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Exam Revision Tips for Law School

Law Exam Success Some Revision Tips Brain food can help you concentrate Certain foods can actually help your concentration, ability to retain information and overall IQ. Perfect for the revision period. Coffee At the Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria a study found that upon consumption of caffeine there was increased activity in a certain part of the brain. The area deals with planning, attention, monitoring and concentration. So a cup when you're starting to feel like you've hit a wall in your revision can really help. However the more you drink the less effective it can become. So don't binge on it! Fish DHA (an Omega3 acid) is the fatty acid crucial to the health of our nervous system, and fish has loads of it. Low DHA increases the chance of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. Salmon, tuna, halibut, trout, mackerel, sardines, and herring are especially good sources of it. So during revision time you should do your best to consume loads of it. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who eat fish once a week had a 10% slower memory decline than those who didn't. Fruit Fruit delivers much-needed glucose to the brain. Because it digests quickly, fruit can give your bloodstream a glucose boost and help you stay mentally alert so it's a great idea to eat a piece right before your exam or before you start revision. Fruit also contains vitamin B5 which sharpens your concentration by helping your brain deliver nerve impulses. sweeteners. Sticking case notes everywhere can help you remember them To help you memorise all of the cases write about 3 cases down on a notepad with the case name, key facts, and points of law explained. Then just plaster your wall(s) with them. Constantly seeing the cases can really help. Case Name This works simply because youre going to be seeing the case names several times a day for several months. Is there a case you always have trouble remembering? Stick it to something in your house or room that you can associate with it. If you can't remember Pepper v Hart stick it to your pepper pot. If there is a case which doesn't have a physical object in then try some more advanced association in which the object only rhymes with the case. So for Hunter v Moss you could associate "moss" with dental Key Facts Point of Law "floss". They don't even need to be in your house. Just pick something that you love to associate with. So if you like KFC you should remember Saunders v Vautier by linking "Saunders" with "Sanders". Just don't put down Sanders v Vautier! Form a study group Forming a study group can be the difference between a pass and a fail. That's not just for you too, the whole group can massively increase their grade by working together. There are just so many benefits. You can. - Share notes, study tips, and ideas. - Learn class material faster and easier. - Make new friends and network with other students. - Check you're ll getting the points of law correct - Motivate each other. Just think about it - when you start revising no one person is going to know everything. You all hold part of the puzzle to exam success. Usually you'd have to revise hard and find the other pieces of the "puzzle" to complete your knowledge, but in a study group someone can explain a point of law to you there and then. This I. saves you time and a. reinforces the point of law in your classmates head. Explaining something to someone helps you understand it better yourself. Get enough sleep! "There is substantial evidence that during sleep, your brain is processing information without your awareness and this ability may contribute to memory in a waking state." This is a quote by Kimberly Fenn and highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. So you can't just work, work, work. Your brain needs time to rest and process everything you've learnt during the day. This is also the reason why doing all of your revision over a short period of time doesn't work. Sleep is a major part of learning. As well as that there is the very basic point that when we're tired we feel very unmotivated and unable to concentrate. You can read the same page 10 times but take nothing in. When you're like that there's not much point even revising - your brain is closed for business. So it's crucial to get a really good nights sleep before your exams in particular. If you dont then even your oldest and dearest friend caffeene may not be able to save you. StudyingLaw.co.uk Law Exam Success Some Revision Tips Brain food can help you concentrate Certain foods can actually help your concentration, ability to retain information and overall IQ. Perfect for the revision period. Coffee At the Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria a study found that upon consumption of caffeine there was increased activity in a certain part of the brain. The area deals with planning, attention, monitoring and concentration. So a cup when you're starting to feel like you've hit a wall in your revision can really help. However the more you drink the less effective it can become. So don't binge on it! Fish DHA (an Omega3 acid) is the fatty acid crucial to the health of our nervous system, and fish has loads of it. Low DHA increases the chance of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. Salmon, tuna, halibut, trout, mackerel, sardines, and herring are especially good sources of it. So during revision time you should do your best to consume loads of it. