Getting To Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Exams

Well finally the game is up for those----professors and egomaniacs who are at the top of the class. Now with this book all can figure out the game that is law school.

Buy this book, this book gives you the complete truth about writing law school exams. I have read other books, but none of them really taught you what was needed to really write an A exam. Trust me, this is it.

Law Student

I love this book. It has provided a clear indication of what is necessary to do well on law exams. I read this book after doing a number of law courses. This book made me realised why I got all those B grades.

This book shows you how to think like a lawyer. How to analyse. How to develop argument and counter argument. How to work in policy arguments. How to tie in themes of the course to answer questions. How to develop the skill of issue identification.

This book tells you what your law professors shroud in mystery. I have been there, where the professors tell you to analyse and argue, but give you no clear indication of what this entails in an issue laden question. This book should be read by every law student who wants to understand better what the study of law requires of them. It is not a substitute for hard work and the authors state very clearly that success in law school can only be achieved through your own hard work.

Any one who turns their thumb down on this book, probably grasped from day one what was truly required of them as law students. For the rest of us, this book will be an incredible find.

Whether you want to believe it or not...taking a law school exam is unlike any exam you took in undergrad. I found that out after I bombed my first exam, and a friend recommended this book. If you do nothing else, skip to the part where it talks about how to write an exam, how to address all the issues that your prof is looking for and "czar of the universe." "Czar" was a section that I found VERY helpful when I had to write a dissent for an exam! My school didn't really tell any of us 1Ls how to take an exam and I wish I had read this book before I even started. Don't worry about making law review or any of those other "extras" that people seem so concerned about--because if you can't perform well on an exam and spot issues in an allotted time, law review will be the least of your concerns. My contracts prof even suggested this book when prepping for his exam.

This book is over 300 pages long; what could they possibly tell me about writing a three page essay in 300 pages? Everything! This book will give you the confidence you need to ace your first year exams. I hate reading, especially things that are unassigned, but this book went very quickly and I am a better student for having read it! Don't read it untill after a couple months into law school or a lot of it will not make sence to you!