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So my first exam is over. It was a relatively low-stress affair considering the class is pass/fail and (almost) everyone passes. My section was known to be the tough section (as one classmate who had the notoriously not tough section put it, “Well you guys had it tough because you had to, you know, like, read cases and stuff.”), but the test wasn’t too bad.

I met up with some friends to go over the cases that were assigned to go with the exam and found it to be far more helpful that I originally anticipated. In my past life, I never found study groups or group work in general to be anything other than headache-inducing. Relying on people is just…:::shudder::: I have a problem. Anyway! So we talked through the cases for about two hours and then goofed off for a little while before dispersing.

I went to bed at 10PM in order to be well-rested for the exam. An hour later I was up playing this game on Sporcle. The restaurant below me had its music blasting again and for some reason winter has hit New York and its home base is my apartment. I probably got about four consecutive hours of sleep with half hour naps strewn in for good measure. But I felt pumped for the exam and I was ready to get it over with. I had a breakfast of champions (Special-K) and got to school in plenty of time to get the seat of my choice. (Choosing the right seat is paramount for someone like me; I get distracted very easily.)

It was a four-hour exam, but the test instructions said that we should be able to complete it in three.

Um.

What?

I pretty much wrote for four hours straight and hardly anyone in the room left early. Prior to taking the exam I thought four hours seemed like an impossibly long time to be stuck in a room. It was the quickest four hours of my life. I brought water and yogurt and consumed neither. The test didn’t feel especially difficult (although I reserve the right to change my story when I get the professor’s comments back), but I kept getting myself confused during the first part and much of the test time was spent editing and clarifying. The frustrating part was that I knew I could craft a great answer if I had like a week to work on it. The second part was almost fun to write because he specifically asked our opinion about a case on statutory interpretation. I had to give short shrift to that part of the exam though since I only allotted an hour and half to it. I couldn’t edit it as thoroughly as I would have liked, but the question was pretty straightforward.

So here’s hoping I’m done with Legal Methods forever!

In other news, this weekend should be chock full of awesome. My friend rented out a section of a bar to host an event and there’s going to be $2 drafts and $3 well drinks. Should be a fun time. On that note, I’m off to Bar Review.