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Thinking LSAT

An Artist's Personal Statement (Ep. 303)

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8868 Ratings

🗓️ 21 June 2021

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

Nathan and Ben have reviewed hundreds of personal statements from law school hopefuls. Their goal is always to provide students with constructive criticism. In most cases, the first step to construction is demolition. After a lengthy discussion of Dre’s personal statement, their recommendation to her is clear: Start over. Or, better yet, reconsider applying to law school. It sounds like art is her real passion. The guys also hear another frustrating ProctorU story following the June LSAT and discuss whether it’s worth cancelling or complaining. They share some updates on the international LSAT. And car-guy Jake (from episode 300) checks in. Read more on our website!

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0:00.0

The following podcast contains explicit language.

0:03.0

One definition of explicit language is,

0:06.0

stated clearly and in detail,

0:09.0

leaving no room for confusion or doubt.

0:11.0

That's why we use those words.

0:13.7

Hello and welcome to episode 303 of the Thinking El-SAP Podcast.

0:24.4

Today on the show, well, we ended up wrapping up

0:26.7

with a lengthy discussion of Dre's personal statement.

0:31.3

spoiler, you know, we're going to tell her basically to start over.

0:35.2

It, like, it's well meaning, but it just, I don't think it's on the right track.

0:41.4

Mm-hmm.

0:44.4

Well, I don't know if we're telling her to start over. We're telling her to consider pursuing art.

0:48.8

Consider not applying to law school.

0:50.7

Consider, she writes about a passion, it's clearly a passion project of art and she gave us two pages about

0:58.1

her growing art business and it's like it just leaves us with like oh good go do that yeah why are you

1:07.0

trying to go to law school yeah you've got all that going on what else did we have? We had a news update about some Proctor You bullshit.

1:15.4

Yeah. Stuff about VPNs and international test takers. Yeah more. Proctors interrupting students. Some stuff about the international test you know not offering the test internationally as often as they offer it domestically which is weird

1:30.7

We also had an update from a car guy Jake who wrote a really great personal statement.

1:37.0

After writing a shitty one that we totally destroyed, he came back with a really great one.

1:42.0

And that's another opportunity for

1:43.5

Dre as well right like if Dre did want to write that personal statement

1:46.7

about her life in the law office I'd be happy to look at that It needs to get to the winning part though. Anyway, all that on the show.

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