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Thinking LSAT

Episode 74: Trumpocalypse and the Silver Lining, with Ann Levine

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8868 Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2016

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Feeling down about the election/the country/the very fabric of your existence?? Fear not, dear listeners, Nathan knows what will turn that frown upside-down…more LSAT prep! In the wake of Trumpocalypse, he is offering a $200 discount on his online, on demand prep course. This offer ends November 15 so use code ‘Trumpocalypse’ to sign up, rock the LSAT, become a lawyer, and save us all! (7:40)

We receive a grateful email from “Leaf” who used the Thinking LSAT Podcast to keep herself entertained at the gym. She especially found Mike from Episodes 66 and 72.5 compelling, as she too struggles with over-preparation and score anxiety. We applaud her ‘beast-like’ work ethic and talk about the three R’s of LSAT prep-Review, Review, Review. Hopefully, a more thorough understanding of the toughest questions can provide Leaf with some peace of mind and her dream score. (8:38)

Namrada does well in the early sections of her practice tests but starts to fatigue as she goes on; she is worried about her stamina when it comes to taking an entire LSAT on test day. We recommend good sleep, deep breaths, and some chair yoga and to stay fresh and alert on the big day. (39:15)

Scott is great at finding flaws in Logical Reasoning problems, however he doesn’t always find the right flaw. Ben offers two stages of analysis for Flaw questions and Nathan advises Scott to slow down and consider all the answer choices before rushing into choosing one. (48:29)

We interview Law School Expert Ann Levine about trends she has noticed in this year’s admission cycle so far. She offers advice on Early Decision, application timelines, and school interviews. Ann also has a pep talk for those future lawyers who may be disappointed in Tuesday’s election results. (58:10)

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to episode 74 of the Thinking LSAT podcast in Los Angeles.

0:14.2

I am Nathan Fox.

0:15.8

And with me in Washington, D.C. is Ben, how's it going, buddy?

0:20.4

It's going good. Day after the

0:22.1

election, last night I had class and during class. Yeah, we had the TV was not on in class, but out in the

0:32.3

lobby. Wow. Just watching those results come in has made me eat crow this morning.

0:40.4

I literally came up with a paradox question in which Trump won,

0:45.3

and I thought that was such an interesting paradox and a good example

0:48.4

to try to explain that question type.

0:51.8

And lo and behold, it's come to past so are you super devastated uh no because to be honest i

1:02.2

i mean i wasn't excited about clinton so i could not vote for trump because he's just a crazy person, but I'm not like, I don't know.

1:16.1

I'm not crying or anything.

1:18.3

I'm just sort of like, oh, okay, well, here we go.

1:22.6

Yeah.

1:23.1

It's not the end of the world for me either, but I know that it is the end of the world

1:27.6

or seems like it for many people, especially young people.

1:30.7

I actually sent out a discount code this morning for my online class.

1:34.9

$200 off, one week only, and the code is Trumpocalypse.

1:41.0

So you put in the Trumpocalypse code and you get 200 bucks off.

1:46.0

If you can spell that correctly.

1:47.9

Well, there's a link too.

1:49.2

And I tweeted it out and everything.

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