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Reduce Test Anxiety the Moment You Get the Final Exam

Insider Tip: You can beat or significantly reduce test anxiety by having a solid strategy when your professor hands out the final exam. Challenge Yourself: Do you have a strategy to stay calm and focused when it's "go time"? The moment you've been preparing for has finally arrived—the profess...

Apr 12, 2025

A Better Way to Rank Law Schools

Insider Tip: Attending a reputable law school isn't just about prestige or rankings. There are many excellent law schools beyond the top-tier list. Challenge Yourself: What makes your law school stand out? What unique opportunities, resources, or experiences make it worthwhile and excellent beyo...

Mar 29, 2025

Essential Non-Legal Questions to Ask to Ace Your Final Exams

Insider Tip: As final exams approach, there are several simple yet crucial questions you need to answer to ensure you're fully prepared. These aren't about the law, but about setting yourself up for success. Challenge Yourself: Do you know the format of your final exams already? Are you aware of...

Mar 15, 2025

3 Simple Ways to Assess Essay Exams

Insider Tip: Assessing your performance on practice exams and midterms/finals isn't about shaming your mistakes—it's about adapting your exam preparations in the present and improving your performance in the future. Challenge Yourself: If you assessed your fall midterms and finals, how do you pl...

Jan 25, 2025

Trust Your Inner Voice

Insider Tip: In the sea of law school advice and expert opinions, it's easy to lose sight of your most valuable compass: your inner voice. Challenge Yourself: Are you inadvertently suppressing your instincts, potentially undermining your own academic potential? In law school, I caught myself do...

Jan 18, 2025

The 2025 Updated Law School Operating System™ Course is Live!

After four months in the making, my updated course, The Law School Operating System™, is now available for purchase! I've packaged everything I've learned into the most straightforward, "fluff-free" and logical course I could come up with on how to study and achieve academic goals in law school....

Jan 14, 2025

A 4.0 GPA Isn't for Everyone

Insider Tip: Your academic goals are valid, whether you're aiming for top honors or simply surviving the semester. Challenge Yourself: Have you set any academic goals for the spring semester yet? I recently posted on LinkedIn the incredible success stories of a few students who took my record...

by Lisa Blasser — Jan 11, 2025

Happy New Year's Eve, Law Students!

I hope you've enjoyed your holiday break so far and have beautiful plans for ringing in the new year tonight! As the year closes in a few hours, I want to share some exciting news about what I have been working on over the last three months. When I introduced my flagship recorded course, The Law ...

Dec 31, 2024

How to Create a Law School Final Exam Study Schedule

Insider Tip: Make a list of everything you need to do for each class to get ready for finals and spread the tasks across the days leading up to each exam to stay organized and reduce stress. Challenge Yourself: It's mid-November--have you thought about what specific steps you need to tackle befo...

by Lisa Blasser — Nov 16, 2024

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