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Brainfoods you might actually have in your fridge
Most of us fall into the trap of reaching for lollies, chips and cans of V as study snacks. We know it’s bad but for some reason, this doesn
Survive Law
- Jan 16, 2017
- 3 min
Advice for Law Students: Parents’ Edition
We usually turn to lecturers, our law school buddies and law grads for advice when it comes to battling your way through law school. But wha
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Survive Law
- Oct 4, 2016
- 2 min
Review: Workplace Bullying
Survive Law's Jess Awad dishes the dirt on LexisNexis' take on Workplace Bullying. For those of you interested in gaining a broader
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Survive Law
- Oct 29, 2015
- 3 min
5 signs you're headed for burnout
It’s that time of the semester where things are starting to get a bit too much. Exams are only a few weeks away and you’ve still got a whole
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Survive Law
- Oct 12, 2015
- 3 min
The lowdown on downtime
As law students we receive a wealth of advice when it comes to study skills, revision techniques and exam prep. We emerge from our degree wi
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Survive Law
- Mar 1, 2015
- 2 min
Eight Tips for Surviving the New Semester
Summer holidays are over and semester one is here again. It doesn’t matter if you are an excited first year or a law school veteran, these t
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Survive Law
- Oct 27, 2014
- 3 min
Eat your way to Great Marks: Exam Time Nutrition
During these frantic weeks before exams, everything that doesn’t directly relate to trying to understand hearsay or the Tasmanian Dam case g
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Survive Law
- Oct 15, 2014
- 3 min
Managing Your Mental Health in Law School
Our lecturers and tutors regularly remind us that depression and anxiety are more prevalent among law students and lawyers than in any other
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Survive Law
- Sep 15, 2014
- 2 min
Four Reasons to Put Down your Textbook and Start Exercising
“Exercise? Who has time for that?” With a long list of reading materials to get through, part-time jobs, volunteer work, and job application
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Survive Law
- Jun 16, 2014
- 3 min
Surviving the Semester when Everything goes Wrong
My semester started with all the usual good intentions. I was feeling super positive about my final year and determined to ace the six units
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Survive Law
- May 8, 2014
- 3 min
Law School Blues
My first experience of depression happened at 16. Family and childhood issues from a young age had changed my cheerful, blissfully ignorant
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Survive Law
- Nov 12, 2013
- 3 min
Beating the Exam Time Freak Out: 10 Tips for Less Exam Stress
Exam season is the worst time on the law school calendar, and devoting every waking moment you have to revision is definitely not going to m
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Survive Law
- Nov 4, 2013
- 2 min
Energy Drinks: Staying Awake v The Side Effects
Products like Red Bull, V and Mother appeal to exhausted law students because they offer a way of getting through that all-nighter or exam.
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Survive Law
- Oct 28, 2013
- 2 min
Ten Tips for Better Sleep
When you’re busy studying for exams, it’s easy to neglect your sleep needs, but staying up late to listen to lecture podcasts only makes it
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Survive Law
- Sep 4, 2013
- 2 min
Finding a Balance Between Work and Study
Life as a law student isn’t just about managing your study schedule; for many of us, work and money are also important factors to consider.
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Survive Law
- Aug 30, 2013
- 2 min
In Defence of Unhealthy Study Snacking
These days we are constantly told what to eat while studying to help our brains perform. Eat fish for better memory, get plenty of fruit and
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Survive Law
- Aug 15, 2013
- 2 min
Let The Sun Shine: Avoiding Vitamin D Deficiency
Those long days spent studying in the library may help your grades, but did you know that being cooped up inside, trapped at your desk could
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Survive Law
- May 29, 2013
- 2 min
How to Beat Pre-Exam Stress
Despite having committed to being as prepared as possible for an exam, the stress that exams bring can still have an effect on you.
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Survive Law
- Apr 27, 2013
- 3 min
Care Packages for Law Students
Care packages have always been a big thing in my family. If my siblings or I went anywhere for an extended period of time, mum would bundle
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Survive Law
- Mar 28, 2013
- 3 min
Finding Extra Hours in your Day
Pretty much every second of every day is planned down to the minute. Okay, I agree it sounds a bit crazy, and like not a lot of fun, but it
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