Exam time looms, and you have an open book exam ahead: rejoice! There is a common misconception that open book exams are easier than closed

To avoid- or, let's be honest here - minimise procrastination, here are a few strategies that I use to bully myself into studying.

With all these distractions, no wonder your attention soon begins to wane. Luckily, there are now apps to help your concentration; most of t

Mid-semester break and the week before exams are the times when you’re at your best. After all, it’s easy to find motivation when you really

Sometimes the promises made in first week about doing all the readings, starting assignments early and getting to every class just aren’t po

Sometimes the universe just hates you and conspires to make your life as difficult as possible. I spent weeks preparing for my exams at the

The stresses of law school are most apparent in the lead up to exams. You feel run down, overwhelmed and pushed to breaking point, but you g

There are a few things I wish I'd known about university exams, particularly those of the law school variety, before I sat them for the

I believe that the most important minutes of the exam are the first 15 minutes and the last 15 minutes. These are the crucial moments when y

So it’s about four weeks until the start of exams and you’re four weeks behind on readings? Don’t panic! Your fate is not yet sealed. Here a

Here are some of my friends' practical and unorthodox study tips...

Walking in to my first substantive law exam, I was sure I was ready. I had a painstakingly-prepared set of notes that covered every principl

So it’s Semester 1, and the eager baby law student enquiries have started filtering into my academic inbox: “Can I have full list of the lat

I’ve seen his scenario coming for a few days, but I’ve been busy: other exams, bad television repeats, etc. It’s the day before the exam whe

Some years it feels like the exam timetable makers have it in for you. The examination period is nearly a month long, but all your exams are

Pre-exam cramming generally means eating whatever you can buy from a vending machine or prepare in under three minutes. But what if procrast

“Sleep is for the weak, not you,” a Newcastle Law Revue video told me once. Approaching law exams means extra late night study and bonus sle

For all our supposed intelligence, most law students struggle to learn from the mistakes of last exam preparation season. Even when we promi

Take home exams have to be my least favourite assessment type. Mostly it’s because they turn your home into an exam room. That said, any exa

“How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Rem