Survive Law
How to get over a Bad Exam
It’s happened to everyone: you study for weeks straight. You summarise, compile, re-write, learn and re-learn your notes. You don’t sleep...
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Survive Law
Nov 12, 20133 min read
Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress
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
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Survive Law
Nov 6, 20132 min read
What to do when things go Wrong at Exam Time
So the worst has happened. Your dog has died, your partner has deserted you, or your employer has decided that your services are no longer n
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Survive Law
Oct 13, 20132 min read
Surviving a Terrible Exam Timetable
It's halfway through the semester. If you're the average law student, you're probably a bit behind on the readings, you have bar
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Survive Law
Oct 12, 20133 min read
A Guide to Revising for your First Law Exams
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
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Survive Law
Jun 12, 20132 min read
Working Hardly: Prayers for Exam Time
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?...
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Wenee Yap
Jun 5, 20133 min read
Advice from your Tutor: How to Prepare for and Answer Different Types of Exam Questions
It’s the final countdown to the examination apocalypse! Fortunately, exam season is swiftly followed by the sleep-away-your-days wonder that
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Survive Law
May 30, 20133 min read
Surviving Law Exams when you have a Disability
I’m a fifth year LLB/Diploma of Legal Practice student, an enthusiastic journalist, zealous world traveler, obsessive reader, horse lover, o
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Survive Law
May 29, 20132 min read
How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress
Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.
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Survive Law
May 24, 20132 min read
How to Prepare for your First Law Exams
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
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Survive Law
May 9, 20132 min read
How to Make Notes for Open Book Exams
Exam time looms, and you have an open book exam ahead: rejoice! There is a common misconception that open book exams are easier than closed
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Survive Law
Dec 1, 20122 min read
Getting into Summer Holiday Mode
For some people, summer holidays start the minute the exam supervisor says ‘pens down’ for the final time. For others, it’s not so easy. Hav
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Survive Law
Nov 19, 20124 min read
My Exam Disaster: An Ethical Dilemma
The events that unfolded the morning of my first exam were the kinds of things I had nightmares about in my first year of university...
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Survive Law
Nov 16, 20122 min read
Re-Mark: Appealing Assignment and Exam Grades
Had an assignment or exam come back with a mark well below what you were expecting? If this has happened to you and you believe your work sh
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Marie Hadley
Nov 11, 20122 min read
Open Book Exams: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
I remember the feeling of relief when I first discovered that law exams were open book – finally I wouldn’t need to memorise essays, dates o
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Survive Law
Nov 4, 20122 min read
Dealing with Hand Pain in Exams
If you always seem to end up with a bad case of "exam hand", here are some solutions...
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20122 min read
The Three Golden Exam Rules
Exams are almost upon us. A few weeks ago, fresh faced and with new stationery, we marched to our respective law libraries to begin another
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20122 min read
"Exams start next week but I just don't care anymore."
It’s a familiar sentiment, but one that may require a sprinkling of magic dust from the perspective fairy. Usually I am at the forefront of
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Survive Law
Oct 27, 20121 min read
STUVAC Struggles
The trees are greener, the sun is brighter, the birds are singing. There’s only one problem with this pretty picture: I’m indoors, glued to
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Survive Law
Oct 21, 20123 min read
The Many Types of Procrastination
Exam time. Again. Exam preparation season leads inevitably to one thing: procrastination. Suddenly it's time for Instagram photos of jui
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