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Originally Posted by GeekyPenguin
I know people who were obessed with Law School Confidential and/or Planet Law School. I did better than all of them and I'm not in the top of our class...
Things I would recommend:
1) Make your own outline and update it weekly. I did this second semester, but not first. My grades got better.
2) Schedule in free time every day. Work out, watch a TV show, call an old friend - do not obsess about the law.
3) DO NOT TALK ABOUT THE EXAM AFTER THE EXAM. I hate people who do this.
4) Do not get a rolly bag unless you way 90 lbs. I hate people with rolly bags. They run over my feet.
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I agree -- although I have to say the only people I saw with rolly bags were like 60 years old, in which case I think it's okay.
Making your own outlines is key. It's a good way to study, and you'll organize the information in a way that makes sense to you -- this is much more helpful than passively studying what someone else put together (unless you somehow get your hands on my bankruptcy outline, in which case you'll have a guaranteed A in that class).
I've never heard of anybody reading books to prepare for law school. That's a road leading nowhere good, in my opinion. I watched The Paper Chase a few weeks before school started and thought, "Oh shit," but unfortunately, it wasn't enough to scare me away.