Hey!
So I have exams pretty soon... I'm talking like the first 2 weeks of next month... I bought the legal studies notes from you guys when I came to the lectures and I've also written my own notes for Human Rights (which is the first topic my class did). I don't know if it's wise to continue writing out my own notes as well as studying from the Notes I bought... Would that be a waste of time? Or would it be useful because I'm almost explaining everything to myself?
Thank you!
Hey! I hope you're finding the notes you purchased to be helpful! Your exams certainly are soon!
My approach to studying for Legal, which wasn't really intentional but kind of just happened this way, was writing and re-writing notes. I'd move them from my computer to palm cards, to A4 paper, adding little bits each time or ignoring the things that I know off my heart and aren't important details, etc. So I think perhaps it would be beneficial for you to create a new set of notes, combining your notes and the notes you purchased. I found that writing things out, even if directly from a textbook, made me question "do I actually understand this enough that I could re-word it?" and when I knew I couldn't find a way to put it in my own words and simplify it for my new set of notes, I knew it was a point I had to work on.
If you're looking to create a sacred one-stop-shop for your notes, then combine your notes with the notes you've purchased. Else, you could just add sticky notes to the notes you've purchased with your new cases, little ways that help you remember things, and so on.
Alternatively, you could stop right now and start with palm cards. You can give yourself a palm card per dot point to write down the most important things to know. This way, you're forcing yourself to collate the information in the purchased notes, with your textbook's information, and your own notes, to create a succinct resource in your own style! Personally, I'd take this last approach, it suits my own study style of trying to be succinct and critical of what I do and don't know.