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Thursday, Nov 27 2014

Hey guys! Just wanted to say how amazing this site and the growing community are. It's difficult to maintain personal relationships when you're spending so much time studying for this test while still gambling with work and school. It's definitely nice to read the experiences of others and seeing how everyone overcomes various obstacles.

As for meditation, I looked into this a couple months ago and found a great handbook on vipassana meditation online. It's a short read that will get you on a path to proper meditation. I'm not sure if I can legally post the direct link on these forums (don't want to get myself or the amazing JY into any trouble), but the name of the book is "Mindfulness in Plain English". It's structured a bit like a handbook rather than a philosophy behind meditation.

I've been doing it for a couple months now and I think the most amazing thing about meditation is that your self awareness just sky rockets. I'll be doing a reading comp section and suddenly I realize I'm not paying attention to the text, but rather thinking what's for dinner. That realization becomes more evident and consistent as time goes on. I catch my mind drifting so much! Meditation has definitely helped making me realize it.

I definitely recommend you guys read the book. Let me know what you guys think! :)

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edgar674
Thursday, Oct 16 2014

Thanks for sharing! I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one freaking out. Non test takers just look at me like I'm crazy about this stuff

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Monday, Nov 03 2014

Nothing would test my stress more than listening to bane read out the test instructions! :D

Proctors: All the proctors were really nice and courteous. The only issue we had in our room was that a lady miscounted the people in the room... twice!! We had to sit there an extra ten minutes for them to figure out what the heck what going on.

Facilities: The building is beautiful (restrooms and testing rooms). Nothing to complain about here.

What kind of room: Law Classrooms

How many in the room: I don't remember the exact number, but it was in the range of about 20 - 30.

Desks: The desks were in good condition and pretty sturdy. They are the standard long desks a few people share as they face toward the front.

Left-handed accommodation: N/A

Noise levels: Other than the other people sitting around you? Nothing out of the ordinary... except I had a guy blowing his nose every 5 min...

Parking: Parking is a breeze. It's right next to the building. I'm actually not sure if I had to pay for parking, but I did it anyway. It was $5, the last thing I wanted to worry about that day was whether I had to pay for parking.

Time elapsed from arrival to test: About 30 min.

Irregularities or mishaps: I briefly mentioned this part above.

Other comments: Nope.

Would you take the test here again? Sure!

Date[s] of Exam[s]: Dec. 7th 2015

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