Thinking LSAT

A new law review article estimates the financial condition of every ABA-accredited law school. Ben and Nathan discuss how the financial model of law schools has shifted with the rise of U.S. News rankings, and how that financial burden increasingly falls on the least credentialed students.

Also in this episode:
- Whether you can take the LSAT too many times
- How to study for the LSAT the week of your exam
- If you should retake your argumentative essay

Is Your Law School Going Broke? (Paul Campos)
Law School Financial Data

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0:00 Is Your Law School Going Broke?
33:47 Ten Point Score Jump in One Month
43:12 Too Many LSAT Attempts
47:21 Test D Question — Cats’ meow
1:01:13 Studying the Week of your Exam
1:07:54 Retaking the Argumentative Essay
1:12:50 Personal Statement Gong Show
1:40:28 Word of the Week — obstreperous
1:43:49 Email of the Week

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
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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

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

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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

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

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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

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)
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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