Study Groups in Law School
With the rigor of law school, studying with friends is helpful. Exam season makes this especially clear. Being able to explain, debate, and defend ideas out loud made exam preparation more …
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One and a Half Years In: Law School at a Glance
Law school has a way of measuring time differently. Semesters feel long, finals feel endless, and suddenly you look up and realize you are one and a half years into this …
Little by Little
For weeks I studied, memorized, re-learned, and hoped for the best. In between the hours of studying, I would walk around my neighborhood for an hour to get much needed fresh …
Jae’s January Update
Happy New Year! The dreaded question I got the most over winter break was “How did exams go?” My standard response was . . . “Well, they went.” I admit, I …
From Finals to Fresh Starts
Studying for 1st semester exams rewired my brain. My first 1L midterm gave me a sense of what exams would be like at the end of the semester, and all of …
Halfway Through
When people ask how my exams went, the most honest answer is complicated. Law school exams are never just about how much you studied. They are about endurance, strategy, and managing …
Remember My “Why” After Law School Finals
Everything about exams is long. The hours spent actually taking them. The weeks devoted to studying. And perhaps worst of all, the wait for grades. In college, exams were packed in …
Making Time in Law School
Before starting 1L, I kept hearing students who had just finished their first year say, “You will not have time for anything you enjoy.” I entered Loyola Law School determined to …
Debunking a Law School Myth – is Cold Calling Always Absolutely Awful?
Before I started law school, the prospect of being cold called completely terrified me. What could be worse than being publicly humiliated in front of fifty of your peers? Then, I …