Starting law school is a big deal, and it might not go exactly as you envisioned!
Be patient — you’ll adjust and settle in, it might just take a bit longer than anticipated. Read on for tips to ease the transition, and for understanding law school exams early (so you’ll be studying effectively throughout the semester).
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Adjusting to Law School
- Three Things I Would Do Differently in Law School We're hearing from Hillary Vaillancourt about what she would have changed if she could go back and do law school again.
- 5 Non-Obvious Things To Do When You Start Law School Sure, buy your books early and so on. But here are five less obvious things to do when you start law school…most of which I learned the hard way!
- "I Hate My Classmates" and Other First-Week Problems It’s a rare law student who doesn’t have some sort of breakdown the first week. Here's how to survive!
- First Few Weeks of 1L as a "Non-Traditional" Student Stephanie Gregoire discusses starting 1L year after you've transitioned from the working world.
- Is Starting Law School Like Moving to a Foreign Country? Law school can be like moving to a foreign country where you don’t speak the language, don’t know anyone, and don’t understand the culture. Here are some strategies for navigating this new land of law school!
Understanding Law School Exams
- Exam Prep in a Nutshell Before you start studying, make an Exam Action Plan (booming super hero voice optional, but recommended). If you’re going to do your best, you’ve got to attend to some practical details first.
- 1L Tip of the Day: Start Thinking About the Exam on the First Day of Class Obviously you did well on undergraduate exams or you wouldn’t have gotten into law school. Unfortunately, law school exams are different. Find out what you’ll be expected to know, and how to prepare. Hint, it involves Play-Doh!
- Two Reasons You Need a Law School "Outline" (Loosely Conceived) Lots of people tell you to make outlines in law school, but few people explain why. There are actually two, largely unrelated, reasons you need a law school outline.
- Nervous About 1L Exams? Here’s Advice From a Rockstar Tutor If you’re starting to get nervous about law school exams, it’s your lucky day! Here’s some fantastic advice about getting ready for law school exams from Lee Burgess, co-founder of the Law School Toolbox.
- Podcast: Take an Exam with Alison and Lee In this special podcast episode, Alison and Lee actually take a law school exam, and you can follow along!
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