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Verity wrote:Fast typing skills, excellent memorization & organization, and effective time management. Doing a lot of practice exams is helpful.

ksllaw wrote:Why the fast typing skills?

And do other characteristics and skills like "creativity" ever come into play?

ksllaw wrote:Why are law school exams a "race" ?

ksllaw wrote:To those who made a mockery of this thread with crude and/or pornographic material, I think it's a shame you guys behave in such ways (this was a serious question that I had hoped would benefit myself and others) and would ask that you refrain from such future behavior, as it is both offensive and unhelpful/waste of people's times here.

Flips88 wrote:

ksllaw wrote:Why the fast typing skills?

And do other characteristics and skills like "creativity" ever come into play?

Because law school exams are in a sense a race. You all have 3 hours and often being able to word dump does lead to a better grade depending on how the prof grades. If a prof doesn't detract but only add points for hitting issues then a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks method can help.

That said, you don't have to write that much, but a ~2,000 word/hr rate is good for exams.

ksllaw wrote:

Flips88 wrote:

ksllaw wrote:Why the fast typing skills?

And do other characteristics and skills like "creativity" ever come into play?

Because law school exams are in a sense a race. You all have 3 hours and often being able to word dump does lead to a better grade depending on how the prof grades. If a prof doesn't detract but only add points for hitting issues then a throw everything at the wall and see what sticks method can help.

That said, you don't have to write that much, but a ~2,000 word/hr rate is good for exams.

Thank you, Flips. This is indeed a skill that isn't necessarily in play as much from undergrad. I only occassionally had take-home exams (which is what I'm guessing you're referring to??) that required immediate work on them (I had a few weekend essay take-home exams during my four years of undergrad). The majority of important undergraduate assignments I did have that were take-home almost always were papers that were due months later.

Is this aspect/format of law school evaluation - the "take-home exam" (if that's what you mean) - universally true of top-law-schools.com (or close to being true at MOST law schools)? Or have you heard of other examination procedures that don't require this sort of fast-typing skills?

Thanks!

(p.s. Did you practice much for these situations to help improve your speed? Did you find the practice helpful for the real thing?)

laxbrah420 wrote:Asbergers, pedantry, pretentiousness

ksllaw wrote: Thank you, Flips. This is indeed a skill that isn't necessarily in play as much from undergrad. I only occassionally had take-home exams (which is what I'm guessing you're referring to??) that required immediate work on them (I had a few weekend essay take-home exams during my four years of undergrad). The majority of important undergraduate assignments I did have that were take-home almost always were papers that were due months later.

Is this aspect/format of law school evaluation - the "take-home exam" (if that's what you mean) - universally true of top-law-schools.com (or close to being true at MOST law schools)? Or have you heard of other examination procedures that don't require this sort of fast-typing skills?

Thanks!

(p.s. Did you practice much for these situations to help improve your speed? Did you find the practice helpful for the real thing?)

laxbrah420 wrote:Asbergers, pedantry, pretentiousness

fatduck wrote:

laxbrah420 wrote:Asbergers, pedantry, pretentiousness

it's spelled "asperger's"

Flips88 wrote: Law schools exams are your entire section in a room for a 3 hour exam. Very rarely 1L classes have a take home 24 hour exam or something.