Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More…

Steve Schwartz
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Stressed about applying to law school? Looking for that *something* to provide an edge when your LSAT scores and GPA aren't enough to set you apart? Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged shares insights on everything law school admissions – personal statements, diversity statements, LSAT prep, recommendation letters, and more. This show is for you if you're looking to craft law school applications that will showcase your strengths and maximize chances of law school admission. Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com

  1. 10h ago

    October 2026 LSAT Predictions

    Since August, test takers have been reporting the same thing. They open Reading Comp on the LSAT and recognize a passage from an older test. So I tracked every passage test takers reported across more than 2 years of tests and scored which ones look due back for October. These are my calls, in 3 tiers, with a place to practice each kind of passage. Most of these won't show up, and I say that in the video. The pattern beats a random guess, and that's all it does. A match on test day tells you to treat that section as scored. Then you do the passage fresh, like you've never seen it. LR is 2 of your 3 scored sections, so we cover that too, plus what to do between now and test day. Practice free: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/drill/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_content=yt-drill-oct26-predictions (The October banner at the top opens 2 sets: Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension.) Chapters 0:00 The passages I think are coming back 2:49 How LSAC has reused passages since 2018, and how I made the list 6:24 Which old tests they're coming from 8:30 Most likely 11:37 Possible 14:03 Long shots, and 5 passages LSAC has tried out 16:26 LR: score inflation, numbers vs percentages, and 13 LR long shots 20:58 My number 1 call 22:14 If you recognize a passage on test day 23:22 Your last few days 24:37 The 6 questions I get most 25:45 The October drill sets Start the 2 free October drill sets at https://www.unpluggedprep.com/drill/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_content=yt-drill-oct26-predictions (the October banner at the top). Topics are what test takers reported after past tests. I don't have LSAC's test, and nobody does. Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com

  2. 1d ago

    Is Your Law School Next? The DOJ Just Hit UCLA Law (2026)

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/GTTKK0S7MoA I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/GTTKK0S7MoA1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/GTTKK0S7MoA2

  3. 4d ago

    Law School Medians Just Went Up Again (2026)

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com Law schools just released their numbers for the class that started this fall, and LSAT medians went up again. Of the first 107 schools to post, 84 raised their median and only 3 lowered it. I pulled 10 years of ABA 509 reports to show how far it's gone: at Villanova, this year's bottom quarter scored 5 points above the 2015 median. My answer is to fight fire with fire. I walk through what 3 LSAT points do to a real school list, how much your school's median changes your odds at the top jobs (69% vs 17%), and the roughly $75,000 scholarship gap inside a single school.

  4. 5d ago

    September LSAT Score Release | November vs January LSAT

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com September LSAT scores came out today, and November registration closes tomorrow, October 1st. If your score stings, this video walks you through the one question that tells you whether to retake in November (6 weeks away) or January (15 weeks away). I cover how law schools treat multiple scores, what the average retaker gains, the Score Preview timing problem, and what it costs to switch dates after tomorrow.

  5. 5d ago

    BREAKING: September LSAT Score Release

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com September 2026 LSAT scores are out, and a lot of people are asking whether LSAC messed up their score. LSAC's own numbers say more than 150 score audits last testing year found zero scoring errors. The bigger problem is the clock: November registration closes Thursday, October 1st, the day after scores, and November is the last LSAT of 2026. I go through what to do before Thursday night: the writing-sample hold that can delay your score, audit vs complaint vs Score Preview, a 10-minute keep-or-retake rule, what a second score and a cancel actually cost, and the 509 number that tells you whether a retake is worth your fall.

  6. 6d ago

    More Practice Tests Won't Fix a Stuck LSAT Score

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com

  7. Sep 27

    Law School Admissions Just Became A Federal Case (2026)

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com

  8. Sep 26

    Trump's DOJ Is Investigating Law School Scholarship Money

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com

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Stressed about applying to law school? Looking for that *something* to provide an edge when your LSAT scores and GPA aren't enough to set you apart? Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged shares insights on everything law school admissions – personal statements, diversity statements, LSAT prep, recommendation letters, and more. This show is for you if you're looking to craft law school applications that will showcase your strengths and maximize chances of law school admission. Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com

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