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who eat fish once a week had a 10% slower memory decline than those who didn't. Fruit Fruit delivers much-needed glucose to the brain. Because it digests quickly, fruit can give your bloodstream a glucose boost and help you stay mentally alert so it's a great idea to eat a piece right before your exam or before you start revision. Fruit also contains vitamin B5 which sharpens your concentration by helping your brain deliver nerve impulses. sweeteners. Sticking case notes everywhere can help you remember them To help you memorise all of the cases write about 3 cases down on a notepad with the case name, key facts, and points of law explained. Then just plaster your wall(s) with them. Constantly seeing the cases can really help. Case Name This works simply because youre going to be seeing the case names several times a day for several months. Is there a case you always have trouble remembering? Stick it to something in your house or room that you can associate with it. If you can't remember Pepper v Hart stick it to your pepper pot. If there is a case which doesn't have a physical object in then try some more advanced association in which the object only rhymes with the case. So for Hunter v Moss you could associate "moss" with dental Key Facts Point of Law "floss". They don't even need to be in your house. Just pick something that you love to associate with. So if you like KFC you should remember Saunders v Vautier by linking "Saunders" with "Sanders". Just don't put down Sanders v Vautier! Form a study group Forming a study group can be the difference between a pass and a fail. That's not just for you too, the whole group can massively increase their grade by working together. There are just so many benefits. You can. - Share notes, study tips, and ideas. - Learn class material faster and easier. - Make new friends and network with other students. - Check you're ll getting the points of law correct - Motivate each other. Just think about it - when you start revising no one person is going to know everything. You all hold part of the puzzle to exam success. Usually you'd have to revise hard and find the other pieces of the "puzzle" to complete your knowledge, but in a study group someone can explain a point of law to you there and then. This I. saves you time and a. reinforces the point of law in your classmates head. Explaining something to someone helps you understand it better yourself. Get enough sleep! "There is substantial evidence that during sleep, your brain is processing information without your awareness and this ability may contribute to memory in a waking state." This is a quote by Kimberly Fenn and highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. So you can't just work, work, work. Your brain needs time to rest and process everything you've learnt during the day. This is also the reason why doing all of your revision over a short period of time doesn't work. Sleep is a major part of learning. As well as that there is the very basic point that when we're tired we feel very unmotivated and unable to concentrate. You can read the same page 10 times but take nothing in. When you're like that there's not much point even revising - your brain is closed for business. So it's crucial to get a really good nights sleep before your exams in particular. If you dont then even your oldest and dearest friend caffeene may not be able to save you. StudyingLaw.co.uk Law Exam Success Some Revision Tips Brain food can help you concentrate Certain foods can actually help your concentration, ability to retain information and overall IQ. Perfect for the revision period. Coffee At the Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria a study found that upon consumption of caffeine there was increased activity in a certain part of the brain. The area deals with planning, attention, monitoring and concentration. So a cup when you're starting to feel like you've hit a wall in your revision can really help. However the more you drink the less effective it can become. So don't binge on it! Fish DHA (an Omega3 acid) is the fatty acid crucial to the health of our nervous system, and fish has loads of it. Low DHA increases the chance of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. Salmon, tuna, halibut, trout, mackerel, sardines, and herring are especially good sources of it. So during revision time you should do your best to consume loads of it. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who eat fish once a week had a 10% slower memory decline than those who didn't. Fruit Fruit delivers much-needed glucose to the brain. Because it digests quickly, fruit can give your bloodstream a glucose boost and help you stay mentally alert so it's a great idea to eat a piece right before your exam or before you start revision. Fruit also contains vitamin B5 which sharpens your concentration by helping your brain deliver nerve impulses. sweeteners. Sticking case notes everywhere can help you remember them To help you memorise all of the cases write about 3 cases down on a notepad with the case name, key facts, and points of law explained. Then just plaster your wall(s) with them. Constantly seeing the cases can really help. Case Name This works simply because youre going to be seeing the case names several times a day for several months. Is there a case you always have trouble remembering? Stick it to something in your house or room that you can associate with it. If you can't remember Pepper v Hart stick it to your pepper pot. If there is a case which doesn't have a physical object in then try some more advanced association in which the object only rhymes with the case. So for Hunter v Moss you could associate "moss" with dental Key Facts Point of Law "floss". They don't even need to be in your house. Just pick something that you love to associate with. So if you like KFC you should remember Saunders v Vautier by linking "Saunders" with "Sanders". Just don't put down Sanders v Vautier! Form a study group Forming a study group can be the difference between a pass and a fail. That's not just for you too, the whole group can massively increase their grade by working together. There are just so many benefits. You can. - Share notes, study tips, and ideas. - Learn class material faster and easier. - Make new friends and network with other students. - Check you're ll getting the points of law correct - Motivate each other. Just think about it - when you start revising no one person is going to know everything. You all hold part of the