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ALEXANDER OKERE
Published 13 March 2021
Chinwekele Alli, currently a master’s student at Peking University School of Transnational Law in China, tells ALEXANDER OKERE how she surmounted the challenges she faced in the Nigerian Law School and graduated with a first class, a feat she could not achieve as an undergraduate
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graduated with a first class at the Nigerian Law School, Kano Campus, despite making a second-class upper division at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Akwa, Anambra State. What did you do differently in law school?
When I started law school, I had the mindset that people did not excel in law school because of the large curriculum and also the anxiety that comes with the Bar final examination. Therefore, I tried to avoid as many distractions as I could. I had to put a lot of things on hold and did not engage in as many extra-curricular activities like I did in the university. I also tried to avoid distractions from home by staying in the school environment during my externship period. Attending lectures was mandatory and I tried to listen attentively in class and take notes. I also made my personal notes which were a mixture of different recommended textbooks and my class notes.