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twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48...
Mint Skinny Woman Church
  05/03/05
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twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
Why 31 and a half?
laughsome property kitty cat
  05/03/05
He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or somethin...
Mint Skinny Woman Church
  05/03/05
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twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How...
Mint Skinny Woman Church
  05/03/05
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twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is m...
mischievous galvanic locus
  05/03/05
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twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
I didn't see that.
mischievous galvanic locus
  05/03/05
Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the...
twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
does everyone go the library and cheat?
Big Nighttime Place Of Business
  05/03/05
I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone pro...
floppy copper point
  05/03/05
Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.
Big Nighttime Place Of Business
  05/03/05
Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you...
mischievous galvanic locus
  05/03/05
"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to ...
alcoholic beta plaza
  05/03/05
At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the i...
mischievous galvanic locus
  05/03/05
Not that I know of.
twisted electric business firm son of senegal
  05/03/05
It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the r...
Mint Skinny Woman Church
  05/03/05
So why wouldn't they do that?
Big Nighttime Place Of Business
  05/03/05
Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don...
vivacious idiotic rehab generalized bond
  05/03/05
Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get a...
Mint Skinny Woman Church
  05/03/05
True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 othe...
vivacious idiotic rehab generalized bond
  05/03/05
Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might ...
mischievous galvanic locus
  05/03/05
having more people with you can only help you
Big Nighttime Place Of Business
  05/03/05


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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691630)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM
Author: Mint Skinny Woman Church

They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48 hr, or 2 wks. On average, expect to the page limits to be about 10-15 double spaced pages.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691651)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:53 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691667)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: laughsome property kitty cat

Why 31 and a half?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691682)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:55 PM
Author: Mint Skinny Woman Church

He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or something.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691692)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691697)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Mint Skinny Woman Church

Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How many questions is that?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691686)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:57 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691714)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic locus

Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is more frustrating than long ones, really.

For an 8 hour exam I usually write ~10p.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691699)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:58 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal



(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691719)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic locus

I didn't see that.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691800)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal

Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the course for its length I suppose.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691831)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: Big Nighttime Place Of Business

does everyone go the library and cheat?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691700)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM
Author: floppy copper point

I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone probably do the trick. but everyone is competitive and A's are few and far between so collaboration is probably rare.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691729)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:06 PM
Author: Big Nighttime Place Of Business

Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691805)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:09 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic locus

Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to hear in the style that he wants it written. You can't 'collude' to achieve that.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691848)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM
Author: alcoholic beta plaza

"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to hear in the style that he wants it written"

I don't know about that. At my TTT it seems to be "whoever can cram the most issues into the page limits wins." If that's the case, some collusion could definitely skew the grades. X has issues that Y doesn't have. Y has issues that X doesn't have. They include each other's issues and they both win.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2692005)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:27 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic locus

At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the issues. Analysis and polish is what bumps you up, especially in an upper-level course.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2692026)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM
Author: twisted electric business firm son of senegal

Not that I know of.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691733)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:07 PM
Author: Mint Skinny Woman Church

It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the right answers." 10 B students working together will pull a B+ if they're lucky.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691818)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM
Author: Big Nighttime Place Of Business

So why wouldn't they do that?

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691842)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:20 PM
Author: vivacious idiotic rehab generalized bond

Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don't see how you could possibly do that and still produce 10 distinctly unique essays.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691957)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:22 PM
Author: Mint Skinny Woman Church

Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get away with it.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691977)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM
Author: vivacious idiotic rehab generalized bond

True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 other people, and you notice one more, you're going to screw the curve and yourself by sharing it.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691998)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM
Author: mischievous galvanic locus

Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might pull an A.

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2691993)



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM
Author: Big Nighttime Place Of Business

having more people with you can only help you

(https://autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=175585&forum_id=2#2692004)