<html class="apple-mail-supports-explicit-dark-mode"><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">People use outlines differently depending on their studying and test taking strategies. I personally used them as aids for facilitating recall of important information like elements of a tort or crime. The trick to it for me was to familiarize myself with the whole outline to the point where I could recite it not quite word for word but close enough to convey the meaning. What would help from there would be condensing it further and further to the point where you\u2019re not really looking at the material itself but the shorthand that allows you to recall the information with the fewest words possible. Some folks took this strategy to the extreme, such that the first thing they did when starting the test was to duplicate their abbreviated outline from memory, basically turning it into a giant mnemonic device.</div><div dir="ltr">If you have an outline though when you take a practice test, you can see what you recall from memory and then consult the outline to quickly fill in the blanks. Going through that a few times can create associations between the types of question you are likely to encounter and the material in your outline, which hopefully helps promote recall in the actual testing environment. This was just how things worked for me and other people I studied with. YMMMV.</div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Dec 27, 2025, at 2:30\u202fPM, omar duncan <oduncan821@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">\ufeff<div dir="auto">Got it cool thanks </div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And how would you use your outline would you use the outline for just plain studying and also answering essay questions and multiple </div><div dir="auto">Choice questions and using the outline as you do essay and multiple choice test prep as a point of reference while doing test prep?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">And after doing the initial outline prep would you ever add onto it or revise it as you continued on?</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Best,</div><div dir="auto"><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container" dir="auto"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 10:58\u202fAM Aser Tolentino <<a href="mailto:agtolentino@gmail.com">agtolentino@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">If I had it to do all over again, I\u2019d try to set aside time at the end of each chapter: so there\u2019s enough time for the material to develop context but not so much as to risk forgetting details. I think the core should start with the professor\u2019s slide decks if you have them, or the syllabus if not. Then class notes and finally the reading or your case notes if you need the clarification.<br>
Our study groups used Word so there was commonality. Just to show how long ago I was in class, we used Facebook group chats to coordinate and check each other\u2019s understanding of key points. I\u2019d use Discord for that now I guess. LOL<br>
I preferred using heading levels with bulleted lists for most content and numbered lists for things like necessary elements or multi-part tests.<br>
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> On Dec 27, 2025, at 1:35\u202fPM, omar duncan via BlindLaw <<a href="mailto:blindlaw@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">blindlaw@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> <br>
> \ufeffHey Aser good morning.<br>
> I hope all is well. That\u2019s a good start. I Hope you had a nice holiday for<br>
> Christmas Day.<br>
> <br>
> Around how early would you start outlining? And how often did you outline<br>
> and lastly how exactly did you outline?<br>
> <br>
> Did you do subheading and headings and underline and bold to indicates<br>
> level and organization of the material as well as the importance and<br>
> significance.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Also, on what platform did you do outlining? Was it a word processor or<br>
> another application?<br>
> <br>
> Lastly, what sources and materials do you refer to to compile and organize<br>
> your outline? Did you use class notes, PowerPoint, and supplements and<br>
> study aids or lectures and stuff like that?<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> I Appreciate some insights On your outlining process. Thank you for your<br>
> attention, time, and Assistance.<br>
> This guidance and insight will definitely help me out next semester<br>
> To be honest I did not do a very good job without lining this semester that<br>
> just finished, but I think I did all right, but I don\u2019t want to make it a<br>
> habit to not do outlining. I need to do outlining and I can appreciate any<br>
> advice or insights you are able to provide.<br>
> Thank you for your attention and have a great new year. Please get back to<br>
> me when you can.<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> Best,<br>
> <br>
>> On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 9:16\u202fAM Aser Tolentino via BlindLaw <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:blindlaw@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">blindlaw@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>> I\u2019d have started outlining way earlier so I could spend more time<br>
>> memorizing the outline or doing whatever prep with the outline already<br>
>> committed to memory. I did more bullet points than actual briefing or<br>
>> highlighting. I graduated fifteen years ago, so back then K1000 was still<br>
>> in active development. Having the book saved to KES format was handy<br>
>> because moving through the book was super fast with that interface and I<br>
>> did assigned reading with a preliminary skim as fast as I could get through<br>
>> the material. That way I got a quick high-level view of what we were<br>
>> covering and could decide on what to take away from the cases. Case books,<br>
>> the good ones at least, trim the opinions down to just the points that are<br>
>> relevant to the author\u2019s intended teaching objectives.<br>
>> My biggest point of advice has nothing to do with tech, but more on the<br>
>> whole experience. Get to know your classmates. Make friends and develop<br>
>> support structures: if you\u2019re lucky, those will be the same people.<br>
>> <br>
>> On Sat, Dec 27, 2025 at 11:02\u202fAM Nate Appledorn via BlindLaw <<br>
>> <a href="mailto:blindlaw@nfbnet.org" target="_blank">blindlaw@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>> <br>
>>> Greetings all,<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> I will be starting law school this fall and was wondering if you had to<br>
>> do<br>
>>> it all over again, what would you do differently? I was thinking in<br>
>> regards<br>
>>> to accommodations or what software or services you found helpful or would<br>
>>> have found helpful.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> I was also curious as to what alternatives you have found useful instead<br>
>> of<br>
>>> rainbow briefing or writing a case brief for every case in the text.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> If anyone has an accessible copy of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure<br>
>>> and Evidence they would be willing to share, I would greatly appreciate<br>
>> it.<br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> <br>
>>> All the best,<br>
>>> <br>
>>> Nate Appledorn CP<br>
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