Guessing Isn't Good Enough (Ep. 479)
Thinking LSAT
Nathan Fox and Ben Olson
4.8 • 868 Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2024
⏱️ 77 minutes
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Summary
Price is the most important factor in many students’ law school decisions. So why is law school pricing so shady? This week, Nathan and Ben imagine a kinder world where everyone pays the same price for law school. The guys also hear from a successful student who stopped taking notes in Reading Comprehension. They discuss their approach to Parallel Reasoning questions. And they share tips for dealing with anxiety in timed sections.
1:07 - No Notes on Reading Comprehension - Listener Caroline followed Ben and Nathan’s advice to stop taking notes in RC. Caroline calls it the “best decision ever.” Now she’s not just transcribing passages—she’s engaging with them on a deeper level.
6:30 - Don’t Go with Your Gut - Listener Alyssa believes that she needs to go with her gut when picking between two answer choices. Nathan and Ben disagree. They insist that fifty-fifty guesses aren’t good enough and instruct Alyssa to read the passage more carefully.
16:05 - Reviewing Correct Answers - The guys explain why it can still be useful to review questions you answered correctly.
20:25 - Parallel Reasoning - Arguments in Parallel Reasoning questions can be flawed even if the question doesn’t explicitly mention flawed reasoning.
31:48 - LSAT Cancellation Addendum - An anonymous listener canceled an LSAT score for a test they took while sick with COVID. Ben and Nathan advise against writing an addendum to explain the cancellation.
39:16 - Timed Section Anxiety - Listener Ethan gets easily flustered by the five minute warning at the end of timed sections. Nathan and Ben share some tips on how to forget the clock.
47:52 - What’s the Deal with…? - Listener Bryan intends to practice law in Texas. Should Bryan apply to any out-of-state law schools? Ben and Nathan consider Bryan’s options and ask “What’s the deal with Tulane University School of Law?”
1:07:26 - GPA Addendum - The guys draft a short addendum for a listener whose university doesn’t award A+’s.
1:10:06 - Tips from a Departing Demon - LSAT Demon student Russell writes: “Trust the process. Slow down, read what it is saying, and find the answer that answers the question.”
1:11:56 - Word of the Week - Your old LSAT prep books might be offal.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Why can't law school be priced like Costco, where it's like you know that you're getting a good value? |
| 0:05.1 | Here's the price. |
| 0:06.2 | We're not bullshit. |
| 0:07.2 | And that's just what it is. |
| 0:15.9 | Hello and welcome to episode 479 of the Thinking Elsead podcast. |
| 0:19.9 | I'm Ben Olson. |
| 0:20.6 | With me is Nathan Fox. |
| 0:22.0 | We're the co-founders of Elsaddemon.com and the Elsad Demon Daily podcast. Be Elsat famous, share news, |
| 0:28.6 | and ask questions on our website, thinkinglsat.com. Wednesday, November 6, we're going to have the |
| 0:35.6 | November LSAT starting. And then the next week, on Tuesday, November 12th, we're going to have the November Lsat starting. And then the next week on Tuesday, November 12th, we're going to have a free class that's |
| 0:42.8 | Lunch Break LR. |
| 0:44.6 | I'm guessing that's with Kaylee. |
| 0:46.6 | It is with Kaylee. |
| 0:47.7 | Yeah. |
| 0:48.0 | It's going to be two logical reasoning questions, one on the easier end and one on the harder end. |
| 0:56.6 | And it's just a 30-minute class. I'm sure Kaylee will stick around so that you can ask whatever questions you've got. Go to elseat demon.com |
| 1:02.2 | forward slash free if you want to sign up for that class. It should be good. Let's jump in. |
| 1:08.0 | The first emails from Caroline. The subject is note taking on the LSAT update. |
| 1:12.6 | Hi, Ben and Nathan, I previously reached out regarding whether or not note taking during the test can be helpful. |
| 1:19.6 | Ben, our previous advice would have been, don't waste your time. |
| 1:24.6 | Yep. |
| 1:25.6 | You guys went over this in episode 474, and the past few weeks I have given up my crutch |
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