Can Retaking Hurt You? (Ep. 487)
Thinking LSAT
Nathan Fox and Ben Olson
4.8 • 868 Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2024
⏱️ 93 minutes
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Summary
Do law schools look unfavorably at applicants who retake the LSAT? This week, Ben and Nathan insist that any downsides to retaking the LSAT are negligible, while the upsides can be life-changing. The guys also dispel the myth of “overthinking,” rail against obscurantist 509 reports, and probe Ben’s alma mater: George Washington Law.
3:49 - Law School Exams - A long-time listener describes how studying LSAT Logic Games helped prepare them for law school exams.
13:30 - T14 Scholarships - The guys discuss a T14 law school’s deceptive messaging about scholarships.
21:59 - Overthinking - LSAT students often blame their mistakes on “overthinking.” But you’re far more likely to miss a question because you didn’t think about it enough.
32:21 - Ask Button - Nathan and Ben celebrate the LSAT Demon Ask Button team.
34:47 - Retaking with a High Score - Ben and Nathan revisit a recent discussion about the potential downsides of retaking the LSAT when you already have a high score. The guys maintain that there’s only upside to retaking.
56:03 - What’s the Deal with…? - Nathan and Ben look into George Washington University School of Law, a regional law school in Washington, D.C.
1:29:52 - Word of the Week - We offer this podcast for your delectation.
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| 0:00.0 | Here's my concern, and my concern is that most people are obsessed and concerned about multiple retakes. |
| 0:07.0 | They're concerned that it's going to look bad, and the message needs to be loud and clear. |
| 0:12.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:13.0 | Take the test as many times as you need to get the best score you can get. |
| 0:30.7 | Hello and welcome to episode 487 of the Thinking Elseat podcast. |
| 0:31.6 | I'm Ben Olson. |
| 0:33.3 | With me is Nathan Fox. |
| 0:37.8 | We're the co-founders of Elsaidemon.com and the Elside Demon Daily podcast. |
| 0:40.9 | Nathan, this is going to air on Monday, December 30th. |
| 0:44.2 | So tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and then we have 2025. |
| 0:47.7 | Do you ever make New Year's resolutions? |
| 0:52.9 | I don't think so, really. |
| 0:53.8 | I don't know. Maybe once in a while I would have made, what about you? |
| 0:58.0 | No. |
| 0:59.0 | If I want to make a goal, I make it now or make it today or write it down right when it comes to my mind. |
| 1:05.0 | I don't wait until January 1st and then this year is going to be really good. |
| 1:10.0 | I'm a terrible goal setter. |
| 1:12.6 | I just don't even have goals. |
| 1:14.1 | And I probably should. |
| 1:16.2 | I, I don't know. |
| 1:17.1 | I should probably, maybe I would be more productive, happier, more fulfilled or something. |
| 1:23.7 | If I, like, had specific goals and set about achieving them. |
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