As we enter October, the weather will get colder, the leaves will get crispier, and law school will get spookier than ever. As someone who spent more hours in the Law Library basement last year than any sane person should, I can speak with authority when I say we’re approaching the point in the semester when it’s time to start considering alternatives. Luckily, BC Law students don’t have to travel far to find great study spots.
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Done is Good: Six Practical Tips for 1L Finals Season
We are almost at the end of classes! I hope everyone has some sort of plan for the holiday to take time off before we get back to campus for our reading period. Personally I have been fantasizing about my mom’s butternut squash soup along with nine straight hours of Thanksgiving football. However, I know that will be a fleeting moment before I roll over and get back to my outlines.
As we gear up for the last push, I am going to take a crack at some tips that have kept me sane and some advice from 2Ls and 3Ls.
Tip #1: Plan ahead.
Continue readingChasing Perfection: A Rating of On-Campus Finals Study Spots
This is part two of a study spot series. Catch part one on off-campus options here.
It’s that time of the semester — the realization that oh, we’re actually going to be tested on this, has set in and the feeling that there are simply not enough hours of the day to get everything done is well-worn and familiar. To alleviate my own stress, through a thorough research and judging process (read as: my own vibe checks), I have rated possible on-campus study spots for when the finals-week anxiety really hits.
Continue readingExams are Coming; Here’s Our Advice
We’re gearing up to enter reading days and next week and final exams will be upon us soon. Over the years, BC Law Impact has offered lots of advice to students about how to prepare and how to manage stress. I put a few of our most widely-read posts below.
Travis Salters is a second-year student at BC Law and Vice President of the Impact blog. Contact him at salterst@bc.edu.
