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greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48...
Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath
  05/03/05
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greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
Why 31 and a half?
blathering ocher persian
  05/03/05
He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or somethin...
Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath
  05/03/05
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greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How...
Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath
  05/03/05
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greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is m...
Swollen macaca
  05/03/05
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greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
I didn't see that.
Swollen macaca
  05/03/05
Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the...
greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
does everyone go the library and cheat?
Poppy Gaping Hospital
  05/03/05
I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone pro...
Erotic abode gay wizard
  05/03/05
Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.
Poppy Gaping Hospital
  05/03/05
Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you...
Swollen macaca
  05/03/05
"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to ...
Sexy boyish crackhouse mediation
  05/03/05
At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the i...
Swollen macaca
  05/03/05
Not that I know of.
greedy pozpig
  05/03/05
It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the r...
Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath
  05/03/05
So why wouldn't they do that?
Poppy Gaping Hospital
  05/03/05
Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don...
walnut fragrant heaven pisswyrm
  05/03/05
Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get a...
Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath
  05/03/05
True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 othe...
walnut fragrant heaven pisswyrm
  05/03/05
Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might ...
Swollen macaca
  05/03/05
having more people with you can only help you
Poppy Gaping Hospital
  05/03/05


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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM
Author: greedy pozpig



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM
Author: Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath

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: greedy pozpig



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: blathering ocher persian

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: Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath

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: greedy pozpig



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath

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: greedy pozpig



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: Swollen macaca

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: greedy pozpig



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





Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM
Author: Swollen macaca

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: greedy pozpig

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: Poppy Gaping Hospital

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: Erotic abode gay wizard

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: Poppy Gaping Hospital

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: Swollen macaca

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: Sexy boyish crackhouse mediation

"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: Swollen macaca

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: greedy pozpig

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: Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath

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: Poppy Gaping Hospital

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: walnut fragrant heaven pisswyrm

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: Shimmering Beady-eyed Public Bath

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: walnut fragrant heaven pisswyrm

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: Swollen macaca

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: Poppy Gaping Hospital

having more people with you can only help you

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