In one hour and thirty minutes, I will be swept up in an epic battle against a business law final. While at the beginning of the semester, I might have had delusions of obtaining victory, my goal now is merely to survive.
As a self-professed nerd, I'm usually a little bit excited to take tests. While I complain about them excessively and have my fair share of exam anxiety, I'm a bit of a junkie for the thrill. There's something strangely exciting about getting the chance to show off how much you've learned from reading that 1400 page casebook and attending class all semester. This test may be the first one in my life that I've honestly dreaded entirely.
Every self respecting law exam is in an essay format, which gives you a lot more room to show off what you do know, without having to focus too much on the things that you don't. Business Associations, however, culminates in a three hour exam of short answer questions - the cruel kind.
Take, for instance, this sample question from an actual final my teacher gave a few years ago:
"John says shareholders should be glad that, in setting executive compensation, directors are not permitted to be wasteful. What do you tell him?"
The correct answer? "He's wrong - salaries are reviewed under the business judgment rule and will be overturned only if they amount to waste"
Double Ugh...
