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Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 8:15 am
by Bronck
2L. Currently signed up for 2 classes that I'm tempted to drop. One is purportedly hard and requires above average work -- because there are no supplements are outlines, it's much harder to just not do the readings (grade is split up b/t papers and a final). The other is slightly above average work load, but not necessarily really hard. Neither are seminars.
Also signed up for Corps and a joke class. Drop those two and sign up for ones with supps / outlines / see if I can get into an easy-ish seminar even if it doesn't interest me?
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:08 pm
by Peg
When you say "no outlines", do you mean there is no outline bank already available, or that the professor has a "no open book exam" policy?
Usually a closed book exam has an easier curve because it's harder.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 4:37 pm
by Bronck
Peg wrote:When you say "no outlines", do you mean there is no outline bank already available, or that the professor has a "no open book exam" policy?
Usually a closed book exam has an easier curve because it's harder.
No outline banks already available
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:04 pm
by UnderrateOverachieve
I would drop it. I haven't had too many classes I would say were invaluable. The grade is the only important part for me.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sat Aug 24, 2013 5:50 pm
by SilvermanBarPrep
It's definitely helpful to have an outline to turn to when you get stuck, so if the classes you are currently signed up for aren't all that important to you, the balance probably weighs in favor of taking classes that have some supplements out there to assist you if you need help.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 12:42 pm
by Jsa725
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Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 1:48 pm
by Bronck
Jsa725 wrote:Bronck wrote:Peg wrote:When you say "no outlines", do you mean there is no outline bank already available, or that the professor has a "no open book exam" policy?
Usually a closed book exam has an easier curve because it's harder.
No outline banks already available
i am leaning toward drop based on the limited facts... is there anything else that you can say? PM me if you need to.
Sent. Thanks for the help.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Aug 25, 2013 7:56 pm
by Gorki
OP I took 2 classes like this that were entirely focused on my state's law. I did better in them mainly b/c the usual supplement/commercial PT crowd could not game the system for an advantage... I did well in them, even tho learning the stuff was a chore at times.
If you are solid in your belief you can use commercial resources better than your peers tho, drop and take a doctrinal course.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2013 12:40 pm
by NotMyRealName09
Can i just say, as a former law student and now lawyer - jesus christ, you're going to drop a class because you can't find someone else's outline and are incapable of original work? Are you not learning how to learn yet? Did you not learn how to learn as a 1L? In the real world, sometimes you have to do original work. Maybe, rather than shirk from a challenge because of the requirement for original thought, you embrace the opportunity to hone your critical thinking skills?
if the retort is that you are gaming for the best grades, well any class that has an outline bank will level the playing field just as much as a class in which no one has prior outlines. I just don't think actively selecting the path of least resistance and ease is the best approach to prepare for a profession that rewards those willing to take on challenge.
Am I the only one who thinks aversion to challenge for lack of a trail blazer is not an admirable trait for a lawyer?
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 10:33 am
by Void
NotMyRealName09 wrote:Can i just say, as a former law student and now lawyer - jesus christ, you're going to drop a class because you can't find someone else's outline and are incapable of original work? Are you not learning how to learn yet? Did you not learn how to learn as a 1L? In the real world, sometimes you have to do original work. Maybe, rather than shirk from a challenge because of the requirement for original thought, you embrace the opportunity to hone your critical thinking skills?
if the retort is that you are gaming for the best grades, well any class that has an outline bank will level the playing field just as much as a class in which no one has prior outlines. I just don't think actively selecting the path of least resistance and ease is the best approach to prepare for a profession that rewards those willing to take on challenge.
Am I the only one who thinks aversion to challenge for lack of a trail blazer is not an admirable trait for a lawyer?
You're not the only one. Commercial outlines & supplements are for lazies. Just suck it up and do the fucking reading like a real student.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:29 pm
by kenji
Drop the classes.
Lol law school has nothing to do with being a lawyer and is completely useless in teaching people how to be lawyers. The readings are useless, the professors are useless, and you learn nothing. Then, you go into a career that has nothing to do with what teachers shoved down your throat for 3 years. Law school damn sure doesn't "hone critical thinking skills".
Considering how useless and expensive law school is, taking the path of least resistance makes it tolerable. Don't worker than necessary in a class that you won't actually benefit from anyways.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:48 pm
by bruinfan10
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Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:43 pm
by Randomnumbers
If you care about grades, classes with no outlines available are the best, because it is easier to differentiate yourself if you put in the work. If all you care about is doing less work, then obviously drop them.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 1:45 pm
by rad lulz
Randomnumbers wrote:If you care about grades, classes with no outlines available are the best, because it is easier to differentiate yourself if you put in the work. If all you care about is doing less work, then obviously drop them.
Re: Drop classes with no outlines / no supplements?
Posted: Sun Sep 01, 2013 2:05 pm
by bk1
NotMyRealName09 wrote:Can i just say, as a former law student and now lawyer - jesus christ, you're going to drop a class because you can't find someone else's outline and are incapable of original work? Are you not learning how to learn yet? Did you not learn how to learn as a 1L? In the real world, sometimes you have to do original work. Maybe, rather than shirk from a challenge because of the requirement for original thought, you embrace the opportunity to hone your critical thinking skills?
if the retort is that you are gaming for the best grades, well any class that has an outline bank will level the playing field just as much as a class in which no one has prior outlines. I just don't think actively selecting the path of least resistance and ease is the best approach to prepare for a profession that rewards those willing to take on challenge.
Am I the only one who thinks aversion to challenge for lack of a trail blazer is not an admirable trait for a lawyer?
So you never take shortcuts in life?
Just because someone wants to put in minimal work for something that objectively teaches almost nothing relevant to practicing law doesn't mean they are lazy in every other area of life. For example, some fats are extremely hard workers yet are super lazy about food and exercise. Some fit people are extremely lazy when it comes to work yet work super hard at the gym. Is this a hard concept for you to understand?
Also lol at "lack of a trail blazer." Lawyers are some of the most risk averse people on the planet. I doubt many of them are so called trail blazers.