I have two finals down and a paper that’s due tomorrow.  Just have to push through til Wednesday and then it will be all over.  I took my Education Law final yesterday, which was less of a joke than I’d thought it might be.  25 multiple choice, 25 t/f and we explain why it’s false.  I know – WHAT?! And, best of all, the exam is curved. Ugh.  It was a little bit more difficult than I’d anticipated mostly because half the time I didn’t understand words in the question.  For example: In the very first question, I didn’t know what the word “proscribe” meant.  I tried to figure it out by looking at the possible answers and determining the differences between them. Of course, I ended up deciding that the word meant almost the exact opposite of what it does.  Another question asked about a “rule-abiding group.”  I understand the basic idea of that, but the question didn’t specify whether the question was in reference to student groups or outside groups. So, I actually ended up answering True and False.  Another multiple choice question asked for the best  answer. ALL of the A-C answers would work, and D was “all of the above.”  But, in my crazy mind, I’m thinking – he said read the questions carefully and, reading them carefully, he’s asking for the BEST answer, and c is the BEST answer, therefore, C is correct.  But, that could be totally wrong as maybe it’s “best” to argue ALL of the them and therefore D would be right.

    Oh my gosh, I am soooo going to fail the MBE.

       Today’s exam was Trademark Law.  I felt I answered Q# 1 pretty well. I spotted every.possible.issue there could’ve been and probably a few that didn’t exist at all (did I mention I threw down a paragraph about easements?? ok, I didn’t but I bet I could’ve argued that!)  In fact, I went so crazy on this question that when I finally sat back, smiled at my handiwork, and caught my breath, I realized I had written two and a half hours worth of material and now had approximately 25 minutes to answer Q.#2.

     If I can’t budget time for 2 essays in 3 hours, HOW am I going to learn to budget time during the Bar? 

        

       This week has been a serious reality check on how I will not only have to learn how to study and prepare for all the Bar subjects, but also that I will have to learn better time management and a faster way to organize my analysis.  Overwhelmed.