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Thinking LSAT

Ep. 214: Mise en Place

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8868 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2019

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

September LSAT scores are rolling in and the October and November tests are just around the corner. Not only that, but the school year is kicked off and campuses are a-flurry with campus tours, interviews, and busy admissions staffers sorting through piles of applications. It’s busy in the world of LSAT, and the guys settle in for a show that’s jam-packed with advice. They take a look at a bunch of insider wisdom from Stanford and UC Berkeley staff, and they offer their own advice about law school personal statements, diversity statements, and letters of recommendation. Read more on our website!

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to episode 214 of the Thinking El-Sat podcast in Vienna, Virginia.

0:12.1

This is Ben Olson. With me is Nathan Fox in

0:16.3

Los Angeles. Yes. Soon to meet New York City though. Excited for Friday?

0:23.0

Are you always in Los Angeles nowadays?

0:25.9

Yeah, yeah, I live here.

0:27.7

I teach my class in San Francisco,

0:29.2

but when I go up there, I basically go teach and come right back.

0:33.0

I'm like to stay one night.

0:35.0

Okay.

0:36.0

In San Francisco.

0:37.0

Yeah, I'm here.

0:38.0

Okay.

0:40.0

Got it.

0:41.0

Yeah, we're about to be in New York City.

0:42.0

That's going to be fun. So when you're hearing this the

0:43.3

class will have been done and over. That's right. What's on the show today?

0:48.7

Yeah. Today we got Pearls versus Turds apparently advice for a new else has student we have

0:56.1

Stanford versus Berkeley I don't know what any of these seems to me

0:59.0

somewhat conflicting admissions advice from Stanford and Berkeley.

1:03.0

Yeah, yeah, yeah, okay, I remember now.

1:05.4

And then we have the big admissions podcast, emails on personal statements, diversity statements

1:11.4

and letters of Wreck.

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