[ramonesfreak]

MRM is exactly right on all points. one thing that is very important, is learning how to master the process right from the beginning.

my first year, i did miserably because i thought it was easy. i did not go see the teacher after class, join study groups, make meticulous outlines etc... because i thought my intelligence would get me through. confidence is necessary, but being overly confident because of your prior educational success can be disaster. all the brains in the world will not ensure good results if you do not understand the very exact process involved in doing well on law school exams.

i found the entire process to be very methamatic. by my second year, i surprised myself and really did very well from then on, once i figured out what i was doing wrong.

I recall stumbling upon a book that i found very helpfull called "how to do well on law school exams" or something like that. i followed its advice with good results. i think i have it and if i do, i would be happy to send it to you for her to read. it would be very advantagous to read it sometime during the first semester or sooner. ill look in my garage later

---another tip: all the commercial outlines available - well known to anyone that went through law school - are in fact helpful. as are flash cards. flash cards saved my butt. you can make them, but the commercially available ones are really great. me and my friends would take a box of whatever...contracts...torts..etc. to the cafe or park and quiz each other...or any other free moment i had, i would run through 50 or so cards just to keep my mind sharp regarding the subject matter. --- looking back now: i think it would have been to my advantage to have these materials much sooner than exam week. the sooner she becomes familiar with the strange language of law the more comfortable she will be in class. I still have a few boxes of flash cards that i would be happy to send as well if you want em. otherwise, im sure you can get em online or at the lawschool book store. i would pick up first year - torts, contracts, property and civil procedure prior to the first day of class without a doubt