Go for it, Andrew…
Dear Diary,
One week to go.
One week until the moment we’ve all been waiting for.
It’s almost here.
What this entire summer has been spent building towards…
Will The Dark Knight Rises make more money in its first weekend than The Avengers?
Aha! I did not see that coming, and yes, I have been waiting a long time to see that movie. (Will they have a moment of silence before each screening for Heath Ledger/the Joker?)
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In other news, the Bar Exam is also only one week away. As a result, I’ve been fortunate enough to witness yet another occurrence of what I like to call the “Library Effect.”
Look, I know, it’s not as catchy as “The Butterfly Effect,” but I’m working on it. Hey, and at least it doesn’t star Kelso. Seriously Demi, you’re better off without him. He’s a Punk’d. Haha, get it, punk’d. You know… because Ashton Kutcher was the host.
I know it’s not funny, and I know that reference is like eight years late, but I’m on diary entry number nine. NUMBER NINE. Say that again. NINE. I’ve done the same thing for the LAST NINE WEEKS! What else am I supposed to talk about?
/Rant. Feel better, Andrew? Moving on…
Anyway, the “Library Effect,” according to its technical definition, is the term to describe what happens in a law school library as exam day closes in. I’m a library studier. I study in the library. While in law school, if I had mid-semester studying to do, I went to the library. Thus, when exam time came, it wasn’t surprising that I studied… in the library. What was surprising was how many other people suddenly also decided to study in the library.
Suddenly, when exam time hit, the only way to learn anything was to have a study carrel in the library, a reusable grocery bag full of snacks, two water bottles, an iPod, and a computer logged into Facebook at all times.
(And to all the internet trolls, yes, I know. Anyone who studies, let alone opens a book, prior to two days before the exam is a tool.)
The Bar Exam, however, takes the “Library Effect” to a whole new level. For eight weeks, I saw the same four people in the library. In the same four locations. Nary a reusable bag of snacks in sight. But last week… anarchy. Snacks, water bottles, and iPods. Everywhere. The library was filled. The Bar Exam is at hand. No matter how you have studied for the previous eight weeks, there’s only one thing to do two weeks before the Bar Exam. Go to the library, log on to Facebook, and update your status to read: just can’t wait until the Bar Exam is over. Studying in the library sux
(Again, yes, I know. Anyone who studies prior to two weeks before the Bar Exam is a tool. Or went to a TTT school. And probably both.)
Hang in there folks. And maybe consider purchasing an iPhone instead of an iPod. IPods are so passé.
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We are giving Jeanette, Nathan, and Andrew next week off so that they can get ready for the bar exam, and we will see them on the other side.
Disclosure: This series is sponsored by Themis Bar Review, which is an ATL advertiser.