Podcast Episode 67: Mid-Semester Law School To-Do List

Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast. Today we’re running through your mid-semester to-do list to ensure you’re where you need to be before it’s too late.

Mid-semester is the time when reality sets in for most law students. Whatever is going on – midterms, sniffles, boredom – it’s time to focus on the end goal and get serious about preparation. Here’s what you need to be doing, now.

In this episode we discuss:

• How you should handle the next 7-8 weeks
• The importance of deep work in the second half of the semester
• Setting up your study calendar
• Getting ready for finals
• Ways of tracking your time if you’re not sure how it’s slipping away
• Searching for a summer job as a 1L (you can start Dec. 1)
• Avoiding distractions and battling procrastination
• How to do a self-check-in
• Where to go for help
• Stress management techniques and staying healthy
• How to manage your personal relationships, especially around the holidays and exams

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Resources

• Having an October Freakout? Of Course You Are!
• The October Freakout
• Your Mid-Semester Reality Check
• How to Make a Useful Law School Outline
• Dealing With Self-Sabotaging Behavior in Law School
• Fast, Healthy and Cheap Meals in Law School
• Toggl

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