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Thinking LSAT

Episode 80: A Tale of Two Answer Choices

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8868 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2017

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

The (self-proclaimed) Greatest Podcast Hosts That God Ever Created discuss Donald Trump’s recent press conference. Ben wonders about people’s news and filter bubbles, while Nathan transforms current events into sufficient and necessary conditions. (0:30)

A 30-something listener is concerned about her chances of law school admittance and success. She needs advice on who to use for references, how to make her application stand out, and whether or not she can be a lawyer and still have a life outside of her career. The guys recommend she make the most of her age in her application, focusing on maturity and life experience to set herself apart. (13:30)

It was the best of answers, it was the second best of answers…an email from Canadian Nathan describes the trouble he’s having choosing the correct answer out of the two best answers in the Logical Reasoning sections. We discuss this common issue and what steps to take to overcome it. (31:38)

Lynn is only completing two of the four Logic Games sections on her practice tests and needs help speeding up. Nathan reiterates his past advice on accuracy vs. speed and encourages Lynn to slow down even more until she achieves 100% accuracy on all questions. (48:02)

An anonymous listener is worried she won’t be admitted to an LSAT testing center if her current hairstyle is radically different than the one on her uploaded ID. She also mentions she will soon be getting a “protective style,” a term that mystifies the hosts. The guys don’t know anything about natural hair, but they do know that supplementary photos and documentation, along with some charm, should convince the test proctor of this listener’s identity on test day. (58:50)

Peter, another 30-something listener, has a PhD in classical piano but is now considering a career in law. He studied for two months, got a 164 on the December LSAT, and thinks he can improve his score with more prep. Peter’s wondering if he should apply to schools now “just to see” whether he gets admission with the scholarship offers he wants or if he should wait until after retakes. Both Ben and Nathan start by begging him to remain in the field of music rather than become a lawyer. If that plea doesn’t convince him, then Peter should keep studying, take another LSAT, and wait to apply in the next cycle. (1:10:02)

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0:00.0

Hello and welcome to episode 80 of the Thinking El-Sap podcast in Los Angeles, California.

0:15.0

I'm Nathan Fox.

0:16.1

With me in Washington, D.C.

0:18.6

There's Ben Olson.

0:19.4

Ben, how's it going?

0:20.4

It's going well.

0:21.4

I just commuted in and I was listening to Donald Trump's news conference.

0:26.3

Did you hear that?

0:27.5

No. I do not pay attention to such things, but I't wait to hear because it's got to be some

0:34.1

laughs at least. I haven't been paying attention to him a lot lately because every

0:39.5

time I do go to the news you, there's some story about Trump.

0:43.2

And so I've just kind of checked out of that for a while

0:46.2

since the election is over and everything.

0:48.0

But I was driving in today and I didn't feel like listening

0:51.2

to any of the books I'm listening to right now so I just turned

0:54.5

on the radio and NPR was on and they're like oh Trump is about to start and then

1:00.0

heads came out and introduced him and that was somewhat awkward.

1:04.6

But then Trump came out and he started talking forever and I guess I don't know

1:11.0

how news conferences are supposed to go but I kind of assumed that you know the person

1:16.7

would come out and say a few things and then take questions but he just went on and

1:20.9

on and on about how great everything is going to be and how great things are coming along.

1:26.5

And then finally he took, well before he got into that, before he got into taking questions, he said that, let me get the quote here exactly, I will be the greatest jobs,

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