Hearing the word “exams” being thrown around is enough to create fear and loathing in the minds of all law students. Add to that other words

The law exam problem question is a necessary evil. These questions always involve a factual circumstance where you’re required to advise one

We all know study groups can produce great results. Working in a group can reduce your workload, provide different perspectives on a given t

During these frantic weeks before exams, everything that doesn’t directly relate to trying to understand hearsay or the Tasmanian Dam case g

As the nightmare of late night study, spent pens and furiously tabbed notes draws to an end, spare a thought, if you will, for the person...

The first thing we all noticed about law school was the readings: hundreds of pages that take hours to get through each week. What if you co

When exam panic sets in, you might find yourself feeling a bit uncertain about how you should study or what you should do in the actual test

I’d be lying if I said that I’ve never crammed the night before or on the day of an exam. Sometimes you get lucky and end up with glowing...

Although law students have a knack for legal things, our real talent is procrastination. We put things off until tomorrow, and if we can avo

We all start the new academic year with ambitious goals. We tell ourselves that we will do all of the weekly readings, prepare for seminars

Exam season is the worst time on the law school calendar, and devoting every waking moment you have to revision is definitely not going to m

We all know how it goes. You sit down at your desk, open your subject guide and tell yourself, “I am going to do all my readings, write that

This semester you’ve been busy socialising, writing assignments 24 hours before they are due, and all of sudden, exams are now on the horizo

The first time I found out that I had a take home exam, I breathed a sigh of relief. I figured, how hard could it be, it’s just like a glori

Left your study a little too late? You may not have time to cram all that knowledge in, but a little prayer can’t hurt, right?...

As I read last week’s article Unleashing the STUVAC Mess Monster about how fashion, food and household cleanliness can sometimes hit a new l

It’s the final countdown to the examination apocalypse! Fortunately, exam season is swiftly followed by the sleep-away-your-days wonder that

Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.

Several weeks into the first year of university and you feel as though you’ve got it all sorted out. You know which lectures you can afford

Somewhere along the way, something went horribly, horribly wrong. The semester began with good intentions: you were going to update your not