13 days until my first exam! The exams seem to get here so fast. I understand that all law students carry a heavy burden during this time of the year. The full time students are facing possibly 5 exams, and the non-traditional students are facing possibly 3 exams while working a full time job and trying to fit in a spouse and kids. We all have our own difficulties, and each of them will be hard to juggle during the next few weeks. Here are my tips for survival.
1. Keep your mind focused on what is important, Prioritize.
2. Do not forget to get some exercise on a regular basis. If you do not take care of yourself you will not be any good to anyone. Your family time will suffer and your grades will suffer if you are not 100%.
3. Study wisely. Focus on each exam with a plan for each day that finishes 2 days before the exam.
4. Have a nice dinner with the family or other students the night before the exam. Lasting relationships are more important then the grade you receive on the exam, and it will help you relax.
5. Pray, as long as there are test we will always have prayer in school.
I will see you again after May 5, 2009.
What advice do you have to survive?
Exam time! Tips for survival.
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One thing that has always helped me:
- Acknowledge the Architecture of the Course
Pay attention to how all the pieces you’ve learned during the semester fit together. They should start to fit together at the end as you approach exams. I always draw a ‘map’ of the course so I can see the big topics, sub topics, and exceptions. This helps me ensure I cover everything while studying and the things I don’t know at all are pretty obvious. For visual learners, if you blank during the exam, you can close your eyes and visualize the map…sometimes you’ll be able to ‘see’ the thing you cannot recall. Good Luck to All!
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Great tip Jeff! Sometime I think students discard the syllabus for our classes to soon. They are a great tool to help “map” out the course. I have often thought the are extremely valuable resources when preparing for exams.
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