LSAT Work-Life Balance (Ep. 423)
Thinking LSAT
Nathan Fox and Ben Olson
4.8 • 868 Ratings
🗓️ 9 October 2023
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
One high-quality hour of study per day is all you need to beat the LSAT. Still, many students struggle to commit. This week, Nathan and Ben prompt listeners to prioritize and make time for the LSAT. Later, the guys question whether undergraduate GPA inflation is making law school admissions more competitive. They examine scholarships for in-state applicants. And they break down how to approach an LSAT question when all the answer choices seem terrible.
2:28 - September LSAT Scores - Ben and Nathan give props to LSAT Demon students who crushed the September LSAT.
12:30 - Two Practice Tests per Day? - Nathan and Ben question whether an anonymous listener’s extreme study schedule produces a placebo effect.
21:30 - Testing Center Procedures - Listener Serena shares news that in-person test takers may not use their own writing instruments. All scratch paper and pencils will be provided by Prometric. What to expect at a Prometric testing center
25:02 - Work-Life Balance - Listener Imani struggles to find time to study after a demanding day at work. The guys advise Imani to reconsider her priorities.
34:22 - GPA Inflation - Ben and Nathan assess Daisy's concerns about GPA inflation at top law schools. They recommend against writing a GPA addendum.
44:52 - Low GPA Admissions Chances - Nathan and Ben assure listener Andres that a good LSAT score could earn him scholarship offers from regional law schools despite his low GPA.
49:57 - In-State Disadvantage - Evidence and common sense suggest that law schools give bigger scholarships to out-of-state applicants.
54:31 - Picking the Least Bad Answer - Listener Sara asks how to find the correct answer when all options seem bad. Ben and Nathan push Sara to understand precisely what differentiates the answer choices.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hello and welcome to episode 423 of the thinking Elsat podcast I'm Nathan Fox and with me is Ben Olson. |
| 0:13.4 | We are the co-founders of El-Sat Demon.com and the El-Sat Demon Daily podcast. |
| 0:17.6 | Hey, if you're listening to this show on the day it comes out, which is Monday, October 9th. |
| 0:24.0 | There is a free ELSACAC class happening today, |
| 0:28.0 | and it is being taught by Ben Olson. |
| 0:31.6 | Ben are you excited about teaching this free class? |
| 0:34.1 | Yeah, free classes are always fun |
| 0:35.7 | because so many people come and there's so much activity. |
| 0:39.3 | We have to have extra TAs on call |
| 0:42.1 | to answer questions in the chat. I think a lot of people get a lot out of it. |
| 0:47.0 | Extra tutors on call, right? I mean, we should... |
| 0:50.0 | It's not like it's just some random TAs. Yeah, that's it. |
| 0:54.4 | Okay, we should clarify. |
| 0:55.3 | These are highly qualified L-SAT tutors who are on the Demon team |
| 1:00.6 | and they are asking questions just as they would if they were in one-on-one tutoring. |
| 1:04.8 | Answering questions, yes, in the background, while Ben teaches his amazing class, |
| 1:10.8 | do you know what the topic is going to be on... |
| 1:12.4 | It's logical reasoning I believe yeah |
| 1:15.1 | Fantastic okay so you register for that at elseat dot link forward slash free and yeah that's today hey the way, if you can't watch it today, |
| 1:24.0 | we will post a recording of it within 24 hours. |
| 1:26.8 | So if you're listening to this right now, |
| 1:28.4 | you can either watch it live happening today |
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