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NUSL Library Past Exams + HG Exam Instructions

Hemanth C. Gundavaram

See Canvas page for the module of my past Immigration Law exams. Those will be available towards the end of the semester.

Here are sample instructions for one of my Immigration Law exams:

NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW

IMMIGRATION LAW [TERM AND YEAR]
PROFESSOR HEMANTH GUNDAVARAM

FINAL EXAM: 4.5 HOURS

  1. Please write your exam number, NOT your name, on your answer. If you are in doubt about your exam number, please check with your proctor.

  2. Please also write your exam number on the exam itself. Exam questions must be turned in along with your answer.

  3. Please write “Immigration Law,” “[Term and Year],” and “Professor Gundavaram” on the front of the answer.

  4. If possible, type your answers. Otherwise, if using bluebooks, write your answers legibly in pen on only one side of each page and then number each bluebook on the front. For example, if using two bluebooks, please write “1 of 2” on the first, and “2 of 2” on the second.

  5. Exam answers must be written in the assigned classroom only.

  6. Please remember that you are on your honor to not discuss this exam while taking it, or after the exam with anyone who may have to take this exam at a later date.

  7. You may use the casebook, the INA or copies of the INA with any notes written in them, any of my handouts or documents from the coursebook, and your notes/outline. No other materials, such as commercial outlines or treatises, may be used.

  8. The exam is 4 1/2 hours. Carefully read the instructions and only answer the specific questions asked. If you assume facts, they should be consistent with the fact pattern.

  9. Consider the time/weight of each question. And remember when writing that it is about quality, not necessarily quantity. But do not just provide the answer to the question; also provide the reasoning for your answer and relevant citations. For the multiple choice/short answer questions, you should provide a few of sentences of reasoning for your answer.

  10. A preview of the questions below:
  • Question #1 – Essay (39 minutes – 16%)
  • Question #2 – Essay (39 minutes – 16%)
  • Question #3 – Essay (39 minutes – 16%)
  • Question #4 – Long Essay (75 minutes – 31%)
  • Question #5 – Multiple Choice/Short Answer (16 minutes – 7%)
  • Question #6 – Multiple Choice/Short Answer (16 minutes – 7%)
  • Question #7 – Multiple Choice/Short Answer (16 minutes – 7%)
  • TOTAL: (240 minutes – 100%)
  • Plus 30 minutes to review

NUSL Library Past Exams + HG Exam Instructions

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