Preparing for Exams

With exam time fast approaching, here are a few resources you should find helpful:

• If you want to take a look at your professors’ old exams, they are available at the library’s Circulation Desk and in the online exam archive.

You might also find some useful tips in the following online articles:

• Writing Law Examinations by Professor John H. Langbein, Yale Law School
• How to Approach and Take a Law School Examination by Elizabeth Garrett, University of Chicago School of Law

• The Seven C’s of Exam Success by Joyce Savio Herleth, St. Louis University School of Law

If you would rather listen than read, then check out the following podcasts:

• Tips for Multiple Choice Exams in Law School by Prof. Scott Burnham, University of Montana School of Law

• Top 10 Tips for Successfully Writing a Law School Essay by Prof. Jennifer Martin, Western New England College School of Law

And for more in-depth advice, the library has the following titles on reserve:

• Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams by Profs. Michael Fischl and Jeremy Paul
• Mastering the Law School Exam: A Practical Blueprint for Preparing and Taking Law School Exams by Suzanne Darrow-Kleinhaus

• Write the "A" Law Exam Answer by Betty Brody

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