LawTutors is offering a brand new program called “What Not To Do in Law School, or How to succeed in Law School without losing your mind”.
The program will teach incoming law students what to expect in law school, how to prepare for classes, what to expect out of classes, how best to spend your study time, how to outline, the pros and cons of study groups and commercial outlines, and how to prepare and ace an exam!
The seminar will be taught by LawTutor’s president and vice president, Tania Shah and Melissa Gill, and like all LawTutor’s seminars will be interactive. The seminar will not be full days of lecture, but rather Melissa and Tania offering advice and then giving you, the incoming law student, and opportunity to put that advice to use and practice and discuss what you just learned.
In addition, Tania and Melissa will be joined by other Attorney Instructors who will be offering advice and sharing stories. LawTutors will also have many of their current third year students and recent graduates on hand, so that incoming law students may ask questions and get to know law school from a student perspective, and to help you along.
The program will take place on August 15th and 16th, from 10am to 4pm each day. Lunch and materials will be provided. Materials include “Stratgies and Tactices for the First year”, “Law School In a Box”, “LawTutors’ Big Pictures, Little Essays”, “LawTutor’s Big Picture Cds” , as well as practice exams, outlines and charts that you will go over during the seminar. The fee is $495, which includes both days of seminar, lunch and all materials.
Check back soon on www.lawtutors.net for a more detailed schedule of the seminar.
To sign up please email Tania (Tania.shah@lawtutors.net) or Melissa (Melissa.gill@lawtutors.net) or call the office at 617-738-4800 and ask to speak to Samantha, Tania or Melissa. Space is limited so sign up soon!
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Monday, July 6, 2009
Wait...What? Or How To Effectively Memorize!
You have a month left before taking the bar, now is the time to really focus and make the most of your studying time. It might feel like an overwhelming task to learn everything you need to learn by the end of July, as well as master the skills you need.
I often stress that memorization is not the key to succeeding on the bar exam, and I still stand by that. You need to know the law, and ANALYZE it, in order to pass. However, there are still some things you need to memorize. Memorizing rules of law is not easy for everyone, but sometimes it’s necessary. Hopefully I can impart some memorization tips!
1. Understand the things you memorize: First and foremost, strive to understand the things you need to memorize. Not only will you remember things with greater ease when you fully understand what you are memorizing, but you can not analyze something (remember, the most important part!) until you understand it!
2. Memorize in short time bursts: Plan your memorization time in short bursts of 5 or 10 minutes. Perhaps take some time out to memorize in between MBE questions, or in between practice essays. Bust out your flashcards in line at Starbucks. Sure, people will give you funny looks, but you won’t care after you pass! If you spend too long trying to memorize something, your brain just shuts down and you cease to be effective. No point in studying if you’re not being effective!
3. Memorize in short material bursts: See, your brain tends to remember the first and last things it takes in. If you shorten the amount of information you are taking in, it’s more likely to “stick”. This means pick one subject, and even one subtopic, to memorize at a time. For instance, you know you need to memorize the scrutinies for constitutional law. Start with strict scrutiny, and know that you will memorize JUST that first, and save the other scrutinies for the next memorization session. This tip goes well with the short time bursts; pick one scrutiny per commercial break!
4. Be vocal: Teach rules of law to your significant other, your roommate, your mom or your cat. Trust me, your cat needs to know what all the hearsay exceptions are, and will thank you later. Vocalizing something, even if you are just talking to yourself, helps with memorization.
Employing these techniques will not only help you spend your time memorizing effectively, but will also help you with your analysis. Good Luck!
I often stress that memorization is not the key to succeeding on the bar exam, and I still stand by that. You need to know the law, and ANALYZE it, in order to pass. However, there are still some things you need to memorize. Memorizing rules of law is not easy for everyone, but sometimes it’s necessary. Hopefully I can impart some memorization tips!
1. Understand the things you memorize: First and foremost, strive to understand the things you need to memorize. Not only will you remember things with greater ease when you fully understand what you are memorizing, but you can not analyze something (remember, the most important part!) until you understand it!
2. Memorize in short time bursts: Plan your memorization time in short bursts of 5 or 10 minutes. Perhaps take some time out to memorize in between MBE questions, or in between practice essays. Bust out your flashcards in line at Starbucks. Sure, people will give you funny looks, but you won’t care after you pass! If you spend too long trying to memorize something, your brain just shuts down and you cease to be effective. No point in studying if you’re not being effective!
3. Memorize in short material bursts: See, your brain tends to remember the first and last things it takes in. If you shorten the amount of information you are taking in, it’s more likely to “stick”. This means pick one subject, and even one subtopic, to memorize at a time. For instance, you know you need to memorize the scrutinies for constitutional law. Start with strict scrutiny, and know that you will memorize JUST that first, and save the other scrutinies for the next memorization session. This tip goes well with the short time bursts; pick one scrutiny per commercial break!
4. Be vocal: Teach rules of law to your significant other, your roommate, your mom or your cat. Trust me, your cat needs to know what all the hearsay exceptions are, and will thank you later. Vocalizing something, even if you are just talking to yourself, helps with memorization.
Employing these techniques will not only help you spend your time memorizing effectively, but will also help you with your analysis. Good Luck!
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