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6 Tips To Recover From a Bad Law School Exam Experience

“My world is over.”
That’s often what we think after a bad exam. And all the self-loathing comes pouring out: “Why am I doing this to myself? The pressure is just too much. My ranking is shot. I’ll never find love. And I’m going to spend my life working at Wal-Mart.”
You just weren’t ‘you’ today. You froze. The exam covered what you thought was trivial. Your outlines were worthless. And those sniffles suddenly swelled into a full-fledged flu. You feel like you’ve been assaulted. And you just want to curl up and watch mind-numbing Hallmark movies (why is the lawyer always lost, unhappy, and single in those flicks?). Yeah, you’re ready to crash. Just one problem: You have another exam tomorrow!
This week, Law School Toolbox gave some suggestions for coping. But they probably aren’t what you wanted to hear: “Suck it up, let it go, and move on.” In other words, they’re giving you the same advice your dad did. Like the rest of us, you probably tuned your dad out when you were 15 … and only now are you beginning to recognize his genius.
Feeling blue? Ready to quit? Take heart. It happens to every law student. And here’s how you can cope:

• Take Time Off: “…avoid studying immediately after an exam (on the theory that your brain needs time to rest and reboot)… You’ll be more efficient in the long run, so you’re not actually losing study time.”

• Drop The Storyline: Everyone imagines the worst case scenarios. But that really doesn’t help. Instead, ask yourself: “What can I do instead?” Monitor your thoughts. When you seem to be stuck in a rut, tell yourself, “This conversation can wait until later. There’s work to be done.”

• Don’t Spread Negativity: “Just as it’s counterproductive to freak yourself out with a litany of horrible thoughts, it’s counterproductive to commiserate with your stressed out classmates until everyone is in a frenzy of anxiety … going beyond, “Yeah, that sucked, right?” with classmates probably isn’t going to make you feel a whole lot better.” And it doesn’t reflect well on you, either.

• Get Some Exercise And Go to Bed: “…this is the time to call on endorphins. Hit the gym, go to yoga, run, take a long walk outside — whatever suits you. Tire yourself out, go to bed early, and you’ll wake up in a better place.”

Source: Law School Toolbox

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