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Yes, you can have a life and get decent grades. It takes a bit of getting used to and after your first year, you start to get the time management skills down. Its all about being responsible and sensible. For instance, unless something is due very soon are you really going to get effective study done on a Friday night? Keep in mind that you will need study breaks and uni should not consume your whole life. If you go to class and keep up with the work then you wont be cramming and law is tests skills you learn rather than the content (you often have open book exams or even take homes).

You just need to find balance, I tend to work about 16 hrs/week (sometimes more sometimes less depending on when assignments are due etc) go to uni around 12-14 hrs a week and try and meet up with uni friends out of uni at least once a week. I have somewhere between a credit-distinction average.

Do remember uni students also get 1 month holidays during July and Dec-Feb holidays.