Exams

[donthaveanickname]

**** is starting to get serious for me.
I'll start with written exams in German tomorrow morning.

 

[donthaveanickname]

So I'm done with the written exams, now I'll have to wait some more weeks until I know the results.
Oral exams will start next Friday.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Done.

 

[Hotrod]

Fun isn't ? LOL. Keep it up and good luck!

 

[be9ak7ts16]

**** is starting to get serious for me.
I'll start with written exams in German tomorrow morning.

I’m late, way to go.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Fun isn't ? LOL. Keep it up and good luck!

It actually was fun.
I had five exams within five weeks that are supposed to be stressful, but I actually enjoyed it.
The only subject I was worrying about was Maths. I don't know the results of the written exams yet but I'm sure I got at least enough points to pass.
The math exam was like...

 

[Hotrod]

It actually was fun.
I had five exams within five weeks that are supposed to be stressful, but I actually enjoyed it.
The only subject I was worrying about was Maths. I don't know the results of the written exams yet but I'm sure I got at least enough points to pass.
The math exam was like...

Way to go! Sounds like you were prepared !

 

[donthaveanickname]

Way to go! Sounds like you were prepared !

I'll see how well I was prepared when I get the results on Thursday.

 

[Hotrod]

I'll see how well I was prepared when I get the results on Thursday.

Let us know ! Fingers crossed for you.

 

[donthaveanickname]

It's been a while since I got the results but I somehow forgot to post them here.

I ended up graduating with a 2.3 average which was also the average result of the 58 students (out of the 61 who tried) that graduated at my school.

For grades 11+12 there is a special points system where you get 0-15 points on the tests and exams.
In the final exams, I had 9 points in German and English, 7 in Maths, 14 in Politics/Economy and 13 in French.
I have to say that I was expecting a little more in German and English but the 7 points in Math were a phenomenal result for me.

Next week I am going to start the next chapter, which is law school. I am going to attend Martin-Luther-University in Halle, which is about 2 hours from here.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Just arrived in Halle. Our inauguration ceremony was scheduled for tomorrow but it will be exclusively on YouTube.
I'm not even sure if I'll be able to watch it because our introduction events were supposed to start directly after that ceremony and it looks like they're still going to take place as planned.

 

[PeopleAreStrange]

Are you German, or an American living abroad in Germany?

If you're German, how did you get into American auto racing?

 

[donthaveanickname]

Are you German, or an American living abroad in Germany?

German

If you're German, how did you get into American auto racing?

It was better than European auto racing.

 

[donthaveanickname]

After a semester of college that was almost exclusively online, I think I would've done something different if I had known that it would get this bad.

However I passed two of the three tests I wrote so it could still be worse.

 

[Hotrod]

Thanks for the update ! Overall , it sounds like you are moving in the right direction.
Hopefully you are still excited about the subject matter and enjoy putting the
new knowledge in your head. Keep getting those passing grades, this lock down wont last
forever.

 

[StandOnIt]

After a semester of college that was almost exclusively online, I think I would've done something different if I had known that it would get this bad.

However I passed two of the three tests I wrote so it could still be worse.

Hang in, it will get better. Over here anyway I swear some of the entry level classes are designed to thin the herd. What probably sucks is that you don't get to talk to other students to find out which profs are pains in the ass and should be avoided if possible.

 

[donthaveanickname]

this lock down wont last forever.

I sure hope so

Overall , it sounds like you are moving in the right direction.
Hopefully you are still excited about the subject matter and enjoy putting the
new knowledge in your head. Keep getting those passing grades

Thanks, unfortunately I failed my test in criminal law but I'll have a second attempt on that test Friday.
Passing 2 of 3 tests on the first attempt was honestly better than I expected.

Hang in, it will get better. Over here anyway I swear some of the entry level classes are designed to thin the herd. What probably sucks is that you don't get to talk to other students to find out which profs are pains in the ass and should be avoided if possible.

Yeah, they're doing pretty much the same here. IIRC, someone said they expect about half of the 500 law students to graduate.

I didn't really get to talk to anyone on the campus at all, the next semester will be from April 12 to July, hopefully we'll get some in-person events by June.

 

[Hotrod]

Thanks, unfortunately I failed my test in criminal law but I'll have a second attempt on that test Friday.
Passing 2 of 3 tests on the first attempt was honestly better than I expected.

Ok, good. Second attempts always work out better. You have plenty of time to prepare.
The secret I learned about studying for tests is the flash(index) card method. Write a question on one side
and the answer on the other. It may take you a few hours to make the cards but once you get them done
stop for the nite. Then the next day , do nothing but read the cards over and over again for 2 straight hours, then stop.
The 3 rd day , start trying to memorize the answers - for 2 hours, then stop. Then the next nite or 2 before the test ,
make sure you can answer all the card answers by memory. This worked for me from high school through college, and I even used this
method when I was in my late 40's and had to put a lot of info in my head to pass OSHA certification tests
for my profession. Criminal Law must be fun stuff. I took Business Law in college and really liked it. The one
thing I can remember about that class is making sure you knew what the names of the precedent
setting case names were and the type of law they were connected with or responsible for.
So , GOOD LUCK!

