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[Syt]

I hated my written law exams. Usually we had five hours time. It took you between 30 to 60 minutes to understand the case and the questions posed, and make a draft of your approach. Then four hours writing like mad to bring this concept into the required formal prose, praying you wouldn't run out of time.

[Malthus]

I hated my written law exams. Usually we had five hours time. It took you between 30 to 60 minutes to understand the case and the questions posed, and make a draft of your approach. Then four hours writing like mad to bring this concept into the required formal prose, praying you wouldn't run out of time.

Five hour exams? Harsh. Ours were usually two or three.

The worst though were "take home" exams. Those lasted 24 hours - or in one horrible case, 48.  They oughtta be classified as cruel and inhuman punishment.

[Josquius]

I tried the Radiohead OK Computer/In Rainbows thing; it does sort of work and goes together, nothing particularly earth shatteringly amazing though.

[Ideologue]

I hated my written law exams. Usually we had five hours time. It took you between 30 to 60 minutes to understand the case and the questions posed, and make a draft of your approach. Then four hours writing like mad to bring this concept into the required formal prose, praying you wouldn't run out of time.

Five hour exams? Harsh. Ours were usually two or three.

It's a metric hour.

[Ideologue]

I am going to fail Evidence. 

Chin up, maybe you did better than you thought?

I'm being dramatic, I have a few days left.  How do you spend several months doing all the work, feeling good about the principles and applications of the rules, and then.... have absolutely no idea how to answer a question?   

The same way you answer any law school exam - read the facts, find the issues, and then regurgitate enough law and analysis about the issues as you can manage.

As opposed to the way you should answer a law school exam is write "I am a fish" on it, turn it in, walk into the dean's office, and demand your money back.

Hey, Mihali, I thought you were a 1L, dude.  But Evidence would suggest not.  Perhaps I was wrong.

Well, in that case, forget what I said about studying.  Law school proper is over anyway.  You've won or lost already.

[ulmont]

I hated my written law exams. Usually we had five hours time. It took you between 30 to 60 minutes to understand the case and the questions posed, and make a draft of your approach. Then four hours writing like mad to bring this concept into the required formal prose, praying you wouldn't run out of time.

Most of mine were 3 hours, but I had one memorable one that was an...unlimited time in-class exam.  I spent 4, but some people spent 6 hours or more on the thing.

[Malthus]

Anyone else have the joy of a two-day take-home exam? 

[Ideologue]

What was it in?

[Malthus]

What was it in?

Conflict of laws.

*shudder*

Double-Renvoi, anyone?

[Ideologue]

What was it in?

Conflict of laws.

*shudder*

Double-Renvoi, anyone?

Oh God.

[Sheilbh]

I think I've got seven 3 hour exams over a two week period.  And my final mark is entirely based on them

[fhdz]

I think I've got seven 3 hour exams over a two week period.  And my final mark is entirely based on them

Wait, what? Your exams are 100% of your grade?

[Sheilbh]

Wait, what? Your exams are 100% of your grade?

Yeah.  I've not done an exam in years either

[fhdz]

YOW. Good luck

[mongers]

I think I've got seven 3 hour exams over a two week period.  And my final mark is entirely based on them

Wait, what? Your exams are 100% of your grade?

Same here, 7-9* 3 hour exams in about a two week period carrying something like 97-98% of the marks.



* I forget how many courses it was.