Common Mistakes Performed in a Law School Examination

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Common Mistakes Performed in a Law School Examination This article discusses some of the most common mistakes that law students perform whilst writing a Law School Examination. This article will help them not just recognize those mistakes but also tell them how to effectively deal with the problems and thereby also score well in the exam.

Nowadays as more and more students are opting for a career in law by pursing legal studies, the situation demands that we highlight some of the common mistakes that many students commit more often than not while taking law school exams. The article mainly focuses on the essay exams within the purview of law. 1.

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Students fail to realize that time management is the most vital aspect in performance exams. Often it is found that students find it a daunting task to complete the paper or answer each of the questions appropriately as they run short of time. What is actually required for a quality performance in a standard law school exam is proficient and adequately layered answering of all the questions in the paper. Just acing a few of them while abruptly answering the others won’t really help. Effectively managing the time will help students score better in the exams for sure. A very wise thing to do would be to stop for a while after reading every question and make a blueprint in your mind about how you intend to go about on answering that question. This is a worthwhile thing to do even if it takes away a couple of seconds of your time available. This idea to outline is going to keep you on the track enabling you to perform a lot better in the exam. Always remember: o o

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You should never forget to discuss the point you wanted to include Demonstrate and prove that you have the skill to provide a focused, accurate, and elaborate answer within the given time constraints.

You will have to do away with the habit of putting a summarized gist of law as a whole in all your answers.

This is not just a common mistake that most of the students commit but is also a really bad habit. What you need to keep in mind is that performing well in the exam is based on the fact that you need to answer in a way such as to accurately apply to the basic question asked. Failure to do so is surely going to bring you a lesser score in the exams. 4.

Never jump to conclusions while answering a question. A step-by-step explanation has to be given so as to display your thought process working to deduce it. This can give an extremely favorable situation for the examiner to assess your knowledge base and also how you have made use of it.

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When appearing for an essay type Law Exam, you need to remember that it is not possible for you to incorporate everything that you know about a topic within the answer. That is precisely because, first you are given a stipulated period of time, and second you need to be precise and compact in your answer.

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The most appropriate way of structuring your answer is by: o o o

Identification of the primary issues for discussion. Inclusion of the relevant applicable law within your discussion Mention accurately how the law applies to the current situation.

Answering with these precise guidelines will help you frame a standard and quality answer that surely stands a chance of fetching you a highly appreciable score.

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