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Law School Exams A Guide to Better Grades is the complete handbook for students who want to significantly improve their performance in law school In most law school classes 90 of a students final grade is based on a single comprehensive exam that is given at the end of the semester This book focuses on developing the one skill that can really improve a students GPA getting the best possible grade on that allimportant exam Law School Exams A Guide to Better Grades offers a practical toptobottom strategy that can be applied to almost any law school exam regardless of the topic or level Written from the perspective of a student with a 40 GPA this book offers fresh and unique insights on law school exams by stripping the exam format into a series of repeatable steps and building blocks It also teaches students how to prepare for exams instead of preparing for class with proven timemanagement outlining and casebriefing techniques Based on the authors highly successful seminar series at the University of Miami these strategies have already helped hundreds of law students improve their grades Law School Exams A Guide to Better Grades is perfect for the overachieving law student who is aiming for perfect grades the struggling upperdivision student who needs guidance to stay afloat or the eager prelaw student who wants a peek at what lies ahead There are many books available that offer new law students advice and strategies for success in law school What makes this book so unique is the vantage point of its author An intelligent successful recently graduated law student writing a book for fellow law students offering realistic insight sound advice and tried and true strategies The book is sensible practical comprehensive and funny Joanne Harvest Koren Director Academic Achievement Program University of Miami School of Law These exam strategies allowed me to focus on mastering the most important elements of 1L exams I saved tons of time and my grades drastically improved from the first semester to the second semester Jeff 1L University of Miami School of Law Not only did Alexs techniques help me ace my exams they also gave me confidence and significantly reduced my stress level during 1L year I recommend them to anybody Dave 2L University of California Berkeley School of Law Alex does two things very well First he breaks down complicated questions into simple units in a way that is easy to understand Second and more importantly he turns examtaking into a system that can be used as a starting point for writing a great exam in any class Brandon 3L University of Miami School of Law University of Miami Law Review editorinchief. 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