National Jurist - November 2007 - (Page 14)

The Paper Chase Chronicles ears ago, a group of law students got together, disgusted by the rumors, innuendo and gossip that dominated the first-year experience. They vowed not to be taken in by movies like “The Paper Chase,” the 1973 drama that portrayed law school as a stressful, death-defying experience. These students began writing down their own experiences and advice. Here are excerpts from this journal: “More than asking you what you know, it’s In the last couple of weeks when you are applying what you know. The fact patterns on the exam will apply the case law you have studied during the year, but they will be different fact patterns. They will have a lot of crazy facts and crazy names and they’ll try to throw you off and make you pull different things you learned from different cases and apply them on the exam.” — Craig Dolly, The John Marshall Law School, 2001 still going to class, doing new material and trying to review, focus on reviewing and let your daily reading go, at least a little bit. The key is really buckling down and putting together the big picture, understanding how the concepts fit together, in the four weeks leading up to the final.” —Jonathan Letzring, Emory University School of Law, 2004 “You need to actually write out the “Do a lot of practice exams and then take On Exam Preparation “The best way to prepare for the test is not to increase knowledge but to prepare for the way the professor tests. Pay close attention to how the professor frames hypotheticals in class and look up the professor’s old exams.” —Curtis Down, Pace University School of Law, 1995 answers to those exams and give yourself a time pressure to do it like exam conditions. Where some people fail is they don’t force themselves to practice sticking to a time limit.” —Jason Hall, Vanderbilt University School of Law, 2002 them to the professors and get their comments on your answers. You need to make sure you are understanding the law and are applying [it] well.” —Anel-Stephan Norgaisse, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, 2003 The Paper Chase Chronicles are a collection of quotes taken from stories published in The National Jurist over the past 16 years. On taking Exams “Buckle down four weeks before the exam. NO GIMMICKS, JUST RESULTS. CASE STUDY #1 { ● ● CONSIDER THIS: 85% of students at Barry University School of Law used AdaptiBar to prepare for the July 2007 bar exam. The school’s bar passage rate increased 7.1% to an all-time high of 79.1%. COINCIDENCE? AdaptiBar is your ONLY choice to prepare for the Multistate Bar Exam. } Here is why: AdaptiBar uses only previous bar exam questions, never simulated ones. AdaptiBar adjusts the presentation of questions based on your strengths and weaknesses in each subject AND subtopic. Only AdaptiBar calculates your optimal timing in each subject then tells you how much more (or less)time you should have spent on the question to maximize your results. Only AdaptiBar allows you to continuously compare your performance to other examinees in your state or worldwide! ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● AdaptiBar has clear and concise explanations for every question. You can access AdaptiBar from ANY Internet-enabled computer, anywhere in the world. You can even answer questions from your cell phone by going to adaptibar.mobi. AdaptiBar lets you answer questions or take practice exams. AdaptiBar allows you to e-mail our staff regarding both technical AND substantive questions. Only AdaptiBar has a 105% money-back guarantee! AdaptiBar is yours for only $245.00, but only for a limited time. So what are you waiting for? Enroll online at www.adaptibar.com or call us at 877.466.1250. Use promo code NJ117 when enrolling to receive $50 discount. 14 THE NATIONAL JURIST November 2007 http://www.adaptibar.com http://www.adaptibar.com http://www.adaptibar.com

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National Jurist - November 2007 Contents Disturbing the Peace For the Record Blogs: The Death-knell for Law Reviews? Chemerinsky Heads UC-Irvine Ave Maria Dispute Raises ABA Inquiry John Marshall Establishes Veterans Clinic The Firm Report The Paper Chase Chronicles Law School Rankings at Math's Mercy Academic Freedom Called into Question St. Thomas Students Choose ‘Quality of Life’ Experience The Hidden Debt Crisis The Global Frontier International Education has to be a Part of Any Legal Education Employment Defender Career Hotline Off the Bench

National Jurist - November 2007

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