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

431: Quick Tips -- Improving Your Grades After a Disappointing First Semester


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Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're talking about bouncing back and resetting your law school trajectory after a disappointing semester. We discuss how to diagnose when and where things went off course last semester, and we suggest strategies for avoiding making the same mistakes again. We also talk briefly about how to take advantage of academic support resources at your law school and when to reach out for additional help. 

In this episode we discuss:

  • Steps for diagnosing the problem(s) with the way that you studied last term
  • How to approach your professors and TAs about disappointing grades
  • Developing and sticking to a weekly study schedule
  • Helpful resources available at your law school
  • When and where to look for additional help

Resources:

  • Tutoring for Law School Success (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tutoring-for-law-school-success/)
  • Emanuel Study Aid Series (https://aspenpublishing.com/collections/study-aids-emanuel-series)
  • Examples & Explanations (https://aspenpublishing.com/collections/examples-explanations)
  • Improve Your Second Semester Law School Grades! (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/join-second-semester-reboot-law-school-camp/)
  • Tips for Second Semester Success in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/tips-second-semester-success-law-school/)
  • How to Bounce Back If Your Grades Were Disappointing (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/how-to-bounce-back-if-your-grades-were-disappointing/)
  • Podcast Episode 79: Making the Most of Your Second Semester in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-79-making-second-semester-law-school/)
  • Podcast Episode 226: Bouncing Back Second Semester in Law School (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-226-bouncing-back-second-semester-in-law-school/)
  • Podcast Episode 373: Not Happy with Your First Semester Law School Grades? How to Do Better in the Second Semester (w/Nicola Rossi) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-373-not-happy-with-your-first-semester-law-school-grades-how-to-do-better-in-the-second-semester-w-nicola-rossi/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-431-quick-tips-improving-your-grades-after-a-disappointing-first-semester/)

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Thanks for listening!

Alison & Lee

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