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May 19, 2005
Things I wish I had written on Law School Exams...
For my Securities Regulation final (a class I took pass/fail), “Professor, I know you have 115 finals to grade in two days. FYI, I am taking this course pass/fail. It’s fine with me if you want to stop reading at this point.”
For any exam question which had that “stumping” quality to it, “Professor, I’ve enjoyed your class immensely, but even you’ve got to admit that this particular question is total bullshit.” In the alternative, the following might work: "After rereading this particular question several times, it’s become obvious to me that this is a trick question. Thus, my official answer is: 'Question does not relate to subject matter of course in any possible way. Any person who thinks otherwise is living in fantasyland. Don't you agree?'"
For almost any take-home exam (these are absolute nightmares), “When you said this take-home exam was written as a normal, in-class three hour exam, were you blatantly lying to us or is your perception of reality simply so skewed at this point in time that you’re completely unaware of just how delusional you’ve become?”
