Tonight was my last class of fall semester, which of course means that next week finals begin. This is my third time going through law school finals, which means that I’m not too stressed.
After the first time, which is legitimately nerve wracking, you learn how the game is played and things get easier. You have seen a issue spotter essay question [or many] and feel comfortable spending three hours answering it. You have also seen the types of questions that professor like to ask. Your outlines and notes are finely tuned to highlight the main points of your classes. So you finish your outline, and study it for as many hours as you can, and go in and take your final. Rinse and repeat until all of your finals are over. Not as big of a deal as it used to be.
But be that as it may, I’m ready for a week or two off in North Dakota. After two weeks in the tundra I’ll be ready to get back to work in the relatively balmy DC. Its a foot race to the end right now.