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Thinking LSAT

Too Late for Law School? (Ep. 439)

Thinking LSAT

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson

Education

4.8 • 868 Ratings

🗓️ 29 January 2024

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Law school doesn’t have an age limit. But older applicants be warned: law isn’t a fallback career. This week, Nathan and Ben beseech listeners of all ages to examine their motivations for pursuing law school. Later, the guys consider some students’ contention that Logic Games on the January LSAT were unusually difficult. They share tips for LSAT study groups. And they clear up a misunderstanding regarding LSAC’s GPA calculations.


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2:18 - JD Advantage Jobs - In Episode 437, data privacy expert Jonea Gordon described how her legal background contributed to her success in jobs that don’t require a JD. Ben and Nathan nonetheless maintain that law school should be pursued by those who intend to practice law.

16:10 - Too Old for Law School? - Listener Melissa wants to make a career change, but she worries that she’s too old for law school. Nathan and Ben assure Melissa that her age isn’t an obstacle. They also counsel her not to treat law as a fallback career.

21:41 - January LSAT Logic Games - Some test takers thought that the January LSAT featured especially difficult Logic Games. Nathan and Ben aren’t surprised—they hear this complaint after almost every LSAT.

25:49 - Study Groups - Ben and Nathan advise LSAT Demon student Cameren on how to structure his study group sessions.

29:18 - Grade Change - The guys correct some misinformation regarding LSAC’s grading policy for Pass/Fail grades. In most cases, a “P” on an applicant’s transcript will not be included in LSAC’s GPA calculation.

37:49 - Tips from a Departing Demon - Departing LSAT Demon student Tara shares her advice for other LSAT students: study so much!

39:09 - Words of the Week - Ice on Mars sublimes to vapor. To this we ascribe the planet’s lack of liquid water.

Transcript

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0:00.0

You know I was just listening to a clip from Seinfeld.

0:04.0

Elaine was not happy with her job or something and it played her thoughts, right?

0:10.0

And one of her thoughts was, is it too late to go to law school?

0:14.0

And I was just like, why? Hello and

0:25.0

episode 439 of the Thinking Elsat Podcast.

0:29.0

I'm Nathan Fox and with me is Ben Olson.

0:30.0

We're the co-founder of Elsat Demon.

0:32.0

Com and the ElSat Demon.

0:32.8

And the El-Sat Demon Daily Podcast.

0:34.7

You can be El-Sat Famous, just share news

0:37.0

and ask questions on our website, thinking-L-Sat.com.

0:40.1

You can also email a voice recording of your question to help at thinking Elsat.com.

0:44.5

Just keep it under 30 seconds and record from a quiet place. We'd love to hear your voice on the show.

0:50.0

Coming up, we have a free class from Ben.

0:53.9

Go to Elsat.link forward slash free and you'll always see our upcoming free class.

0:59.2

He's teaching a class called what are logic games?

1:01.9

That's happening on Monday February 19th 10 a.m.

1:05.8

Pacific 1 p.m. Eastern it's an hour and a half class all levels what are logic

1:10.8

games cool what's that class going to be about?

1:13.3

Gonna be about games.

1:14.2

Reading comprehension?

1:15.2

Oh, yeah, we're gonna do one or two games.

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