Practice Exams

[Nikolaw]

Hi everyone. Recently got accepted to Osgoode and I was hoping to take a look at some previous exams to help plan my study strategy for the first semester, but I haven't been able to find any on the library website. Does anyone know if they post them and, if so, how I might go about finding them?

[omigone]

They do! You'll need to wait until you create your Passport York account. After which, you can access the exam archive here. From what I understand, they haven't assigned the sections and have not made the 1L timetables just yet. Exams and evaluation methods can vary greatly from prof to prof and there's also not much you can really do to prepare at this point. With that being said, browse away! Welcome to Osgoode!

[Nikolaw]

Thank you! I have my Passport York account already so this is great. I know I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but hoping that just looking through the exams will make me feel a little more comfortable with them. I really appreciate it!

[FellowTraveler]

1 hour ago, Nikolaw said:

Thank you! I have my Passport York account already so this is great. I know I'm getting a bit ahead of myself but hoping that just looking through the exams will make me feel a little more comfortable with them. I really appreciate it!

It won't. If anything, it's likely to do the opposite.

You do you, but for any other admits reading: do not look at law school exams in July. The only possible result is extra stress. Don't look at law school exams in October, tbh.

[itsme]

3 hours ago, FellowTraveler said:

It won't. If anything, it's likely to do the opposite. 

This is the right answer. 
 

Further, for most professors they’re a very limited resource and best used under something approximating exam conditions. 
 

Looking at them too early erodes their value when you actually want to write them as a proper practice exam.