One Down, Two to Go

Today I took my first law school exam, in criminal law. It was an eight-hour take home exam done on my laptop. All of the eight hours were spent furiously typing into my computer, with no lunch and no breaks. And I still ran out of time in the end.

The exam was very much like all the other practice exams I took in the past. Perhaps too much so, which made me wish I studied harder, took more pracrice exams, and read the professor's analysis more carefully. Still, I am relieved that it's done.

And I feel just fine about how I did. Of course, that doesn't mean anything with a forced curve. I carefully avoided looking at all at either my answers, the crim law books, hornbooks, or outlines after the exam. Put them all away immediately upon coming back home.

After turning in the exam, went for a few hours around the Square, getting a haircut, and just puttering around. Had dinner with J and her husband. J apparently did not heed my advice, went back and read her exam, realized some stuff she's missed, and freaked out.

I was taught the hard way about how nothing good could come out of obsessing over exams after the fact. Better to put everything out of my mind and just let go. Let... go...

In other news, I am going to Israel for a 10-day vacation with Boyfriend right after exams! I'm soooooo looking forward to it. We are flying the day after my torts exam, next Thursday. I purchased a travel book to Israel today while I puttered around at the Square.

Came home and tried to finish my outline for torts, which wasn't very successful. Did one little page on Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress before I got totally bored. I think I'm going to go to sleep now and NOT dream about my first ever law school exam!