Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Ben Olson and Nathan Fox started the Thinking LSAT Podcast to become better LSAT teachers and have some fun. Please 1) subscribe, 2) rate and review, and 3) send us questions: help@thinkinglsat.com. Don't pay for law school! Learn more at lsatdemon.com

  1. 20 ชม. ที่แล้ว

    Apply Broadly for Big Bucks (Ep. 575)

    A listener writes in hopes to land the best possible scholarship for a law school in New York City. Ben and Nathan's advice: cast a wide net, apply to every school in the city, and lead with your best LSAT score. Also in this episode: - August LSAT score release day celebrations from the Demon Discord - A student whose score hold finally got released - What's the Deal with... University of Georgia Paul Campos’s Article: Is Your Law School Going Broke: A Field Guide for Interested Parties Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 575 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 August LSAT Score Release 15:30 Receiving a Disappointing Score  23:16 Test D Question — Cake Baking 32:05 Cheating Allegations Exonerated 41:57 Tips from Departing Demons 49:10 Don’t Pay for Law School 58:13 How to Bring Up RC Accuracy 1:07:40 What's the Deal with... University of Georgia 1:25:15 Word of the Week — pernicious 1:28:22 Email of the Week

  2. 31 ส.ค.

    Big Law Feeding Frenzy (Ep. 574)

    Big law firms are extending offers to first-year law students before Christmas, pushing the recruiting timeline earlier than ever. Ben and Nathan break down what's driving the frenzy, whether it echoes the pre-2008 hiring bubble, and what it means for applicants counting on those $235K Big Law salaries. Also in this episode: - LSAC postpones removing dual-enrollment credits from applicants’ UGPAs - Advice from Demon students who crushed the LSAT - Early decision scholarships from Wake Forest Law and Emory Law Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 574 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Update on LSAC GPA Policy 14:28 Test D Question — Broken car 23:54 Always Choosing Next Best Answer 34:00 Law Firm Hiring Frenzy 45:59 Tips from Departing Demons 49:39 Early Decision Scholarship from Wake Forest Law 57:49 Early Decision Email from Emory Law 1:09:12 Word of the Week — imprecations 1:12:08 Email of the week

  3. 24 ส.ค.

    The 170 Median Race (Ep. 573)

    Law schools are releasing LSAT and GPA medians for their incoming first-year classes, and the number of schools with a 170+ median has risen sharply since 2016. Ben and Nathan break down why this is happening, and why it means schools are handing out generous scholarships to applicants with high medians. Their advice: use this to your advantage. Also in this episode: - Should you apply early with a below-target LSAT score, or wait until the next cycle? - Switching to Demon after grinding through 1,800+ questions on another platform - How often should you take full-length practice tests if you're still early in your prep Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 573 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Apply early or wait until the next cycle? 7:48 LSAT & GPA Medians of First-Year Classes 24:58 Thoughts from a Departed Demon 29:21 Demon is now on Android 31:50 Test D Question — Supergroups 39:35 Switching to the Demon After 1,800 Questions 51:45 How Often to Take Full PTs 58:52 Codeswitching LR and RC 1:03:16 Word of the week — calumniator 1:05:50 Email of the week

  4. 17 ส.ค.

    175 Is the New 173 (Ep. 572)

    LSAC has released its annual LSAT percentile table, showing how  score distributions have changed over the past three testing cycles. Ben and Nathan explain that while more test takers are earning higher scores, small changes in percentiles matter far less than the score improvement students can make.  Also in this episode: - The difference between necessary vs. sufficient questions - Why applying early without your best score will hurt your application - A tip from a student in the LSAT Demon Discord  ​You’re Never Early with a Bad Score, Thinking LSAT (Ep. 521) Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 572 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Test D Question — Agamemnon's pride 10:31 Necessary vs. Sufficient Assumption 24:05 LSAT Percentile Changes 30:16 Applying Early or with the Best LSAT Score 38:24 Pearls v. Turds 51:07 Tips from Departing Demons 59:34 Attending a Regional Law School 1:12:39 Word of the week — casuistry 1:18:38 Email of the week

  5. 10 ส.ค.

