A: Law school exams, like the Spanish Inquisition, are designed to dispatch a significant percentage of examinees to perdition. Given this, Dr. of Law would be more concerned if you weren’tanxious. On the positive front, studies have shown that a little anxiety is actually a valuable ally in spurring peak performance in everything from sports to cognition. On the other hand, if your heebie-jeebies progress too far past the butterflies stage — and it sounds like yours have — the problem can definitely impair your performance. It also could be a sign of more serious trouble.
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