Comments on: Law students reveal their worst ever essay feedback

By: Oz Barrister

Oz Barrister — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 08:45:20 +0000

In the late 1980s at uni I wrote an essay about how the (then) new technique of identifying people using genetic testing, from blood, semen etc, in Criminal Law, would change the whole system . I presented it to blank looks from my classmates, and the feedback from my law Professor was that it was too obscure and would never have any practical legal application. I reminded him of it years later when I ran into him. 34 years later, I specialise in medical law as a barrister.

By: NQ

NQ — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 13:15:19 +0000

Always remember, after getting a mid 2:1 in a 1st year course course, getting literally no feedback. Asked for some feedback as this was 1st year and I got (something along the lines of) ‘as you got a 2:1, you don’t need feedback’. Cheers boss.

Also remember querying whether the graduate student who marked my paper actually had read my essay. Lecturer didn’t take that kindly, but the feedback was not correlated to my essay whatsoever. Jokers. I love EU law – especially when studying it during BREXIT 🙂 /s

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 26 Jun 2024 06:45:17 +0000

Not degree related but teaching observation feedback. I’ll paraphrase. ‘Session could have been enhanced by use of a SMARTBOARD. (The organisation didn’t possess one). Ironically, the reviewer had no qualification in Education where I have a Post Grad.

By: I went to law school and all I got was this exam mark

I went to law school and all I got was this exam mark — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 21:46:37 +0000

In reply to Singh. You got feedback?

By: Van der Beek

Van der Beek — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 17:16:06 +0000

I passed Equity and Trusts with 65% by pretending to sound like I knew what it was all about and writing “Vandervell” a lot.

By: Singh

Singh — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 13:53:43 +0000

The worst feedback I’ve gotten was scoring a 69% not understanding how I missed 1% for a first on criminal law and had an entire paragraph I wrote highlighted with the tutor feedback ‘ok’ – ?????

By: Not at DWF, thankfully

Not at DWF, thankfully — Tue, 25 Jun 2024 11:40:02 +0000

I always find it interesting that a lot of lecturers gained a 2:2 themselves in their law degree, and then you see such feedback…