Now that Thanksgiving is over, the push for finals really heats up. With two weeks until the first final exam, the stress is really building. I feel I am nowhere near ready and will not be by the time the exams roll around.
My lessons learned for next semester:
1) The study plan needs to be followed. I have changed my study plan almost every day. This was not planned! I failed to follow my own plan. Next time, the plan will be more realistic and I will stick to it.
2) I will outline more often. Outlining is a process not a result. Outlining encompasses organizing your notes into a comprehensible study guide. I had time before the push for finals began to actually outline. I did not do so. I will next semester.
3) More reviewing on the weekend. I believe I can cut down the "40 hours" everyone says you need to pass the finals by conducting more of it throughout the semester. I had time to review but did not do so. Reviewing will be incorporated into the overall plan for next semester.
4) Read more cases. I found when I read some of the cases mentioned in the assigned cases my understanding grew. Of course, more readying is less time for other things. Again, I think there is enough extra time (not sure those two words are ever used by law students - extra time? what's that?) to do more reading.
I hope this semester is not a wash because of my errors. I cannot do anything about it now, only learn for the next time. I cannot let my frustrations with my errors to distract me from my studies. And I cannot let the stress get to me.
Oh, such high hopes and aspirations. I hope they are not dashed upon the rocks!
Now back to studying. Where did I put that stress ball????
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