The Law School Toolbox Podcast: Tools for Law Students from 1L to the Bar Exam, and Beyond

043: Getting Mentally Prepared to Start Law School

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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today we’re

talking about how to get mentally prepared for the challenges of
starting law school. These challenges might be academic in nature,
or more personal. Luckily, there are techniques you can use on any
type of challenge to ensure you’re moving forward and keeping
things under control.

Not sure what you really need to be worrying about this summer?

Tune in and find out!

In this episode we discuss:

  • Is law school really that challenging? 
  • Handling the volume of work you will see in law school
  • The importance of time management
  • How to plan your schedule
  • Ariel's tip for finding self-motivation after a tough day
  • Why mindset matters and failure is OK
  • The importance of self-reflection
  • Getting a support network in place before a crisis
    • situation
  • Planning ahead for difficult situations

    • Resources:

    • The Rise of Gentleman's As and the GPA arms race (https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/the-rise-of-the-gentlemans-a-and-the-gpa-arms-race/2016/03/28/05c9e966-f522-11e5-9804-537defcc3cf6_story.html)
    • Mindset- The Key To Success in Law School Podcast (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-1-mindset-key-success-law-school/)
    • The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown (http://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1461348008&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Gifts+of+Imperfection)
    • Rising Strong by Brene Brown (http://www.amazon.com/Rising-Strong-Bren%C3%A9-Brown/dp/0812995821/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1461347962&sr=1-1&keywords=Rising+Strong)
    • Mindset by Carol Dweck (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0345472322/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0345472322&linkCode=as2&tag=lawschtoo-20&linkId=WWLQ67H3M3IHO4NT)
    • What Grit Looks Like in the Classroom (http://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2015/07/what-grit-lookslike-in-the-classroom/399197/)
    • Take
      • an Exam With Us Podcast (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-22-take-exam-us/)
    • Start Law
      • School Right Course (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/start-law-school-right/)
    • Free Start Law School Right Workshop (http://lawschooltoolbox.com/join-the-free-start-law-school-right-workshop/)

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      Enjoy! And best of luck starting law school!

      Alison & Lee

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