Waxing After Exercise

Planning the Preparation for Written

C. Planning

first Compliance

First, I read a book on the preparation without the Rep, because I was looking for something to support my decision. My choice was "honors - the way to successful self-examination" by ter Haar, Lutz, Wiedenfels. Very helpful both in my suggestion to find confirmation of my decision, and for the actual planning, because the book contains a sample learning plan and include recommendations on how to create a corporation.



second Exam Date select

Second I determine when I wanted to write the latest exam. But I counted backwards: On D-Day I wanted to at least begin the clerkship. Before that you need to price regularly several months waiting time (Caution:. The waiting times vary from strong to OLG OLG information on waiting times can be found on the pages of OLGs and on sites like http://www.juristenkoffer.de/rechtsreferendariat/laenderuebersicht.htm ). Applications can be only if you have the certificate examination, which must be run according to the oral examination before. The Oral held in NRW in the fifth month after the last exam, so I counted back from there five months. As a precaution, I built up a small buffer and laid out three possible exam months. Finally, I wrote down when I had to register for the exam in question months later than the exam. I was so about 17 months preparation time up to the exams, which went well for me.



third Stratification / free shot or not?

point three was quickly decided: I would not
stratification.
a) My test anxiety is always about the same, no matter if I sing an aria in front of 500 people or read from a short three paragraph must, with less fear than three was six exams so not to be expected. In fact, I experienced it as rather distressing corresponding to write all exams in one block. Better be excited only once ...
b) In addition, I had made in the study of the experience that I, if I only had a technical preparation is needed, not better-performing, quite the opposite.
c) Finally, I hoped for the simultaneous learning for all three areas of law synergies and additional insights. So it did.



4th Rough classification

point four - the rough draft. Since I would not stratification, I had a total of about 17 months in order for the six exams learn. I shared in three phases: Phase 1
: about eight months developing the substance
Phase 2 deepen about five months, the fabric and fill any gaps
Phase 3: about four months, the fabric repeat
This rough planning was in retrospect makes sense. The biggest weakness of the classical preparation models I see is that you usually a whole year is busy trying to work out the fabric for the first time, at least in rep many fail to meet even at this time to rework the current in each case the same material. Correspondingly, gaps to be filled later, and it has at the same time less preparation time for repeat and deepening. This disadvantage is partially offset by treating a part of the fabric even when dealing with cases in the rep several times. On the other hand like me in my planning is particularly good that the substance in any event three times by chewing, not even Klausurenkurs and AG considered. In retrospect, I would also shorten the development phase rather in favor of another repeat passage of six months.



5th Details

step five - the detailed planning
the start of the exam preparation, I put on 1 September 2008 set. The August I used to plan the development phase in detail and I otherwise nice rest.

So I was going:
My first hand was for the perfect legal education law, which can be found online among others. There is listed in some detail what it takes of the exam and whether knowledge is deepened or required only a glance and what exactly that means.

the relevant § 11 JAG NRW me I copied a file. In the file I noted in a table first, influenced by the sections and chapters of the laws concerned, the relevant sections, for example, "BGB - § § 116-144, declaration of intent".

counted as a second from me, how much time I would have. I was at six Learning days of the week, namely 8 x 50 minutes, so 40 hours per week that at these times:
8:30 to 9:20 9:30 to 10:20 10:40 to 11:30 11:40 -
12:30 15:00 to 15:50 16:00 to 16:50 17:10 to 18:00 18:10 to 7 p.m.
It was important to have set aside sufficient breaks; that arose as a useful out. The plan was for me to create as good, but I was then but often undisciplined, to keep me because I started later and took a longer lunch break and learned to be longer in the evening. My experience is that it is not worth investing energy, order as to force anything. As long as you can do that day's work, everything is okay.

had to withdraw from the 40h I:
- 4h AG
- 4 hours for the AG-preparation (which lasted longer if I had to prepare a case, but shorter, if someone else had put the case)
- from 7th Month, the time for the Unirep-course exam (exams and write reviews)

led the rest, added together, the time that I had to work out the fabric. I distributed this time roughly in civil law, criminal law and NC, at a ratio of 3:2:1. This ratio has also subsequently fitted approximately. I also aiming for sub-areas (criminal AT / BT, SchuldR / SachenR ...) at very roughly, as I did in relation to each other weights respectively.

