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Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48...
Misunderstood black woman
  05/03/05
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Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
Why 31 and a half?
milky galvanic corner becky
  05/03/05
He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or somethin...
Misunderstood black woman
  05/03/05
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Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How...
Misunderstood black woman
  05/03/05
...
Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is m...
Marvelous Sex Offender
  05/03/05
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Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
I didn't see that.
Marvelous Sex Offender
  05/03/05
Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the...
Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
does everyone go the library and cheat?
insanely creepy ticket booth
  05/03/05
I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone pro...
Sickened garrison newt
  05/03/05
Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.
insanely creepy ticket booth
  05/03/05
Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you...
Marvelous Sex Offender
  05/03/05
"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to ...
Frozen bateful pistol
  05/03/05
At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the i...
Marvelous Sex Offender
  05/03/05
Not that I know of.
Garnet racy fat ankles
  05/03/05
It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the r...
Misunderstood black woman
  05/03/05
So why wouldn't they do that?
insanely creepy ticket booth
  05/03/05
Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don...
big unhinged wagecucks address
  05/03/05
Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get a...
Misunderstood black woman
  05/03/05
True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 othe...
big unhinged wagecucks address
  05/03/05
Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might ...
Marvelous Sex Offender
  05/03/05
having more people with you can only help you
insanely creepy ticket booth
  05/03/05


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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM
Author: Misunderstood black woman

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:53 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: milky galvanic corner becky

Why 31 and a half?

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:55 PM
Author: Misunderstood black woman

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Misunderstood black woman

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:57 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: Marvelous Sex Offender

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:58 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM
Author: Marvelous Sex Offender

I didn't see that.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: insanely creepy ticket booth

does everyone go the library and cheat?

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM
Author: Sickened garrison newt

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:06 PM
Author: insanely creepy ticket booth

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:09 PM
Author: Marvelous Sex Offender

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM
Author: Frozen bateful pistol

"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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:27 PM
Author: Marvelous Sex Offender

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:59 PM
Author: Garnet racy fat ankles

Not that I know of.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:07 PM
Author: Misunderstood black woman

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:08 PM
Author: insanely creepy ticket booth

So why wouldn't they do that?

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:20 PM
Author: big unhinged wagecucks address

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:22 PM
Author: Misunderstood black woman

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM
Author: big unhinged wagecucks address

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.

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:24 PM
Author: Marvelous Sex Offender

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

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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:25 PM
Author: insanely creepy ticket booth

having more people with you can only help you

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