Congratulations! You survived your first semester of law school. Winter break is around the corner. All you can think about is hot chocolate, snowboard trips and raging with your best friends from home, right? Wrong. Let’s put the break on those fantasies for a moment because if you only have a few short weeks, (only 2 in my case), then you have to have a game plan so that you walk into Spring Semester of 1L prepared. Yes I know grades for Fall aren’t out yet, but no matter, if you want to be on top percentage of your class here are the top 5 things you should do over break:
1. Order all your Spring Semester books from Amazon. I mean immediately, like right after you walk out of your last final. You don’t want to walk into the first day of spring semester with the Amazon stock still sold out, the school bookstore still sold out, and the library having all copies of you first week’s assignments also checked out. Do it now.
2. Order supplements for Spring Semester classes.
3. Skim through those supplements before the first day of class.
4. Find any 2Ls that have had your professors before. If you’re lucky they’ll share their outline with you. If so, make a mental note to send them a thank you not and a Starbucks gift card after the semester.
5. I’ve saved the best for last. Now that you have gotten these few minor but important chores out of the way, it’s time to rage, relax, or do anything but think of your last semester’s Finals!
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