To type or not to type....

That is my question.

Hello from the zone of danger-

My first exam is next Wednesday.  So this weekend is chalk full of studying and trying to remain sane. (I have so far avoided the plague- I have to keep swallowing it down when I start to talk to other law school students about law school.... It is hard to remain polite to people when all I am thinking is I really don't want to talk about this!)  So far, I have been pretty chill.

In order to prepare for exams, not only do I have to study, but also I need to decide if I want to type or hand write my exam.  

Majority of law students type their notes on their laptops in class.  I am in the select minority that still uses a pen and paper to take notes. The benifit to writing out notes for me is that I  retain more information.   Typing always makes me feel like I am on auto pilot. Also, my computer give me the internet which gives me access to Facebook- if you all know me well, I have extreme focusing issue: if I stop paying attention to the professor, I might never start again. So far, my writing had helped me retain my information, but should I write out my exam and be uber- old school.  

I downloaded the exam software they require us to use if we are typing.  It is nice that has stopwatch to let you know how much time is in the exam as well as gives you alerts for the last hour, 15 minutes, and 5 minutes.  They apparently have safety features in the program if your computer crashes too so that you don't have to worry about your test going Buh-Bye. Also I can write faster if I type.  I won't have to worry about the internet or Facebook since it locks us out from every other application on your computer so that students can't look at their outlines in the middle of the exam or IM for answers.  Also, I will only need to focus on my computer since I do not need to pay attention to a lecture.  

I think I am going to join the digital age and type my exams.  Seems logical.

Please send my laptop happy vibes :-)