  I'm getting good at this posting every other day thing. Maybe someday I'll graduate to every day. Probably not. We took a practice exam today in our Academic Skills Workshop. It was a Criminal Law Hypo (from our actual professor) that had a ton of issues in it. Rape, murder/manslaughter/negligent homicide, transferred intent, larceny/burglary/robbery, conspiracy, and more.
All in one hypo. The difference between this exam and the real one is that we got to use our notes--the real exam is closed book. Listening to everyone's reactions afterwards was quite entertaining. Some people looked like they wanted to cry. Others were comparing their answers to their neigbors. One guy said he wanted to go get hammered. Personally, I wanted to go to the library and not leave for the next three weeks. Just put the dogs in a kennel, forward my mail, and bring a blanket--live, eat, sleep, and study in the library. And this is coming from someone who spends hours a day studying. I can't imagine how the people who don't feel. I think that the general consensus is that we have a LOT to learn in not a lot of time. It was definitely an eye-opener.
It also made me realize that I spend too much time worrying about being prepared for class. What was important for this exam was not the holding of the Brown case or the facts of the Sherry case, but the substantive law--the rules, elements, etc. Sure, it's nice to throw in a case reference, but you don't have to memorize every line from every case. I need to get over this fear of being called on so I can get on with my exam preparation.
We'll see if that happens. 
