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First year reflections?

We got some of our first year students together to talk about what it's actually like being a law newbie. Watch the videos of the roundtable to see if they can set your mind at ease and give you some tips. (Watch the videos in order, from left to right!)

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See if you can identify with these fears!

Listen to Verity, Matthew, Ali, Abeer and Clare talking about their reflections at the end of their first year on the LLB. Vanessa also chips in with her reflections from a final year point of view.

Learn about:

• The study'
• Independence
• Being a mature student
• Going from full-time work back to education

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How do you prepare for lectures and tutorials?

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Verity tries to convince us that law isn't dry at all....

The wisdom of sharing the workload with your friends.

The joy of heated debate in tutorials.

The scourge of the non-contributing peers.

The fun of being able to think independently for once!

Scared about speaking out in tutorials?

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This clip covers the following:

Man up!

Are you contributing?

Quiet in tutorials?

Should lecturers pick on students for answers?

Why choose City?

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Trendy?

Location?

Employment prospects?

My friends went there?

Is the LLB what you thought you would be?

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Hear about what's been tough, what subject has lit Verity's fire and how many other disciplines form part of the study of law.

Toughest challenge in the first year?

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Resisting the Saddlers Bar?

Reading hundreds of pages per week?

How much support did you receive from the Law School?

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The students talk about the help they received during their first year...

What was important to them?

What made a difference?

What do you think about Lawbore?

blah blah blah

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How did you cope with your first experience of a lecture?

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A massive thanks to Verity Coutts, Matthew Toms, Ali Gokal, Abeer Sharma, Vanessa Crook and Clare Norris. They gave freely of their time to help new law students - thanks guys:-)