Thinking LSAT

A listener asks whether they should quit their job to focus on LSAT study and law school applications. Ben and Nathan explain that there’s only so much productive studying you can do in a day and recommend keeping the job.

Also in this episode:
- Ben and Nathan poke fun at a New York Times article on homeownership with a clear flaw
- How to break out of a stuck practice test range
- Whether it makes sense to enroll with plans to transfer after 1L

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0:00 Randomly Doing Bad
9:05 New York Times Newsletter Flaw
12:20 Stuck in the Low 160s
21:04 Asking for More Money
37:43 Quitting Job to Study for the LSAT
50:48 Misleading Rankings
1:01:38 Transferring After 1L
1:09:57 Personal Statement Gong Show
1:33:13 Word of the week — ascetic

Nathan and Ben react to WashU offering a new institutional loan to help students cover tuition beyond federal loan limits. They argue that chasing a prestigious name isn't worth it if you have to borrow heavily to get there.

Also in this episode:
- Ben and Nathan roast a poorly written Wall Street Journal headline
- Whether highlighting and note-taking actually helps on the LSAT
- An engineering grad considers switching to law

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0:00 Wall Street Journal Headline 
3:29 Extremely Confused
14:34 Loan from WashU
25:27 Highlighting on the LSAT
27:20 Test D Question — Nonprofit Leaders
38:05 Career Change as an Engineer
50:07 A Few More Points on Your GPA
57:26 January Score Hold
1:09:51 Word of the week — suzerain

A listener asks about alleged changes to Logical Reasoning that an LSAT YouTuber has reported. Ben and Nathan push back, maintaining that the test hasn’t meaningfully changed and that the so-called “new” question types have been around for years.

Also in this episode:
- A listener successfully secures a GPA change on their transcript.
- Whether to use a letter of recommendation from a university president
- What’s going on at Vanderbilt Law

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0:00 Conditional Scholarships 
11:00 Getting GPA Changed
16:35 Letter of Recommendation from the President
22:22 New Demon Plans
28:04 Tips from Departing Demons
37:50 RC Speed
47:15 Updated LR Questions?
1:01:48 What’s the Deal with Vanderbilt
1:25:34 Word of the Week — diminution

LSAC announces that upcoming LSAT administrations will return primarily to in-person testing. Ben and Nathan discuss the shift away from remote testing and what it means for test takers.
Also in this episode:
- How to approach a final LSAT attempt
- Cooley Law offers a scholarship for attending a meet and greet with the dean
- How much time to spend studying each day

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Reagan writes in after following Ben and Nathan’s advice from a previous episode to retake the LSAT and reapply. She shares her success story, including multiple full-ride offers and additional stipends.

Also in this episode:
- How an older applicant can best prepare.
- A student gets waitlisted…for the waitlist.
- The guys react to Nathan’s nephew’s argumentative essay.

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0:00 Older Applicant 
8:43 Waitlist for a Waitlist
18:19 Retake & Reapply Results
31:42 Test D Question — Room for Dessert
48:42 Tips from Departing Demons
54:02 Accommodation Solicitation
57:04 Reaching Out for a Grade Change
1:07:35 Argumentative Essay on Meat Pizza
1:18:53 Word of the Week — paucity