Academic Enhancement Program
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| Nicole Price, Esq View bio |
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| Josh Cooper, Esq View bio |
Our Mission: The Student Affairs Office wants to ensure that our students succeed by offering workshops throughout the year that address common issues of law school life. No matter what your grades are or how well you feel you're doing in school, there's something for every student in this program. These workshops are about the tangible changes you can make outside the classroom to improve your class work, study habits and overall well-being during the stressfull years of law school.
These workshops have been designed and created specifically for the students of BU Law by Nicole Price and Josh Cooper. Not only do they have years of experience working in Student Affairs at BU Law, but they're both attorneys as well. They've gone through the rigors of law school and have used these experiences plus their expertise to make this program as useful and practical as possible for first-year students. If you're interested in contacting Nicole or Josh or learning more about them, see workshop schedule and useful links below.
| schedule for 2009 - 2010 |
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Fall Semester: Friday, September 25, 2009 - Perception versus Reality of Law School and Knowing your Learning Style Description: Friends and family have told you all about law school. You've watched every movie about law school from The Paper Chase to Legally Blonde. But what's the reality of law school life? More importantly, how can distinguishing between these perceptions and reality change your experience? Come learn the differences and find out about the reality of law school at BU. Did you know that being aware of your learning style you can be more successful with your studying? Did you even know that there were different learning styles at all? Join us to understand the different ways we perceive information and how armed with this knowledge you can better plan your note taking, class preparation and study habits to be more effective students. - presented by Nicole Price and Josh Cooper Handouts: 5 Key Realities About Law School |
Friday, October 9, 2009 - Time Management and Class Preparation/Study Habits Description: Every law student looks at their schedule the first time around and says, 'Wow, do I have a lot of free time. Getting all my work done should be easy.' Little do they know that it is never that easy. Yes, in law school you have fewer assignments but there is actually more to do. Law students must plan how to structure their time to prepare cases for each class, studying and outlining for exams, and getting every other aspect of day to day life in there. It's a lot harder than one might expect. On top of that law school is very different from both your time as an undergraduate and as a graduate student for any other graduate degrees you might have. In this presentation we will be going over useful advice for class preparation that is specific to law school. - presented by Nicole Price and Josh Cooper Handouts: Class Preparation Tips Guidelines for Weekly and Semester Management Plans (Hamline U. Law) |
Friday, October 16, 2009 - Outlining your Classes and Exam Preparation Description: Outlining a course is not necessarily about the finished product but about understanding the material as you proceed through the creation of the outline. As it relates to your exam preparation, this is something that must be happening throughout the entire semester, not just at the end. In this presentation you will hear from a panel of upperclass students who will share their experiences on outlining and how they prepare for exams starting with the beginning of the semester. - student panel moderated by Josh Cooper and Nicole Price Handouts: Outlining Tips and Examples |
Friday, October 30, 2009 - Stress Management Description: Stress management could almost be an alternative name for law school! Sometimes students aren't willing to admit that they're stressed, others don't even know that stress is effecting them. The goal of this presentation is to help you recognize signs of stress in your own life and that of others - you have to help out your fellow classmate too! Along with finding these signs we'll also give you advice on how to cope and information on resources that can help you minimize any stress that you may have no matter how large or small. - presented by Gina Wolcott of Lawyers Concerned for Lawyers along with Josh Cooper and Nicole Price Handouts: Coping Self Statements |
Friday, November 6, 2009 - Exam Taking Description: Each professor is going to have their nuances about their exam and what they expect of you. What this presentation is about is giving you general advice on how to prepare for your exams as well as advice on taking and preparing for the exam for each specific professor. Today you will hear from upper class students who have had your professors when they were 1Ls. They will share their experiences to ensure that you have a better understanding on ways to succeed in your exams. Handouts: Exam Taking Tips |
Friday, November 13, 2009 - Business Etiquette Description: Handouts: Professional Etiquette Guide |
Spring Semester: TBD - Dealing with your Grades and Jobs Description: |
TBD - Student Panel; Correcting our Mistakes Description: |
TBD - CDO panel? Description: |
| useful links |
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GENERAL ADVICE/HELP BU LAW - past exams and course evaluations Online Academic Support Program for Law Students Advice to First Year Law Students - article from FindLaw.com CLASS PREPARATION How To Read a Legal Opinion - from Professor Orin Kerr, George Washington University School of Law Outlining - from Berkeley School of Law STRESS MANAGEMENT Stress Management and dealing with its sources - from Florida State Law Stress Management Information - from Suffolk University School of Law TIME MANAGEMENT Time Manamgement - from Villanova Law EXAM PREPARATION Do's and Don't of Exam Preparation - from Chicago-Kent College of Law How To Approach and Take a Law School Examination - from Professor Elizabeth Garrett, University of Southern California Writing Law Examinations - from Professor John Langbein, Yale Law School IRAC for Exam Taking - from Berkeley School of Law Exam Taking Tips - from Berkeley School of Law |