How to Balance School Studies with CLAT Prep

Balancing between preparing to the Common Law Admission Test (CLAT) and attending school can become a tightrope-walk. They are equally important as both school exams determine your general performance in academics, and CLAT determines your admission to the best law schools. It takes intelligent planning, schedule management, and effort to achieve a balance between the two. It can be done in the following way.

1. The Realistic Study Plan

A good laid down schedule is the initial measure in striking a school-CLAT preparation balance. Always keep in mind that you do not aim at studying more but studying smart. Break up your day into definite periods of school studying and CLAT preparing. An example is that during weekdays, more attention can be given to subjects in school, whereas on weekends, practice tests and CLAT mock exams can be given. There should be no long, unplanned study hours, which can burn them out, shorter but concentrated ones are much more productive.

2. Combine Your School Coursework with CLAT Prep

Interestingly, most of the things you were learning at school are the same as CLAT sections. The English grammar, reading and logical thinking abilities are naturally developed as a part of a regular school assignment. Despite the fact that even subject areas such as history and civics assist in establishing good foundation of the General Knowledge and Current Affairs section. Realizing these overlaps will help you decrease the amount of extra pressure in studying and prepare adequately to both.

3. Making Current Affairs a Daily Habit

Current affairs is one of the areas that need to be given attention in CLAT. Rather than having the news one day in a week, it should be part of your everyday life. Read such newspapers as The Hindu or Indian Express to get any reliable information and pay attention to national, legal, and international news. Online resources and monthly digests of current affairs can also be utilised to revise in a short period of time. It is not only a good habit in CLAT but ensures that you are ready to go and feel confident in group discussions or interviews in future.

4. Look at Eternal Principles, Not Recitation

CLAT is more of a test of the power of analysis than the memorization power. Whereas school exams may treat the candidate to memorization, CLAT questions require logical reasoning and understanding. Thus, the next time you study, whether school or CLAT, you should attempt to make sense of the concept behind whatever you are studying instead of learning by heart. You will also be able to solve mock-tests and past papers to help you speed up and be more accurate in solving problems.

5. Take Care of Your Well-being

Juggling two hectic timetables may be a health risk. Make sure that you sleep well, eat well and take brief breaks between study periods. You can improve your concentration and decrease stress even in 30 minutes of physical activity or meditation. Keep in mind a clear mind works far better than one that has just worked or been working.

Conclusion

It all depends on discipline, planning and consistency to balance academic life in school and CLAT preparation. With wise time management and determination, you will be able to achieve the two without having detrimental effects on your psychological health.

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