Well I went to the library and picked out the books that I wanted to work in time, the Detterbeck as administrative law AT and Looschelders for Obligations AT, AS scripts for corporate and government organizations, inhibitors scripts for administrative law BT . For every book I had to estimate how many pages I read 50 minutes per well and "to paint colorful" would create (usually 5-10).

With the books on the table, I pulled out my list of the test material and wrote to each segment, on how many pages He was treated in the selected textbook and how many units of 50 minutes I would need for it. In doubt, I rounded on more important issues (rape, murder, sales law) to generously and held less important (IPR ...) scarce.

This was done most of the work already. I now resembled the list of how many units I need for what would, from my rough schedule for the part of law. To my delight, came out almost exactly the targeted conditions.

Finally, I created on the basis of a detailed weekly schedule, which required me exactly at which half the day I would read the chapters in which book. Here I changed from week to week between civil law and ER / criminal law.

Warning: This I would subsequently manage less severe. You can just create the detailed plan, with no data, then completely read the mood takes you exactly what an interesting moment. Experience has shown that is namely, when one law may in itself fairly and teaching material has chosen that one is nice, at some point also get in the mood to hate subjects. If it is paying attention to keep around to the time constraints and always nice check off what you have been treated, you have gone through in the end, all the material once, but it has in the entire time only deals with issues that a just interested! This is not only pleasant but also more efficient because when an issue is a positive attitude, you are also more receptive.

This was so my learning plan for the first few months. On the revision or consolidation phase, I wanted my first worry when it was time. I also recommend, because if you an overview of the material and has a bit more learning experience, one can determine more appropriate to what you want to add more depth or substance and how the repetition of the sense.

On 1 September, I started happy with the preparation. Although discipline and routine is not my strengths , it haute out about. The gaps in between me and were still attracted attention, I was in "Phase Two" close.



6th Learning

has worked well for me:

- read textbooks and lecture notes.
It always starts with an overview of the book, then give the upcoming section. This looks to be the contents, the preface, and simple browsing. Connecting read paragraph by paragraph. After each paragraph, pause for a moment: What were the relevant information in this section? Can I as them in the Format - take "question answer"? If a dispute or a legal opinion presented? Can I divide the argument for me makes sense?

- the learning materials colorful paint. This step has
helped me in three respects. First, I had
busy reading my hands. Secondly, I have
if I my application a second time at hand, took my bearings much better. Third, it was
sometimes the proof that I had something but probably read before, even though I had forgotten it since then.

- Use Act.
lasts a little longer, but worth it: Just every law mentioned in the learning materials, open and read. Often it is found that the author has written off only the legislation. It can also classifications or schemes quickly noted, for example, that you go through for the admissibility of claims before the Federal Constitutional Court, only the Federal Constitutional Court Act, from front to rear needs or that the conditions for the disturbance of the basis of complete in § 313 BGB and to some extent superfluous, extra elements as "factual element", "hypothetical element" and "normative element" to memorize.

- summarize material.
I have great Part of the material summarized in his own words, partly as a "FAQ", some in the form of scripts. These records are never finished, but when I take it again at hand, I am often surprised what it says it all. The work has given me joy - it's fun to structure the material itself, encountering problems of understanding to resolve these disputes just stands prepare exam ... Good times.

- learn by heart. Long
not great need for alone for a periodical repetition in the AG or the exam course is shaped in much. I have only really seriously in the two months before the exams and the week before the oral definitions by heart learned also some schemes that had I not impressed, for example, for the review of dismissals in employment (including warnings).
Those who are very brave, may record your definitions and then listen while jogging or walking. Otherwise, do flash cards ...
I found useful, that I for the admissibility of an action for rescission and obligation rather a kind of early walk had thought through my town. Since then the town hall were the complaints, the District government, the opposition procedure, the post office, the period at VGH and OVG the two jurisdictions, the home appliance store they found the proper legal action in the window, and in the car park the legal interest. Too much I would not want to remember with this technique - too expensive. But if you ever get in trouble with a scheme has, it can be a good way, in two senses.

- Repeat, repeat, repeat .
repetitio est mater Studiorum, the spell wears out, unfortunately, due to repeated bending not so right. The repetition also has beautiful sides, namely when the second or third working through a topic at last the penny drops. Finally sits down the puzzle together, we mean a connection or can remember a fight - that's also a bit happy ...