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Law School Flu
Law school, believe it or not, is a cesspit of germs and disease. Okay, so the law library isn’t going to turn into a scene from the 1995 cl
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Survive Law
Jul 11, 20123 min read
Relaxation… The Law Student Way
To motivate myself to study during the exam period, I would think about mid-year break. My daydreams usually involved a lot of sunshine and
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Survive Law
Jun 11, 20122 min read
Beware of the Stress Merchant
Exams are here. If you’ve attended most classes and engaged with the course in some meaningful way throughout semester you are going to be f
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Survive Law
Jun 7, 20123 min read
Overwhelmed by Exams
The stresses of law school are most apparent in the lead up to exams. You feel run down, overwhelmed and pushed to breaking point, but you g
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Survive Law
Apr 17, 20122 min read
Working into the Ground
Law school often reminds me of the theory of natural selection - a survival of the fittest where the beneficial traits include an irrational
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Survive Law
Apr 16, 20123 min read
Mental Health and Students: A Working Solution?
The Sydney University Law Society recently hosted a panel-based discussion forum on the topic of how mental health issues amongst students,
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Survive Law
Apr 5, 20122 min read
How's the Serenity? Turn your weekend into a Power Break
As we approach the madness of mid-semester, most of us are wondering how to find work/life/study balance. Taking a few days off to relax wil
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Wenee Yap
Apr 4, 20123 min read
The Fear of Making Mistakes
The other day I came home from work and cried. Firstly, I’d like to say that it is okay to cry. As a law student, I know that we like to fee
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Survive Law
Apr 1, 20123 min read
Finding Study Life Balance
It took me a while to notice how depressed I actually was. When I burst into tears sitting at my computer for third time in a week, I looked
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Survive Law
Nov 3, 20113 min read
Preparing for a Law Exam in 24 Hours or Less
I’ve seen his scenario coming for a few days, but I’ve been busy: other exams, bad television repeats, etc. It’s the day before the exam whe
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Survive Law
Oct 29, 20112 min read
Unique Law Student Abilities
So we may not be able to design bridges or perform complicated lab experiments, but there are plenty of incredible ‘super powers’ that are u
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Survive Law
Mar 10, 20113 min read
When Does a Little bit of Law School Competition Become too Much?
Would you ever put a laxative in a peer’s drink just before an exam? Rip out pages from a library book? While most of you would answer no, t
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Survive Law
Aug 31, 20103 min read
Having an (Almost) Relaxing Mid-Semester Break
You’re probably thinking about mid-semester break by now. It’s a break that always promises so much and delivers so little. You hope to get
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Wenee Yap
Mar 12, 20103 min read
Last-Minute Exam Crams: Don’t Panic
“How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Rem
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Wenee Yap
Feb 9, 20103 min read
Last Minute Exam Crams: The Final Countdown
“What was the most valuable lesson law school taught me? That I’m able to survive on four hours of sleep a night during exam week,” said Kir
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Wenee Yap
Feb 6, 20104 min read
Depression in Law Students
“I had this plan on how I should live my life. How everything worked. In work, I was so organised, I never fucked up. My therapist couldn’t
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