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bright hall new version
  05/03/05
They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48...
Mewling Place Of Business Theater
  05/03/05
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bright hall new version
  05/03/05
Why 31 and a half?
Burgundy station foreskin
  05/03/05
He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or somethin...
Mewling Place Of Business Theater
  05/03/05
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bright hall new version
  05/03/05
Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How...
Mewling Place Of Business Theater
  05/03/05
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bright hall new version
  05/03/05
Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is m...
Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution
  05/03/05
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bright hall new version
  05/03/05
I didn't see that.
Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution
  05/03/05
Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the...
bright hall new version
  05/03/05
does everyone go the library and cheat?
stimulating telephone hominid
  05/03/05
I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone pro...
Charismatic sienna sanctuary
  05/03/05
Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.
stimulating telephone hominid
  05/03/05
Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you...
Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution
  05/03/05
"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to ...
Chocolate Adventurous Theatre
  05/03/05
At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the i...
Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution
  05/03/05
Not that I know of.
bright hall new version
  05/03/05
It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the r...
Mewling Place Of Business Theater
  05/03/05
So why wouldn't they do that?
stimulating telephone hominid
  05/03/05
Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don...
vibrant dilemma
  05/03/05
Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get a...
Mewling Place Of Business Theater
  05/03/05
True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 othe...
vibrant dilemma
  05/03/05
Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might ...
Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution
  05/03/05
having more people with you can only help you
stimulating telephone hominid
  05/03/05


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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM
Author: bright hall new version



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM
Author: Mewling Place Of Business Theater

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: bright hall new version



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Burgundy station foreskin

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: Mewling Place Of Business Theater

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: bright hall new version



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Mewling Place Of Business Theater

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: bright hall new version



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution

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: bright hall new version



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM
Author: Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution

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: bright hall new version

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: stimulating telephone hominid

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: Charismatic sienna sanctuary

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: stimulating telephone hominid

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: Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution

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: Chocolate Adventurous Theatre

"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: Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution

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: bright hall new version

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: Mewling Place Of Business Theater

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: stimulating telephone hominid

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: vibrant dilemma

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: Mewling Place Of Business Theater

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: vibrant dilemma

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: Cerise Gaming Laptop Institution

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: stimulating telephone hominid

having more people with you can only help you

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