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LaraB
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As far as the stuff re: appealing and everything - i can see why they're hesitant to say anything since there are formal procedures in place... at least if your appeal succeeds though you get refunded the application feedude01 said:
so apart from inconvenience and frustration you lose pretty nothing which is good As far as law exams - i dunno... i guess, as long as you do the work most weeks ( i won't say every week because i dont, i don't even read all the readings before exams whoops
) and turn up and pay attention and take notes in class, you should be fine. If you at least attempt in bullet point form seminar questions it really helps cause it highlights the relevant law which makes your exam notes more to the point and it helps ensure that you know what the important principles and rules are.You need to make sure if its an open book exam that you don't "rely" on your notes when possible, and also that your notes are ordered well and succinct - eg flow chart style so you move from one logical legal argument to another.
Doing practice questions may be helpful - i personally don't as i always end up behind before exams so i personally find it more valuable to spend time organising and reading notes instead - but some peopl efind that really helpful, particularly if you can get a teacher or a friend to look over it who did well in a unit previously.
Above all - don't rely on bought or borrowed notes from oteh rpeople - it's likely to impinge on your ability to understand the concepts as you may start to memorise and regurgitate rather than understand the principles behind certain laws and outcomes.
That and people lie about their marks all the time so you may think you're getting HD quality stuff but really you're getting P or C quality stuff.
In exams - use sub headings as much as possbile if its a problem question - makes it easier for teh marker and helps you make sure you cover all the areas of the question.
Don't reiterate the facts unless its necessary to do so, likewise don't regurgitate the law, apply it - sounds silly i know but it often feels like you're applying the law but to a marker you're just stating a principle and tacking on the question behind it
Some teachers have "model answers" so you can always ask for those too
That's all i can think of - it's pretty generic stuff, but i have no idea what you lose marks on, as neither do you since they never like showing us our exam papers
but hope its helpful 
