<p>I wrote out longhand EVERY WORD my professors said in law school and then transcribed it into an outline EVERY DAY. I also kept up with all the readings. Some folks like study groups, for me, they mostly just made me VERY nervous. I preferred to hang out with other grad students in different fields and found law students very stressed and stressful.</p>
<p>I agree that being well-rested and knowing the material and professor well was very important for doing well in exams. I didn’t type any of my exams, as typewriters were something else that could malfunction. If you write fairly legibily, it’s fine to write in longhand. There weren’t computers that we could use for exams, so it was longhand or a cumbersome typewriter.</p>
<p>After a while, it became clear to me that I was working as hard as I could for a B+ or having a good school/life balance for a B-; I ended up learning the material well and having a good school/life balance. I have no regrets.</p>