 

[donthaveanickname]

Ok, good. Second attempts always work out better. You have plenty of time to prepare.
The secret I learned about studying for tests is the flash(index) card method. Write a question on one side
and the answer on the other. It may take you a few hours to make the cards but once you get them done
stop for the nite. Then the next day , do nothing but read the cards over and over again for 2 straight hours, then stop.
The 3 rd day , start trying to memorize the answers - for 2 hours, then stop. Then the next nite or 2 before the test ,
make sure you can answer all the card answers by memory. This worked for me from high school through college, and I even used this
method when I was in my late 40's and had to put a lot of info in my head to pass OSHA certification tests
for my profession. Criminal Law must be fun stuff. I took Business Law in college and really liked it. The one
thing I can remember about that class is making sure you knew what the names of the precedent
setting case names were and the type of law they were connected with or responsible for.
So , GOOD LUCK!

Some in my former school always used the card method to prepare for tests. I have never used it so far but I am considering to try it for future tests.
It'll take a few weeks until I get the result of the second criminal law test, the professor did a zoom call with us to discuss the first test so I know what my mistakes were. Hopefully I was able to improve upon it.

 

[donthaveanickname]

At least the tests will be in-person this time.

 

[Greg]

I think on-line courses are tougher with no real professor. Some material is virtually impossibile for anyone to get right on a test and a real professor in my experience would wave those questions.
I remember one problem that I literally worked on for an entire vacation day that I still couldn't solve.
The teacher told us when we got to class that after reviewing the question he was going to give everyone credit or at least not count the wrong answers against us.
I wasn't completely satisfied I am sure I burned more energy than anyone else on that problem, but still it was better than some on line program that wouldn't recognize the issue.

 

[donthaveanickname]

I think on-line courses are tougher with no real professor. Some material is virtually impossibile for anyone to get right on a test and a real professor in my experience would wave those questions.
I remember one problem that I literally worked on for an entire vacation day that I still couldn't solve.
The teacher told us when we got to class that after reviewing the question he was going to give everyone credit or at least not count the wrong answers against us.
I wasn't completely satisfied I am sure I burned more energy than anyone else on that problem, but still it was better than some on line program that wouldn't recognize the issue.

I think the biggest issue is the lack of social contacts with other students.
Sometimes you won't understand something a professor says, a fellow student might be able to explain it to you better.

 

[donthaveanickname]

We finally had our first full-capacity in-person class yesterday.

Tomorrow is gonna be the first class in US law.

 

[Hotrod]

I remember my law class in college, it was the first time I ever said or heard of the word "tort".
Knew all about it after the semester.

 

[donthaveanickname]

"tort" as in torture?

 

[Hotrod]

"tort" as in torture?

Haha.... you will find out.

 

[donthaveanickname]

One of our profs actually made a Jacques Villeneuve joke yesterday.

 

[rd45usa]

We finally had our first full-capacity in-person class yesterday.

Tomorrow is gonna be the first class in US law.

Is that Admiralty Law or Constitutional Law?

 

[donthaveanickname]

Is that Admiralty Law or Constitutional Law?

The latter. I had to google what Admirality Law is.

 

[Hotrod]

We finally had our first full-capacity in-person class yesterday.

Tomorrow is gonna be the first class in US law.

Are you still in law school ? If so , how much more left to go ?

 

[Greg]

**** is starting to get serious for me.
I'll start with written exams in German tomorrow morning.

I think that's the way it is by geography. Here in America our test are written in English.

 

[donthaveanickname]

Are you still in law school ? If so , how much more left to go ?

Thanks for asking. Yep, I'm still in law school and I got three more years to go.
Unfortunately all but two classes are back online again, and have been for more than two months. At the beginning of the semester I was optimistic that it would be somewhat close to normal this time. The profs are allowed to do in-person classes but they just won't do it.
The next tests will be in February. Not sure yet if online or in-person.

I think that's the way it is by geography. Here in America our test are written in English.

I took you 21 months to come up with that

 

[Hotrod]

Thanks for the update ! Keep busting those books and case studies !

 

[donthaveanickname]

Maybe I should post another update.
We're required to do three months of internship at courthouses/law firms etc. during our studies.
In September/October I had my first internship at a county courthouse and at the end I felt like I learned more in one month at the courthouse than I did in two years at college.
The theory is important but what really matters is how stuff works in real life.