Budgeting Your Exam Time Wisely

Budgeting Your Exam Time Wisely

Learn strategies to allocate your precious exam time and beat the clock to the finish line.

Transcript

Welcome to Budgeting Your Exam Time Wisely! When you sit for an in-class, timed law exam, time is your greatest enemy. So, wisely budgeting your time is one of the best ways to improve your scores.

I. Time Pressure and Overloaded Exams

The time pressure in a law exam is unlike anything most people will experience in any other type of exam. Whatever time you have probably won’t be enough. That’s because most law professors tend to overload their exams with more issues than even the best students...

Lessons

1. Introduction
  • Welcome to Acing Your Law Exam
2. Preparing from Day One
  • The Preparation Marathon
  • The Five Traits of Highly Successful Law Students
  • Reading Cases like a Rock Star
  • Briefing Cases Efficiently
  • Using Class Time Effectively
  • Outlining to Win
  • Catching Up When You're Behind
3. Knowing What to Expect and Keeping Your Focus
  • Common Essay Questions
  • Demystifying the Curve
  • Surviving Exam Season
  • Exam Aftermath: The Final Hurdle
  • Looking Back to Move Ahead
4. Exam Day Strategies
  • Budgeting Your Exam Time Wisely
  • Understanding the Questions and Facts
  • Spotting the Issues
  • Organizing Your Answer
5. Writing Winning Essay Answers
  • The Professor's Expectations
  • The CREAC Format
  • Winning Applications
  • What to Do When You Don't Know
6. Handling Unusual Exam Formats
  • Multiple-Choice Questions (Part 1)
  • Multiple-Choice Questions (Part 2)
  • True-False Questions
  • Open-Book and Take-Home Exams