Do social skills trump pure study?
Feb. 27th, 2005 07:52 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
vicarzToday I went to a class in the middle of the day to make up for the silly snow day. Our Sunday class interrupted a study group of people I sort-of know. I asked about it, it turns out they all brief different cases from the section, lessening the burden on all of them. They also form an outline throughout the course as a team. I told them "No wonder I can't do better on the curve." Their joke back was "You don't know how we did - you might not have done worse." Fair enough, but their action is reducing their workload.
Still, I know a girl who was in a group (she gave me a very important outline that really made my con-law grade. I only got a B [flat] but I fear w/o it I might have done worse). She found that on exams she did better on the parts that she outlined herself. I do everything, and I do it myself. I read and brief every case in advance. I attend every class. I do my own outlines, and prep for exams. The only conspirator I work with is a friend-girl with whom I swap notes etc. when either of us misses a class. Once again, I'm not sure if what I have is a strength or a handicap. I suppose it is what I make of it.
Still, I know a girl who was in a group (she gave me a very important outline that really made my con-law grade. I only got a B [flat] but I fear w/o it I might have done worse). She found that on exams she did better on the parts that she outlined herself. I do everything, and I do it myself. I read and brief every case in advance. I attend every class. I do my own outlines, and prep for exams. The only conspirator I work with is a friend-girl with whom I swap notes etc. when either of us misses a class. Once again, I'm not sure if what I have is a strength or a handicap. I suppose it is what I make of it.
