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swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
They vary substantially, spending on whether it is 8, 24, 48...
hateful charismatic pit pervert
  05/03/05
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swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
Why 31 and a half?
Buff outnumbered state
  05/03/05
He probably took a word limit and divided by 250 or somethin...
hateful charismatic pit pervert
  05/03/05
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swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
Holy shit, that's a fucking lot. That's beyond bullshit. How...
hateful charismatic pit pervert
  05/03/05
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swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
Many of my profs have insanely short word limits. This is m...
navy laughsome principal's office doctorate
  05/03/05
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swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
I didn't see that.
navy laughsome principal's office doctorate
  05/03/05
Sorry. Thanks for your input. It makes my exam par for the...
swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
does everyone go the library and cheat?
curious gay wizard
  05/03/05
I'm sure some do. No need for the library, AIM and phone pro...
bright thriller generalized bond school cafeteria
  05/03/05
Ok, but 5 people colluding could horde all the As.
curious gay wizard
  05/03/05
Law school exams just don't work that way. To get an A, you...
navy laughsome principal's office doctorate
  05/03/05
"To get an A, you have to write what the prof wants to ...
electric church
  05/03/05
At my school just to hit the curve you have to get all the i...
navy laughsome principal's office doctorate
  05/03/05
Not that I know of.
swollen range elastic band
  05/03/05
It isn't like math, where "that smart guy has all the r...
hateful charismatic pit pervert
  05/03/05
So why wouldn't they do that?
curious gay wizard
  05/03/05
Unless you had a fairly long time period for revising, I don...
yapping puce rehab
  05/03/05
Also, there is way too much backstabbing for people to get a...
hateful charismatic pit pervert
  05/03/05
True. If you know you have all the issues spotted by 9 othe...
yapping puce rehab
  05/03/05
Collective action problem. Each thinks on his own he might ...
navy laughsome principal's office doctorate
  05/03/05
having more people with you can only help you
curious gay wizard
  05/03/05


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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:50 PM
Author: swollen range elastic band



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:52 PM
Author: hateful charismatic pit pervert

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: swollen range elastic band



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: Buff outnumbered state

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: hateful charismatic pit pervert

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: swollen range elastic band



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:54 PM
Author: hateful charismatic pit pervert

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: swollen range elastic band



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 9:56 PM
Author: navy laughsome principal's office doctorate

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: swollen range elastic band



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



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Date: May 3rd, 2005 10:05 PM
Author: navy laughsome principal's office doctorate

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: swollen range elastic band

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: curious gay wizard

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: bright thriller generalized bond school cafeteria

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: curious gay wizard

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: navy laughsome principal's office doctorate

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: electric church

"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: navy laughsome principal's office doctorate

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: swollen range elastic band

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: hateful charismatic pit pervert

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: curious gay wizard

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: yapping puce rehab

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: hateful charismatic pit pervert

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: yapping puce rehab

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: navy laughsome principal's office doctorate

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: curious gay wizard

having more people with you can only help you

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