    This GPA Change Could Help You (Ep. 571)

    LSAC has changed how it calculates an applicant's undergraduate GPA: college courses taken during high school will no longer count toward the UGPA. Ben and Nathan discuss how this could benefit many applicants and how students can get their UGPA updated. Also in this episode: - A viewer who is applying to law school for the third time - Washington cancelling their bar exam after technical difficulties - The next contestant on the Personal Statement Gong Show Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 571 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 LSAC UGPA Change 4:14 Avoiding Strike Three on Law Applications 11:24 Washington Cancelled Bar Exam 18:32 Test D Question — Linguistic anthropologist  32:58 Exit Survey on Demon Explanations 38:55 Ask Button Secret Feature 42:18 Personal Statement Gong Show 59:32 Word of the week — logomachy

  6. 3 ส.ค.

    Don't Drill Yourself Into a Corner (Ep. 570)

    A listener asks whether drilling one question type until they've "mastered" it beats mixed practice. Ben and Nathan explain why focusing on  a single type creates a false sense of progress. They argue that mixed practice better prepares students for the unpredictability of the real LSAT. Also in this episode: - A law school asks waitlisted applicants to take a “situational judgment” test - Which test a student with only two attempts left should register for - How to reapply after being dismissed from law school Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 570 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Drilling Method 8:47 Tips on Predicting 22:11 Waitlist Games 41:13 Test D Question — Planet Y 58:50 When to Register 1:04:32 UC Law SF Alumni Email 1:09:12 Reapplying After Law School Dismissal 1:23:14 Word of the week — intransigent

  7. 27 ก.ค.

    Why Law Firms Can't Stop Hiring (Ep. 569)

    Dan Currell returns to unpack a decade of major shifts in legal education and hiring. Nathan and Dan discuss employment outcomes for recent law graduates and the unusually frothy market in law firm hiring.  Also in this episode: - What's fueling the surge in law school application - The mounting pressure students face once enrolled - Grade inflation at the undergraduate level Employment Outcomes Since 2016 Hiring by Firm Size Since 2016 Law School Applications by Year Mean UGPA for First-Year Class Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 569 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Introduction 5:21 Enthusiasm or Fear: What's Driving Applicants? 16:26 Employment Outcomes for Recent Law Graduates 25:53 The Frothy Market in Law Firm Hiring 34:24 The Super-Star Effect 42:25 Removal of Logic Games 49:09 The Rise in Law School Applications 59:06 Pressure on Students 1:04:30 Take-Home LSAT Change 1:12:55 Grade Inflation

  8. 20 ก.ค.

    Did RC Secretly Get Harder? (Ep. 568)

    The Demon team discovered that LSAC removed a Reading Comprehension feature in its updated interface. The test will no longer highlight referenced text in the passage. Ben and Nathan talk about this change and what it means for students. Also in this episode: - Chicago Law Releases Update on AI Strategy - Whether to pursue a master’s degree before law school - The next Personal Statement Gong Show contestant University of Chicago Law Policy Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 568 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 No More Blue Highlighting on RC 14:12 On the Parallel Reasoning Ledge 25:58 Chicago Law Banning Phones and Laptops 36:19 Tips from Departing Demons 40:12 Test D Question — Athleisure 48:17 Pursuing Master’s Before Law School 55:24 Personal Statement Gong Show 1:19:48 Word of the week — recalcitrant

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Ben Olson and Nathan Fox started the Thinking LSAT Podcast to become better LSAT teachers and have some fun. Please 1) subscribe, 2) rate and review, and 3) send us questions: help@thinkinglsat.com. Don't pay for law school! Learn more at lsatdemon.com

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