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Finals...2 down, 2 to go
Dec. 19th, 2010 06:10 amWarning: Heavy Sarcasm and strange humor may be present in this post. Read at your own risk.
So last Wednesday was the start of that most crazy week of the law school semester: Finals Week! ::insert maniacal laugh or creepy music here:: This week (and the few days prior to it) will show you law students at their most zombified, or most neurotic (myself included). As we all make the mad dash to make sure we understood just what we were supposed to learn this semester and oh my god the finals the only thing the grade depends on this one test....and breathe.
So I've tried to do most of my studying off campus just to keep myself out of the stress loop. Thankfully I have a nice quiet apartment to myself and can study or not study to my hearts content. I've done plenty of studying, but mostly in moderation (not counting my two study sessions with a friend where we'd spent a good four hours going over material for two classes). My panic attacks mostly came before the first final. It was a closed book final and I had no idea what to expect. I felt much better about finals in general after it was done. I didn't stress nearly so much about the second final. I feel as if I got a good solid B at least on both finals, may have even done better than that, but a B would make me happy.
I have two finals left to go. One tomorrow afternoon and then one on Wednesday. I'm ready to be done at this point, but am thankful to have the day of rest between the finals. I spent a little time yesterday studying, and will spend a little more time today. The material for the coursework tomorrow is mostly going to be knowing how to show the historical evolution of constitutional doctrine, and I feel I have a decent handle on said material. Mostly I'm doing a bit of review and then working on relaxing and boosting my confidence.
So I'm shunning (or attempting to shun) the cyclic panic and zombie studying modes and go for the more relaxed approach. A run through of the material to serve as a good reminder, finish up any materials that I will actually be able to take into the test with me (open book tests allow study materials that you have created yourself), and then do something not study related at all. If I don't know it by now, I'm not going to learn it in a day. But this is okay, because I'm pretty darn sure I know what I need to know and that is all that matters.
So last Wednesday was the start of that most crazy week of the law school semester: Finals Week! ::insert maniacal laugh or creepy music here:: This week (and the few days prior to it) will show you law students at their most zombified, or most neurotic (myself included). As we all make the mad dash to make sure we understood just what we were supposed to learn this semester and oh my god the finals the only thing the grade depends on this one test....and breathe.
So I've tried to do most of my studying off campus just to keep myself out of the stress loop. Thankfully I have a nice quiet apartment to myself and can study or not study to my hearts content. I've done plenty of studying, but mostly in moderation (not counting my two study sessions with a friend where we'd spent a good four hours going over material for two classes). My panic attacks mostly came before the first final. It was a closed book final and I had no idea what to expect. I felt much better about finals in general after it was done. I didn't stress nearly so much about the second final. I feel as if I got a good solid B at least on both finals, may have even done better than that, but a B would make me happy.
I have two finals left to go. One tomorrow afternoon and then one on Wednesday. I'm ready to be done at this point, but am thankful to have the day of rest between the finals. I spent a little time yesterday studying, and will spend a little more time today. The material for the coursework tomorrow is mostly going to be knowing how to show the historical evolution of constitutional doctrine, and I feel I have a decent handle on said material. Mostly I'm doing a bit of review and then working on relaxing and boosting my confidence.
So I'm shunning (or attempting to shun) the cyclic panic and zombie studying modes and go for the more relaxed approach. A run through of the material to serve as a good reminder, finish up any materials that I will actually be able to take into the test with me (open book tests allow study materials that you have created yourself), and then do something not study related at all. If I don't know it by now, I'm not going to learn it in a day. But this is okay, because I'm pretty darn sure I know what I need to know and that is all that matters.
