Outline class notes or obtain an outline from a student on Law Review.

Stay on a budget to minimize your student loans.

Take advantage of your professor's office hours and visit him/her.

Sign up with Barbri or a comparable bar exam preparer during your first year of law school to gain access to review materials which can help you prepare for your law school final exams.

Don't be misled into thinking you don't have to study as hard for an open book exam as a closed book exam.