Who recommended Getting to Maybe?

2 people have recommended Getting to Maybe in the interviews, articles and reading lists we track, including Nick Szabo. Each name links to their full reading list.

Is Getting to Maybe worth reading?

2 people we track recommend it. It is best for: 1L (first-year law student) in the first semester trying to move from memorization to exam essays—this helps reshape how you read hypotheticals and frame answers before you start timed practice.; A law-school tutor or study-group leader preparing students for doctrinal exams—useful for explaining why nuance and issue-spotting matter and for changing students’ answer habits.; A returning student transitioning from multiple-choice-heavy undergraduate exams to open-ended law exams—good for re-training expectations about how graders reward analysis over a single 'right' result.. It may not suit: You’ll likely put it down when the early chapters lean into educational theory and pedagogy rather than giving immediate, step-by-step exam scripts—this is the common drop-off point.; Annoying if you prefer drill-and-repeat study: the book is not a source of timed practice exams or answer banks and lacks extensive hands-on drills.; Lose interest if you want quick templates or mnemonic tricks—its focus is on changing thought patterns, not handing out exam formulas..

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Getting to Maybe: Recommended by 2 People

Name: Getting To Maybe
Author: Richard Michael Fischl

Professors Fischl and Paul explain law school exams in ways no one has before, all with an eye toward improving the reader's performance. The book begins by describing the difference between educational cultures that praise students for "right answers" and the law school culture that rewards nuanced analysis of ambiguous situations in which more th...