The Eight Secrets of Top Exam Performance

Working FT and attending law school PT, I am SO glad I attended the lecture the Dean put on using a video of Professor Whitebread during which he explained the tips in this little book. Working FT, I didn't have as much time to study as I needed, so imagine my surprise when grades posted (I did much better than I expected, but that seems to be pretty normal.) If you get a chance to see the video lecture, don't miss it. Prof Whitebread's advice is dead on.

Professor Whitebread came to our law school during first year to promote (and give away) this book during a lunch. The advice in it is right on, and I would suggest reviewing it before taking finals in every semester of law school. It is very short, so you probably need an additional book for first year guidance as to outlining, etc., but this book is excellent on taking exams. Also, if you just do all the things that he assumes you have done during the semester, this book might be the only one you need. A great piece of work from an energetic, intelligent man.

I read this book a week before my one and only midterm (my other profs chose the more traditional approach of basing my entire semester grade on the final). As a 1L, it was my first encounter with a law school exam and I was justifiably nervous. Whitebread's book is a quick read, so it won't take time away from your all-important studying. What it will do is give you a game plan on how to compose a successful law school essay. The book states the essential basics in an easy-to-understand format that will provide you with confidence and ease your nerves before that first big test!

This is the most important book you will read in all of law school and I have the stats to prove it. I read this book after three semesters of law school on the recommendation of a friend who said it worked - she was in the top 5% of the class - I in the top 60% YUCK! My GPA to that point was a weak 2.89. For each of the remaining three semesters that I used the techniques from the book I made the deans list and my GPA averege for those semesters was a 3.6. My last semester of law school I got all A's and one B+. Use these techniques and good luck!

I was impressed by the clarity of the explanations of how to take a law school exam. There were no convoluted or complex ideas to digest. I wish I had found the book before my first semester tests...after reading the book I am thinking...so that is what the professors meant about subissues and IRACing them! In conclusion: If you are a first year law student get the book immediately. It will help you in your studies.