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While some of my friends at other law schools think my school is nuts...
...we only take 1 semester of Civ Pro (don't hate me). And we get it 2nd semester after we've already taken Contracts, Property, and Torts (like I said, don't hate me!).
So I never thought Civ Pro was that bad. Granted, because it's also virtually statutory based (and therefore much more black & white than other 1L classes) I did much better in it than my other classes.
But I don't know how I would've understood it 1st semester either. I think having other classes first and then jumping into Civ Pro helped. I actually understand it much better than most of my friends in law school (and eek! some current attorneys).
Sadly though, Evidence at my law school is poorly taught (so much so that 90% of us teach it to ourselves) and that was the class that had me freaked. Worst grade in law school (and not a reflection of what I really did, and still do know). I only felt somewhat redeemed when I took my Trial Practice and Procedure course and could actually remember Evidence better than people who did better on the final than I did.
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