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[LoganCouture]

it's less "maintaining dignity" and more "maintaining my current post-law school employment situation." if someone guaranteed me i could coast with no consequences i'd be in like vegas right now.

http://www.top-law-schools.com/forums/v ... 6#p9678826

if it makes you feel better it seems like people go from straight Hs to straight Ps and aren't in real danger of losing their offers. have fun in vegas!

[Hand]

I'm really hoping this TLS trope of "public interest employers don't care about grades!" is going to turn out out to be correct because this semester simply cannot end well for me

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So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

[MurdockLLP]

So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

Is this a 2L thing? I felt the same way about my Bankruptcy exam on Monday.

Also, writing exams was so much easier when I didn't know how to Bluebook or cite properly.

[Hikikomorist]

So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

Is this a 2L thing? I felt the same way about my Bankruptcy exam on Monday.

Also, writing exams was so much easier when I didn't know how to Bluebook or cite properly.

Can you explain the second paragraph?

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ROTFL @ BB. Depending on the professor, I just put all the relevant case names into parenthesis and rock out. Point for each case name.

Actually, I only know one professor who gives points for that, so YMMV.

[MurdockLLP]

So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

Is this a 2L thing? I felt the same way about my Bankruptcy exam on Monday.

Also, writing exams was so much easier when I didn't know how to Bluebook or cite properly.

Can you explain the second paragraph?

Bankruptcy is entirely based of the Code; my professor wanted use to cite the code for every statement of law. Example: The automatic stay does not affect criminal actions. See 11 U.S.C. 362(b).

[unsweetened]

So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

Is this a 2L thing? I felt the same way about my Bankruptcy exam on Monday.

Also, writing exams was so much easier when I didn't know how to Bluebook or cite properly.

Can you explain the second paragraph?

Bankruptcy is entirely based of the Code; my professor wanted use to cite the code for every statement of law. Example: The automatic stay does not affect criminal actions. See 11 U.S.C. 362(b).

In that context, it makes more sense.
My tax crimes class (Title 26 and 18 mostly) was very code driven too, but I don't think the professor cares about BB format.

[foregetaboutdre]

So I just had an exam where I wasn't sure if it was the right class. The professor was the same, my classmates were the same, but WTF was on that exam? Obviously nothing that we had actually covered in class or was in any of the reading.

Is this a 2L thing? I felt the same way about my Bankruptcy exam on Monday.

Also, writing exams was so much easier when I didn't know how to Bluebook or cite properly.

Can you explain the second paragraph?

Bankruptcy is entirely based of the Code; my professor wanted use to cite the code for every statement of law. Example: The automatic stay does not affect criminal actions. See 11 U.S.C. 362(b).

Lol, I had a take home for a class with a course pack of just assembled cases (in that area of law). It said to write it in the form of a memo, so I figured I'd cite statutes/cases. I began it trying to bluebook correctly, but then since the page numbers were all off I just began italicizing the case name and putting at course pack number. I even think I started to butcher the fed statute citations.... No f**ks given by my prof., and it looks like no one even did what I did. Long story short, my citing didn't matter.

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I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

[buckiguy_sucks]

I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

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I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

I'm one of those prole handwriters.

[buckiguy_sucks]

I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

I'm one of those prole handwriters.

can't command f handwritten notes pal you're boned

[unsweetened]

I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

I'm one of those prole handwriters.

can't command f handwritten notes pal you're boned

do you even tab bro?

[buckiguy_sucks]

I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

I'm one of those prole handwriters.

can't command f handwritten notes pal you're boned

do you even tab bro?

tabbing requires i read through my notes at some point before the exam tho

[LoganCouture]

exams 1, me 0

[RCSOB657]

Well folks, we're halfway done.

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I haven't had a take home exam yet. I have one on Monday and it's limited to eight pages. That being said, I didn't even bother outlining. Fatal?

not if you have typed notes and will be able to spot the issues

I'm one of those prole handwriters.

can't command f handwritten notes pal you're boned

do you even tab bro?

tabbing requires i read through my notes at some point before the exam tho

that's legitimate

[zhenders]

exams 1, me 0

Yerp.

I got beaten by Professional Responsibility today. Just imagine what Federal Jurisdiction is gonna do to me tomorrow

[Minnietron]

exams 1, me 0

Yerp.

I got beaten by Professional Responsibility today. Just imagine what Federal Jurisdiction is gonna do to me tomorrow

Can I join this group? My 8-hour Copyright take home simultaneously felt too long and too short. I'm pretty sure that means I lost.

[zhenders]

I just got out of that fed courts exam, and I felt really good about it afterwords, which is really bad bc fed courts is like quantum physics: if you think you understand fed courts, you definitely don't understand fed courts.

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I just got out of that fed courts exam, and I felt really good about it afterwords, which is really bad bc fed courts is like quantum physics: if you think you understand fed courts, you definitely don't understand fed courts.

Is that kind of like walking out of an exam thinking "Well that wasn't as shitty as I thought it would be..."?

[zhenders]

I just got out of that fed courts exam, and I felt really good about it afterwords, which is really bad bc fed courts is like quantum physics: if you think you understand fed courts, you definitely don't understand fed courts.

Is that kind of like walking out of an exam thinking "Well that wasn't as shitty as I thought it would be..."?

I think so? Or possibly more like, the reason I don't want to talk to anybody about the exam is that there's a good chance I made up all of the issues I saw, and everyone else saw the real issues. Like, it is an actual possibility that I wrote 4000 words on issues that weren't there but I thought were there.

Fed Courts is some strange stuff.

[Minnietron]

I just got out of that fed courts exam, and I felt really good about it afterwords, which is really bad bc fed courts is like quantum physics: if you think you understand fed courts, you definitely don't understand fed courts.

Is that kind of like walking out of an exam thinking "Well that wasn't as shitty as I thought it would be..."?

I think so? Or possibly more like, the reason I don't want to talk to anybody about the exam is that there's a good chance I made up all of the issues I saw, and everyone else saw the real issues. Like, it is an actual possibility that I wrote 4000 words on issues that weren't there but I thought were there.

Fed Courts is some strange stuff.

Your description of Fed Courts piqued my interest. I found this http://prawfsblawg.blogs.com/prawfsblaw ... ourts.html. I now understand your description and will only take this course if there are 100+ students in the class.

[hangold]

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