Bored of Studies - View Single Post - [Serious] Law students, do you have a life?

twistedtigers · 24 May 2009, 11:28 PM

Wow. I must be doing something wrong to the rest of you.

I spend about 15 hours per unit a week and increase it as much as possible in the month before exams. If I have a compulsory assignment, that is done on top of the standard study.

The exams are open book, but in my experience, you have to have great notes and know them inside out. According to our lecturers, our exams are purposely set so they will be very difficult to comprehensively answer in the 4 hours. There is not time for page flipping, trying to find answers or gentle staring into the space. Part of the teaching is forcing you to think quickly, logically and coherently.

I'm a D/HD student (so far anyways), so maybe I'm more anal retentive than the average student?

That said, although my law studies are the most stressful thing I have ever done, they are also the most rewarding, enjoyable and worthwhile things I have ever studied too.

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twistedtigers Junior Member HSC: N/A Gender: Undisclosed Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 28 Last Activity: 19 Nov 2009, 12:47 PM	Re: [Serious] Law students, do you have a life? Wow. I must be doing something wrong to the rest of you. I spend about 15 hours per unit a week and increase it as much as possible in the month before exams. If I have a compulsory assignment, that is done on top of the standard study. The exams are open book, but in my experience, you have to have great notes and know them inside out. According to our lecturers, our exams are purposely set so they will be very difficult to comprehensively answer in the 4 hours. There is not time for page flipping, trying to find answers or gentle staring into the space. Part of the teaching is forcing you to think quickly, logically and coherently. I'm a D/HD student (so far anyways), so maybe I'm more anal retentive than the average student? That said, although my law studies are the most stressful thing I have ever done, they are also the most rewarding, enjoyable and worthwhile things I have ever studied too.