The LSAT Is Easy (Ep. 444)
Thinking LSAT
Nathan Fox and Ben Olson
4.8 • 868 Ratings
🗓️ 4 March 2024
⏱️ 58 minutes
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Summary
When Ben and Nathan say “the LSAT is easy,” it’s not to suggest that LSAT improvement comes effortlessly. This week, the guys elaborate on their motto. The LSAT becomes easy when you do it the Demon way. Later, the guys discuss strategies for negotiating scholarships with schools that claim not to engage in such discussions. They offer advice to a listener battling fatigue at the end of Reading Comprehension sections. And they urge a well-qualified applicant not to settle for a disappointing outcome this admissions cycle.
1:18 - The LSAT Is Easy - Departing Demon Tatiana sends a message of support to her peers: “Keep showing up and don’t give up. Ben and Nathan are right—the LSAT is easy if you let it be.”
22:07 - Scholarship Negotiation - Some law schools claim not to negotiate scholarships. But every offer of admission opens the door to negotiation. Asking for more financial support carries no downside.
29:53 - RC Timing - Listener Jess asks how to tackle the fourth passage in Reading Comprehension with limited time on the clock. Ben and Nathan advise her to ignore the clock and to treat the final passage the same as any other.
34:03 - RC Fatigue - LSAT Demon student Cassidy is surprised by her fatigue at the end of Reading Comprehension sections. Nathan and Ben suspect that she’s reading too quickly. They urge her to slow down and focus on understanding.
42:16 - Go Now or Reapply? - Lauren was offered a stipend to attend WashU, but she’s disappointed by her offers from other top law schools. Ben and Nathan encourage Lauren to reapply next year and not to settle for less than she’s worth.
53:54 - Howard Law - Listener Morgan offers an explanation for Howard Law’s big law placement numbers, as discussed in Ep. 442: Don’t Become a Lawyer for the Money.
55:05 - Word of the Week - Thinking LSAT listeners invite opprobrium when they apply to law school without their best LSAT score.
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | So I'm just trying to clarify exactly what we mean when we say the L-SAT is easy. |
| 0:05.0 | I think the L-SAT is easy is short for the L-SAT is easy when you do it our way. away. 144 of the Thinking El-Sat Podcast. |
| 0:22.7 | I'm Ben Olson. |
| 0:23.5 | With me is Nathan Fox. |
| 0:25.2 | We're the co-founder of El-Sat Demon.com |
| 0:28.2 | and the El-Sat Demon Daily Podcast. |
| 0:30.5 | Be El-Sat Famous. |
| 0:31.6 | You can share news and ask questions on our website. That's Thinking El-Sat Famous, you can share news and ask questions on our website. |
| 0:34.0 | That's thinking El-Sat.com. |
| 0:37.0 | Coming up on March 18th at 4.30 p.m. Pacific 7.30 p.m. Eastern, Chris, one of our favorite teachers at El-Sat Demon will be teaching |
| 0:47.5 | the final passage and that's free right that's for anyone. Yep, free for anybody. |
| 0:53.2 | Just go to El-Sat demon.com |
| 0:55.8 | forward slash free and register. |
| 0:58.3 | That's an advanced level reading comprehension class taught by Chris. If you've never had any |
| 1:05.1 | glasses from Chris I think you'll be in for a pleasant surprise. You'll have a good time |
| 1:10.1 | hopefully you'll learn a lot. El sat demon.com forward slash free to sign up for |
| 1:15.3 | that free class on March 18th excellent all right let's jump in we have tips from a |
| 1:20.6 | departing demon the departing demon in this case is Tatiana. What does she say? |
| 1:27.2 | So first some numbers. She did subscribe to Elat Demon live for a while. |
| 1:33.5 | Her first practice test was 153, which is a great place to start. |
| 1:38.2 | Her best practice test with us was a 165. |
| 1:41.7 | So that's a 12 point improvement. We think probably she could have gone even higher than that, but some people are |
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