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What to do with the couple weeks before BarBri starts

Many people are now within just weeks before they start the "hell" that is otherwise known as studying for the Bar.  A lot of people that I know compared it to law school finals time except that it lasts 11 weeks or so. 
Make no mistake about it, it is hard to maintain a finals sort of energy level for 11 weeks but it is by no means impossible or something that will kill you.  You know, the aged-old saying, "what doesn't kill you will make you stronger"?  Well, get ready to get stronger.

Notecards

I've found it really helpful to make one 3x5 index card for each case I read. I put the name, court, date, etc. on the front along with one line on the holding. On the back, I put the facts, any tests applied, and important language from the opinion. I always leave space to add anything the professor says in class that I forgot to note, and it's helpful to have the card during class in case I get called on. For me, the process of synthesizing a case into one notecard helped me to really grasp the holdings. Also, I never needed to re-read the casebook when studying for finals. If the final is open book, I separated the cards by doctrine/topic (i.e.

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