

[Blumpbeef]

I've started writing "and the court should rule..." Before anything else and then write out my analysis above that to make sure I get to t at the end and fill in that blank.

[swimmer11]

Just weird not knowing at all how we'll do on an exam... I don't ever remember feeling like this lol.

Seriously I can picture myself getting anywhere from 5-95th percentile... just no clue

That is what scares the shit out of me, considering how hard I have worked this semester knowing that I can be anywhere from the top to the bottom is just terrifying.

[minnbills]

It's going to be okay guys. State the rule. Analyze. Apply law to fact. And above all remember to answer the question. We're going to be fine.

That is the part I think will be missed the most on the exam. It is easy to just start brain dumping and get 5 or 6 pages in before you start answering the actual question.

Yeah after doing a few PEs I was stunned when, during, review, I realized I hardly ever did that.

I think it's a really common mistake.

[JG7773]

It's going to be okay guys. State the rule. Analyze. Apply law to fact. And above all remember to answer the question. We're going to be fine.

That is the part I think will be missed the most on the exam. It is easy to just start brain dumping and get 5 or 6 pages in before you start answering the actual question.

Yeah after doing a few PEs I was stunned when, during, review, I realized I hardly ever did that.

I think it's a really common mistake.

I would agree. If you can keep it concise and efficient we will probably find that the time crunch is eased a bit and it will serve as a way to separate ourselves from the pack.

[SportsFan]

It's going to be okay guys. State the rule. Analyze. Apply law to fact. And above all remember to answer the question. We're going to be fine.

That is the part I think will be missed the most on the exam. It is easy to just start brain dumping and get 5 or 6 pages in before you start answering the actual question.

Yeah after doing a few PEs I was stunned when, during, review, I realized I hardly ever did that.

I think it's a really common mistake.

I would agree. If you can keep it concise and efficient we will probably find that the time crunch is eased a bit and it will serve as a way to separate ourselves from the pack.

Totally depends on the professor though. For my first exam, in the past my professor has just given a huge hypo and then said "Discuss all the possible claims" or once just said "Discuss". Though in a way its kind of nice, because it takes some of the pressure off worrying about being wrong.

[thelong]

Just realized my voice is gone, haha. Would have known about it yesterday if I weren't holed up in my study fort the whole time.

[gaud]

I know I won't be the first to say this, but I'm nervous for my final tomorrow.

[20130312]

I know I won't be the first to say this, but I'm nervous for my final tomorrow.

[Jsa725]

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[20130312]

Torts.

[Jsa725]

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[gaud]

civ pro.

it's the class I feel most comfortable with (lol, as if i'm comfortable with it)... but the problem is: once i finish the civ pro final, my Ks final will be in a few days

[Jsa725]

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[gaud]

civ pro.

it's the class I feel most comfortable with (lol, as if i'm comfortable with it)... but the problem is: once i finish the civ pro final, my Ks final will be in a few days

yeah, K's tomorrow

good luck bro.

Ks is the scariest class I have by faaarrrrr

[Jsa725]

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[Jsa725]

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[gaud]

wish i could help you there good sir

[Oklahoma2014]

Civ Pro final yesterday. First time I've ever had a final on a Saturday but honestly at this point having trouble keeping up with what day of the week it is anyway. Test went well I think. Completely open book and I had time to look everything up that I wasn't 100% sure about. Of course, that means everyone else had that opportunity. Haha.

Hope everyone is doing well!

Now on to Contracts, my last final!

[Robert Paulson]

For torts do you think it is a good idea to restate the law each time you have a new claim? I have been restating the rule, and then making subheaders for each element, but it takes a shit ton of time! Also, most of the model answers I see from schools don't use headers, or even address each element of a claim (or are very conclusory). Any thoughts from the torts masters out there?