What Law School Taught Me

* I need to study both alone and in a group.
* I need to read every case and every note at the end of the case to really understand.
* Canned briefs did not help.
* Book briefing saves time and is just as effective as writing them out if I repeatedly review the notes I make in the margins.
* I can get to know the cases well enough to the point where fact patterns/hypos will remind me of them.
* Commercial outlines don't work for me.
* I don't necessarily need to make my own detailed outlines if I've been reviewing my own notes constantly but I do need my own barebones outline that also serves as a checklist.
* Flashcards did work for me.
* I'm not very productive after 5pm.
* I'm most productive between the hours of 6am and 9am.
* I'm disciplined enough to adhere to a workout schedule and should because it relieves the stress and it really helps to be fit and healthy to study the law.
* The Understanding Series really helped me to understand.
* The Examples & Explanations Series were also helpful in giving me a very basic understanding or as a basic review.
* It doesn't always help to pay attention in class but it usually does.
* No matter how good the study aides, they didn't help me if I didn't give them enough time.
* I prefer to study outside rather than in the library and I tend to get more done outside.
* I can't study at home.
* I should have spent more time getting to know my professors outside of class.