LSAT Unplugged + Law School Admissions Podcast

Steve Schwartz
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Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged created this podcast to help you with the LSAT and law school admission process. He started teaching the LSAT after scoring a 152 and gradually working his way up to a 175 (it took over a year!). Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, and (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com

  1. 10h ago

    Law Schools Are Shrinking Their Class Sizes

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/CyzViHMlQEo/cheatsheet 00:00 The move 00:45 How the median works 01:37 What the rankings count 02:53 The cover: a surge 03:30 Who gets squeezed 04:53 Flip it 05:55 What to do 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/yt/CyzViHMlQEo/lesson 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/CyzViHMlQEo/courses

  2. 1d ago

    100 Law School Admissions Questions Answered

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet Real questions from my livestreams, answered on the spot . GPA, LSAT scores, scholarships and essays, plus whether law school is even worth the money for you. 0:00 LSAT vs GPA: what matters more (Q1) 6:48 What's a good GPA? (Q8) 14:29 Does your major matter? (Q14) 19:16 Low GPA, high LSAT (splitters) (Q18) 28:35 Can a master's fix your GPA? (Q27) 32:04 Addenda, bad grades and red flags (Q31) 40:39 What LSAT score do you need? (Q38) 48:39 Getting into the T14 (Q45) 54:49 Does the school you pick matter? (Q51) 58:26 Scholarships and full rides (Q55) 1:06:09 Negotiating and debt (Q62) 1:16:48 Gap years and starting later (Q68) 1:22:46 When to apply, waitlists, transfers (Q75) 1:28:20 Personal statements, letters, softs (Q82) 1:39:14 GRE, part-time, online, international (Q90) 1:44:42 Law school and life as a lawyer (Q95) 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

  3. 2d ago

    BREAKING: October LSAT Scores Are Out

    Free LSAT cheat sheet: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic Your October LSAT score is out, and the clock already started. If you bought Score Preview, you have 6 days to keep or cancel it. If you're retaking, January registration closes December 1 and February registration closes December 29. This video takes you through every decision in the order it hits you. Keep or cancel first, then what the score is worth in scholarship money, then retake or apply. After that: a low LSAT or GPA, reading and negotiating a scholarship offer, a week-by-week retake plan, and breaking a plateau. 0:00 Your LSAT score is out: the 6-day clock and next test dates 1:06 Part 1 | Keep or cancel your LSAT score (Score Preview) 7:00 Part 2 | What your LSAT score is worth: medians and scholarships 18:09 Part 3 | Should you retake the LSAT or apply now 27:41 Part 4 | Low LSAT or low GPA: the addendum and splitters 34:32 Part 5 | Law school scholarships: read the offer, then negotiate 44:12 Part 6 | Your LSAT retake plan, week by week 49:39 Part 7 | LSAT plateau: why more practice tests won't help Free retake calculator: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/should-i-retake-the-lsat/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic Free law school chances calculator: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/law-school-chances/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic Free scholarship calculator: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/law-school-scholarship-calculator/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic Free personalized LSAT study plan: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/study-plan/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic Free application timeline: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/timeline/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=score-release-epic I've been coaching the LSAT since 2005. 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

  4. 3d ago

    How Law School Rankings Get Bought

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/lcOzboe3BVY/cheatsheet 00:00 WashU: 175 median, severe risk 01:31 The paper 02:59 How rankings got bought 04:55 WashU's numbers 06:39 Texas A&M 08:46 Further down the list 09:36 Ranked 15 to 30 10:10 Shrink, don't close 10:54 The loan caps 12:01 Montana 12:49 What to do 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/yt/lcOzboe3BVY/lesson 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/lcOzboe3BVY/courses

  5. 4d ago

    BREAKING: New LSAT Starts August 2027

    Free LSAT cheat sheet: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/fmt2027long/cheatsheet Free practice test in the August 2027 format: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/fmt2027long/practicetest LSAC is getting rid of the LSAT's experimental section. Starting with the August 2027 test, the unscored questions are mixed inside all 3 sections, and nobody tells you which ones count. Reading Comp always goes first. Every section gets longer (52 minutes for Reading Comp, 45 for each Logical Reasoning section), and you get 2 breaks. The 77 scored questions, the time per question, and the 120 to 180 scale stay the same. If you test by June 2027, nothing changes for you. If you test in August 2027 or later, start training for the longer sections now, with the tests you already own. This is the plan I'd follow until LSAC puts new-format practice tests on LawHub in February 2027. Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/fmt2027long/lesson LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/fmt2027long/courses Chapters 0:00 LSAC is dropping the experimental section 1:09 Opening cold on Reading Comp 6:14 Build the 52-minute set 9:39 First break, first LR section 14:19 Last section and full comparison 19:24 Your test date decides 22:08 Practice you can start tomorrow

