Insider Tip: Assessing your performance on practice exams and midterms/finals isn't about shaming your mistakes—it's about adapting your exam preparations in the present and improving your performance in the future.
ChallengeYourself: If you assessed your fall midterms and finals, how do you plan to use that information in the spring?
Sometimes, looking at a bombed (or even decent) exam feels like staring into an academic abyss.
Your heart races. Palms sweat. That little voice whispers, "What was I thinking when I wrote this exam?"
Spoiler alert: That voice is keeping you from growing. And I'm about to show you why.
Why Self-Assessment Works
Reviewing your past performance gives you clarity on four things: (1) What skills you struggled with so you change and hone those skills in the future; (2) What skills you excelled on to continue them in the future; (3) Whether you understood your professor's organization and writing preferences before the exam; (4) If you maximized points for adhering to your professor's organization and writing preferences when writing the exam.
Insider Tip: Most law students outline inefficiently because they keep the same information they read about each topic in ten different places.
Challenge Yourself: Instead of creating different documents to house the information you're learning, try this: create one outline for every main topic that includes your case briefs, lecture notes, reading notes, and any other information you learn ab...
Insider Tip: Last semester is a reel you can replay to understand your study habits.
Challenge Yourself: If you’re willing to look at them honestly without shaming yourself, what worked—and what didn’t?
If I missed a goal in the past, I sometimes avoided replaying my reel of why I missed it because it felt like a form of punishment.
Almost a self-sabotaging event where I replayed everything I...
Insider Tip: Holiday break = recharge time.
Challenge Yourself: Have you hit full-on Netflix-hibernation mode on the couch yet? Bonus points if it lasts a whole day.
Happy New Year, Insiders!
Just popping in to say: I’m really glad you’re here.
Another year in the books—complete with cold calls, curveballs, late nights, LinkedIn spirals, quiet doubts, small wins, and hopefully at least one mo...
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