"Includes video course." Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Destination law school -- Pre-trip planning : what to do before you arrive -- Fear factor : top five law student worries -- What kind of student do you want to be? : twenty law student types -- The first-year curriculum : what to expect -- The first days : starting out right -- The Socratic and case methods -- Reasons to participate in class and ten tips for doing it well -- Law professors -- Top five habits of successful students : a C.R.E.D.O. -- Case-briefing -- Note-taking -- Outlining -- A short course in law school exams -- Exam preparation -- Law school essay exams : fifteen common mistakes -- Tackling law school multiple-choice questions -- Legal research and writing : an interview with five experts -- The bleak side of law school -- Maintaining well-being -- Welcome BACK to the jungle : the perilous second semester -- "Night" and other nontraditional students -- Law school and outside relationships -- Law review, moot court, and other extracurricular activities -- Online learning -- Career planning in a changing legal world -- Recapping law school's first year in the words of students -- Epilogue: The end of a long and grinding road -- Appendix. Sample essay question.
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