  6. 4d ago

    Trump's DOJ vs. Law Schools, Scholarships, and the ABA

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet I've covered the government's moves on law school money and the ABA across a string of videos. This puts all of it in one place. After the admissions files, the Justice Department opened a review of law school scholarships at William & Mary. It says it has reached no conclusions. The 509 reports show full rides were already down 23% from 2021 to 2025. And the ABA dropped its diversity rule, then got a 500-page report recommending it lose its power to accredit law schools anyway. Accreditation decides whether your school's students get federal loans and whether its grads can sit for the bar in most states. It's also the reason every school publishes the 509 numbers you use to compare them. Schools are getting more careful about anything they can't defend on paper, and your LSAT score is the number they can. Get the free LSAT cheat sheet: unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet 0:00 The DOJ's second front 0:44 Law school scholarships under federal review 7:40 Full ride scholarships are falling 10:42 The ABA and the diversity rule 13:40 What happens if the ABA loses accreditation 21:15 The 509 report and who publishes it 25:28 Why the LSAT matters more now 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. 5d ago

    How to Study for the LSAT (Complete Guide)

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://www.unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=study-plan-epic Most people plan 2 months for the LSAT. Starting from scratch, it usually takes 5 or 6. And the plan isn't the only thing that stalls people. So do a few beliefs, like thinking a 170 isn't realistic for you, that more practice tests will fix it, or that you're just not a test taker. This course is the whole plan, from your first day to test day, plus the 6 beliefs that wreck it. How long to study and how many hours a day, the order to study in, a 60-day plan, a 30-day plan, the last 2 weeks, how to review your misses, timing, test week, and when to pick your date. Each chapter is named for the problem it fixes. Find yours below, or let it run. Chapters: 0:00 Start here: the whole LSAT study plan, day 1 to test day 1:05 Part 1 | LSAT study schedule: how long, how many hours a day 11:19 Part 2 | LSAT score goals: "That score isn't realistic for me" 16:17 Too old for law school? Why 40 or 50 isn't a barrier 20:08 Studying for the LSAT while working full time 25:50 Part 3 | Why LSAT points matter: "A few points won't change much" 27:44 Why law schools pay for LSAT points 32:35 Part 4 | How to study for the LSAT: the LASER order 40:00 LSAT study week: the daily split and rest days 42:03 Part 5 | 60-day LSAT study plan: one skill at a time 53:34 Part 6 | 30-day LSAT study plan: no full tests until week 4 1:07:59 Part 7 | 2 weeks before the LSAT: what to study 1:15:37 Part 8 | More LSAT practice tests: "I just need more practice tests" 1:18:11 How many hours to study for the LSAT: 10 deep beat 40 scattered 1:21:15 LSAT burnout: the signs, and how to take a week off 1:25:13 Part 9 | LSAT review: Socratic review and the wrong-answer journal 1:30:34 Why you missed an LSAT question: stimulus, stem, or answers 1:32:56 LSAT wrong answer journal: stop just circling misses 1:47:31 Part 10 | Studying for the LSAT alone: "I can figure it out on my own" 1:50:52 LSAT study groups: why they stall your score 1:54:01 Stuck in the 150s or 160s? Why you need outside feedback 1:56:06 Part 11 | LSAT timing: how to stop running out of time 2:09:36 LSAT timing strategy: the first 10 questions in 10 minutes 2:12:22 Part 12 | LSAT test anxiety: "I'm just not a good test taker" 2:14:58 LSAT score dropped? Treat it as data, not a verdict 2:17:27 Why LSAT test-day scores fall below practice scores 2:19:54 LSAT test anxiety: use the adrenaline instead of fighting it 2:23:51 Panic on hard LSAT questions? Flag it and come back 2:29:09 How to get past LSAT test anxiety: close the score gap 2:31:32 LSAT second-guessing: the answer-change audit 2:32:17 Part 13 | LSAT test week: the last 7 days and test day 2:39:19 Part 14 | When to take the LSAT: "I'll decide later" 2:40:53 Does retaking the LSAT hurt you? What schools see 2:43:03 Retake the LSAT or apply now? The scholarship check 2:45:33 Ready for the LSAT? Average your last 5 practice tests 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. 6d ago

    Stuck in the 150s? Here's What's Costing You Points

    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/FNd2eIAT3PA/cheatsheet 00:00 One logic mistake 01:06 Sufficient vs necessary 02:04 If vs only if 02:35 The trap answer 03:56 The contrapositive 05:10 Socratic Review 05:47 The whole thing 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/yt/FNd2eIAT3PA/lesson 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://unpluggedprep.com/yt/FNd2eIAT3PA/courses

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Steve Schwartz of LSAT Unplugged created this podcast to help you with the LSAT and law school admission process. He started teaching the LSAT after scoring a 152 and gradually working his way up to a 175 (it took over a year!). Please (1) subscribe, (2) rate + review, and (3) email me your questions: podcast@lsatunplugged.com

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