Stop Blaming the Test (Ep. 531)
Thinking LSAT
Nathan Fox and Ben Olson
4.6 • 886 Ratings
🗓️ 3 November 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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Summary
Since the October score release, there's been some online chatter claiming the October LSAT was unusually difficult. Nathan and Ben respond to one student's concerns by pointing to numerous Demon students who crushed the LSAT this month. They remind listeners that every test administration sparks the same rumors, but the LSAT remains consistent from one test to the next. That consistency should inspire confidence. If your practice test scores match your goal score, you’re ready for the real deal.
Also in this episode:
- Ben and Nathan explore community colleges awarding A-pluses
- Demon students share their parting advice for LSAT success
- They critique a prep company that promotes a “blind review” score
Links Mentioned:
lsat.link/grades
Northeast Community College Course Search: https://reg-prod.ec.northeast.edu/StudentRegistrationSsb/ssb/term/termSelection?mode=search
Foothill College Course Search: https://foothill.edu/schedule/
Arizona State University Universal Learner Courses: https://courses.ulc.asu.edu/
Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments.
Get caught up with our Word of the Week library.
0:30 - Was the October LSAT Harder?
7:45 - Drill Rating System
12:51 - Colleges with A-pluses
25:32 - Tips From Departing Demons
39:24 - Blind Review Score
53:08 - Lived Experience Essay
1:00:00 - Personal Statement Gong Show
1:07:55 - Word of the Week — incommunicado
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | They can ask you to strengthen. |
| 0:00.9 | They can ask you to weekend. |
| 0:01.9 | They can ask you anything. |
| 0:03.9 | But you've already won if you've just reacted to the ridiculous shit that they're trying to force down your throat. |
| 0:18.2 | Hello and welcome to episode 531 of the Thinking ElSat podcast. |
| 0:23.1 | I'm Ben Olson. |
| 0:23.8 | With me is Nathan Fox. |
| 0:25.1 | We're the co-founders of ElSadDemon.com and the ElSad Demon Daily podcast. |
| 0:31.9 | What? |
| 0:33.9 | Was the October LSAT harder? |
| 0:36.6 | I was just surprised by the question. |
| 0:38.5 | Sorry. |
| 0:40.0 | Well, demon student, Audrey, wrote in about the rhetoric online about the LSAT. |
| 0:49.0 | And you and I have been doing this for far longer than necessary to know that this just happens from time to time. |
| 0:58.4 | The internet convinces itself that the test was harder. |
| 1:02.2 | Right. |
| 1:03.1 | I mean, there's nine tests every year. |
| 1:04.9 | And we've been dealing with this for decades now that the internet just blows up on particular tests. |
| 1:11.1 | And this was one where the internet just blew up. |
| 1:14.7 | But I think we can safely debunk the idea that the October LSAT was actually harder. |
| 1:20.2 | Sorry, folks. |
| 1:21.2 | People want to believe it if they didn't do well, right? |
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