Episode Archives

Listen in as the guys interview Aaron Taylor of AccessLex.

The guys answer listener questions about aiming for accuracy, how slow is too slow when approaching LR arguments, and whether or not to take a gap year.

Listen in as Ben and Nathan interview Kyle McEntee of Law School Transparency. When this episode originally aired, Law School Transparency was not yet an

The guys dish the latest in LSAC news and answer some of your LSAT questions. Nathan and Ben take a look at a last-minute ploy from John Marshall Law

Nathan and Ben answer some important questions around when and if you should re-take the test, and they read through a rock-solid personal statement that

The guys talk about converting your LSAT-Flex scores, they hear from a student whose LSAC fee-waiver request was denied, and they answer an LR question

Nathan and Ben discuss how a global pandemic is affecting admissions cycles, they tackle an LR question from prep test 65, and they answer a question

The guys talk about the benefits of showing up week after week and some of the challenges they faced in creating the show and their businesses along the way.

The guys judge a listener’s strategy for when they’re down to the wire in an RC section, they answer an LR question from practice test 65, and more.

The guys cover what to do if you’re stuck in a particular score range, how to handle Character and Fitness inquiries, and they join forces like a gd LSAT

Nathan and Ben offer up some advice about Rule Substitution questions in the Logic Games and talk about how you can get those RC passages to stick.

The guys interview veteran bar-prep tutor Daniel Schweitzer to get the low-down on the bar exam, what to expect, and how to prepare. Plus, the guys share

The guys offer some advice about how to manage your time during Logic Games. They weigh some advice about random guessing. And they rip a personal

The June LSAT is going the way of the Flex, too! Ben and Nathan talk about the change and give you all the details you need to know if you were registered

The guys hear from students who are getting cold feet about going to law school, and others who are getting great promo codes in these fraught times.

The guys take a look at some law schools that are getting a little antsy about incoming 1Ls and offering extra discounts to secure their classes.

The guys sit down with Columbia 3L and podcast host, Doreen Benyamin, to talk about what law school is actually like.

In this episode, the guys give you the low down on the latest addition to their online LSAT prep platform: LSAT Demon Live.

Ben and Nathan field questions about anxiety and uncertainty around the LSAT and law school in the context of the coronavirus pandemic and a looming recession.

Nathan and Ben field some questions about to understand scholarship info on ABA 509 reports and how to ask schools for more money to cover expenses beyond

The guys discuss how the coronavirus is impacting their lives, their businesses, and the LSAT.

The guys hear from a 3L about how Bar prep is a lot like LSAT prep.

Nathan and Ben hear from folks who are just beginning their LSAT prep and want advice about their LR pacing or feel like they’re spotting some trends

Nathan and Ben offer advice about when and how to guess when you’re running out of time. They share their thoughts on how to study for the test—do you

Ben and Nathan discuss the importance of understanding LR question types, they talk about how to approach LG sections, they offer some advice on what to

Nathan and Ben take a look at how schools calculate your LSAC GPA. They answer questions about how to approach “hybrid” games, whether being a paralegal

The guys take a look at some absurd and absurdly amusing desperate moves from law schools in 2020.

The guys offer up a definitive list of LR question types, what they mean, and how you should think about answering them.

Nathan and Ben talk to professor Vera about issues facing minority law students and answer listener-submitted questions.

The guys talk about the first reports back from the January LSAT—and it sounds like the test was (drumroll, please) easy. as. pie. They also hear a few

Catch Thinking LSAT's interview with Professor and author, Ben Barton.

The guys sit down with a 1L student who’s halfway through her first year. Nathan and Ben also take a look at some advice about personal statements and

Ben and Nathan answer questions about offer negotiations, scholarships, and parsing ABA 509 report information.

Nathan and Ben talk about how you can ace an interview with a virtual assistant, should you have one; they offer up some advice on fielding parallel flaw

The guys give you the skinny on top-down vs. bottom-up questions, offer up some advice on when to make worlds during the Logic Games, and read an article

Wondering about the difference between Necessary Assumption and Necessary Condition questions? Ben comes correct with some LSAT guru wisdom for your

The guys review both a diversity statement and a personal statement. They also offer tips on LG, RC, LR, and law school admissions.

Buckle up and get ready for a PSA about LSAT accommodations, news about the LSAT Writing sample, and law school application tips from Yale. Plus, the guys

Nathan and Ben answer questions about every step on your journey to a law degree.

The guys hear a sad tale of a career-ending LSAT conversation, they answer a question about reapplying to law school when you realize you’re at the wrong

Nathan and Ben are joined by Ann Levine to talk about how your day-of performance won’t always be like your best practices.

Nathan warns Ben of the dangers of the cold season, the guys offer some advice about big drops in your score, they take a look at a personal statement,

The guys cover the latest LSAT news, plus they answer some of your questions about the LSAT Demon, LSAT burnout, and more!