puzzle to exam success. Usually you'd have to revise hard and find the other pieces of the "puzzle" to complete your knowledge, but in a study group someone can explain a point of law to you there and then. This I. saves you time and a. reinforces the point of law in your classmates head. Explaining something to someone helps you understand it better yourself. Get enough sleep! "There is substantial evidence that during sleep, your brain is processing information without your awareness and this ability may contribute to memory in a waking state." This is a quote by Kimberly Fenn and highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. So you can't just work, work, work. Your brain needs time to rest and process everything you've learnt during the day. This is also the reason why doing all of your revision over a short period of time doesn't work. Sleep is a major part of learning. As well as that there is the very basic point that when we're tired we feel very unmotivated and unable to concentrate. You can read the same page 10 times but take nothing in. When you're like that there's not much point even revising - your brain is closed for business. So it's crucial to get a really good nights sleep before your exams in particular. If you dont then even your oldest and dearest friend caffeene may not be able to save you. StudyingLaw.co.uk Law Exam Success Some Revision Tips Brain food can help you concentrate Certain foods can actually help your concentration, ability to retain information and overall IQ. Perfect for the revision period. Coffee At the Medical University, Innsbruck, Austria a study found that upon consumption of caffeine there was increased activity in a certain part of the brain. The area deals with planning, attention, monitoring and concentration. So a cup when you're starting to feel like you've hit a wall in your revision can really help. However the more you drink the less effective it can become. So don't binge on it! Fish DHA (an Omega3 acid) is the fatty acid crucial to the health of our nervous system, and fish has loads of it. Low DHA increases the chance of Alzheimer's disease and memory loss. Salmon, tuna, halibut, trout, mackerel, sardines, and herring are especially good sources of it. So during revision time you should do your best to consume loads of it. Rush University Medical Center in Chicago found that people who eat fish once a week had a 10% slower memory decline than those who didn't. Fruit Fruit delivers much-needed glucose to the brain. Because it digests quickly, fruit can give your bloodstream a glucose boost and help you stay mentally alert so it's a great idea to eat a piece right before your exam or before you start revision. Fruit also contains vitamin B5 which sharpens your concentration by helping your brain deliver nerve impulses. sweeteners. Sticking case notes everywhere can help you remember them To help you memorise all of the cases write about 3 cases down on a notepad with the case name, key facts, and points of law explained. Then just plaster your wall(s) with them. Constantly seeing the cases can really help. Case Name This works simply because youre going to be seeing the case names several times a day for several months. Is there a case you always have trouble remembering? Stick it to something in your house or room that you can associate with it. If you can't remember Pepper v Hart stick it to your pepper pot. If there is a case which doesn't have a physical object in then try some more advanced association in which the object only rhymes with the case. So for Hunter v Moss you could associate "moss" with dental Key Facts Point of Law "floss". They don't even need to be in your house. Just pick something that you love to associate with. So if you like KFC you should remember Saunders v Vautier by linking "Saunders" with "Sanders". Just don't put down Sanders v Vautier! Form a study group Forming a study group can be the difference between a pass and a fail. That's not just for you too, the whole group can massively increase their grade by working together. There are just so many benefits. You can. - Share notes, study tips, and ideas. - Learn class material faster and easier. - Make new friends and network with other students. - Check you're ll getting the points of law correct - Motivate each other. Just think about it - when you start revising no one person is going to know everything. You all hold part of the puzzle to exam success. Usually you'd have to revise hard and find the other pieces of the "puzzle" to complete your knowledge, but in a study group someone can explain a point of law to you there and then. This I. saves you time and a. reinforces the point of law in your classmates head. Explaining something to someone helps you understand it better yourself. Get enough sleep! "There is substantial evidence that during sleep, your brain is processing information without your awareness and this ability may contribute to memory in a waking state." This is a quote by Kimberly Fenn and highlighted in the Journal of Experimental Psychology. So you can't just work, work, work. Your brain needs time to rest and process everything you've learnt during the day. This is also the reason why doing all of your revision over a short period of time doesn't work. Sleep is a major part of learning. As well as that there is the very basic point that when we're tired we feel very unmotivated and unable to concentrate. You can read the same page 10 times but take nothing in. When you're like that there's not much point even revising - your brain is closed for business. So it's crucial to get a really good nights sleep before your exams in particular. If you dont then even your oldest and dearest friend caffeene may not be able to save you. StudyingLaw.co.uk

Exam Revision Tips for Law School

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Some tips on how to best prepare for your law school exams. Revision techniques, foods you should eat and sleeping patterns.

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