Finals are now over. What a feeling! But, the past week has been stressful. At times feeling like I had not studied enough and at other times feeling like I did not understand anything. When your entire trimester score relies on your performance of one exam and the exam will be based on a curve related to others, the stress of performance can get to you.
Could I have studied more? Of course. Would more study hours have made an effect? Probably not. I think by the time the last two and half weeks rolled around, I understood most of the material. Any studying during the last two weeks was only memorization of elements. Other than that, I already understood the material.
The best study method during the last two weeks should be practice essay exams and multiple choice questions. Unfortunately, the only multiple choice questions available are bar exam questions and questions from various commercial books. My contracts professor has his own casebook in which he included old multiple-choice questions. But, these questions were nothing like the questions on the actual exam. All you can do though, is know the material and practice using your knowledge.
Did I do the best on the exam? From my own perspective, I did the best I could under the situations (for the last exams, I did not get a lot of sleep due to factors not in my control: a kid who did not want to go to sleep). I have no control over how well my classmates did. I can only hope my best stacks up against their best. As my civil procedure professor said, "the exam is in the box; let it go."
The exams are in the box and cannot be redone. It is time to move on. A second semester awaits after the Christmas break. Right now is the time to relax. Next semester, I will remember the lessons learned from this past semester. For now, I can say, whew, I'm done.
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