The guys take a look at a bunch of insider wisdom from Stanford and UC Berkeley staff, and they offer their own advice about law school personal

Ben and Nathan talk about how to shift your thinking around LR and RC questions, they uncover evidence of paper tests being offered for the October LSAT,

The guys get a PSA from a listener, they offer some advice about GPA addendums for splitters, they consider intermediary conclusions vs. “regular”

Nathan and Ben answer questions about reading comp and whether you should attend a law school prep course. They also take a look at an email from Maine

The guys talk about LR flaw questions, they try to help a confused listener out of an LG fog, shedding some clarity on conditional-ordering games. They

The guys read through an announcement from LSAC about the October LSAT, they weigh in on a test strategy from a listener, they help a correspondent decide

The guys get a follow-up about a recent writing sample fail. They consider whether you need to warm-up like an athlete before approaching a section.

The guys take a look at a few law-school emails to see how these universities are pitching prospective students. Plus, the Nathan and Ben review a

The guys discuss reports of LSAT testing center shortages and how LSAC may be dealing with the challenges “going digital,” like suddenly needing to manage

The guys give some digital LSAT updates, take a look at some pretty wild claims from PowerScore (about their own book series), they read a diversity

Nathan and Ben tackle two new LR questions from the December 2013 LSAT and take you on every step of their thought process as they do so. Plus, a listener

The guys talk about LSAT accommodations gone wild, approaching games from multiple angles, and they answer another LR question from the December 2013 LSAT.

The guys take a look at an email from a friend of the show, Dean Faigman, and check in on a listener’s personal statement.

Nathan is joined by former student and Fall ’19 Stanford 1L Kevin Dousa for a wide-ranging conversation about LSAT, higher ed, and a career in law. The

The guys settle in for a little trip down memory lane in this very special 200th episode. Goggles down. Sharpen your pencils. Strap in. And listen back to

The guys dive in to some listener questions about speed, principle questions, and low-score addendums. Plus, they dive back into prep test 71 and answer

The guys take a look at the new “retake” policy so you can put a new LSAT strategy in place. The guys also take a look at a listener’s personal statement,

The guys talk about Thomas Jefferson School of Law potentially losing its accreditation, they hear from a student who took PowerScore’s live LSAT online

Nathan and Ben talk proctoring the digital LSAT, taking the official test multiple times, and they slice and dice a personal statement.

The guys read some detailed news about the digital rollout from LSAC, they get you pumped up about going to law school for free with some updates about

The guys touch on a bunch of topics ranging from how to properly time yourself during practice tests to whether community-college grades can be a boon to

In this episode, the guys get gnarly with Logic Game 4 from the June 2007 LSAT. They make worlds, they split worlds, and then they split the splits. It

Today on the show you’ll hear more about financial aid incentives from our old friends at Concordia University School of Law in Boise, ID. And the guys

At long last, the guys pry open the lid of iTunes, hack through the stacks of glowing 5-star reviews, and check out the dank and sad corner of 1-star,

Ben and Nathan take advantage of the calm before the summer LSATs to do story-time theater. They read, or rather laugh their way through their own

The guys interview Nina Marinaro of Zenprep.org, a company that brings a mindfulness-based approach to LSAT prep, law school admissions, 1L success, and more.

The guys walk through advanced conditional reasoning and share how they approach some of the trickiest questions on the latest LSAT FUNdamental.

Today the guys have a wide-ranging conversation with Thinking LSAT team member, Demon contributor, and LSAT tutor Max Youngquist about his LSAT journey.

Today the guys do one last LSAT FUNdamental for Reading Comprehension. They take a look at RC strategy and offer a deep dive into RC question types.

Today on the show, the guys crush another LSAT FUNdamental, cover what to do on the day of the test, give you the lowdown on a school willing to pay your

It’s a little less than two weeks until the Spring 2019 LSAT and the guys talk LSAT FUNdamentals for the final weeks of your test prep.

This week, they go deep on assumption questions. They break down what an assumption question is, they cover the types of assumption questions, and they

Today, the guys cover tips, tricks, and other FUNdamentals for Logic Games that have grouping elements.

The guys dive into IF/THEN statements and conditional reasoning in this week’s LSAT FUNdamentals.

Today on the show, the guys continue their LSAT FUNdamentals series with an introduction to question types in LR.

The guys continue their LSAT Fundamentals series, and today it’s all about Logic Games. You’ll learn how the guys visualize and approach the games,

Today, the guys talk with Rachel Gezerseh. Stick around after the interview to hear the next installment of LSAT Fundamentals. This week? It’s all about

Today the guys do a deep dive into reading comprehension, they rip up an early decision offer from a Virginia law school, give some advice about taking

Today on the show you’ll get an update from LSAC about the June and July tests. You’ll hear about changes coming to the writing sample portion of the test

On today’s show the guys cover a question about RC strategy, we get an update from a high-scorer and would-be LSAT tutor, the guys crush an LSAT India

Ben gives an update about the LSAT Demon—tune in to hear about the latest features coming to the guys’ prep platform.

In this episode, the guys walk you through the 3rd logic game (questions 11-17) of the June 2007 LSAT.

Today on the show you’ll hear about California bar passage rates (among other things) from the dean of UC Hastings, you’ll hear about how to showcase your

Today on the show you’ll hear some news from LSAC, you’ll learn about Kaplan’s hiring practices, you’ll see if the guys have finally found a pearl of

Tune in to hear about the Georgetown law school interview process.

On today’s show you’ll learn Ben’s favorite Tesla feature, how to study after you’ve bombed the LSAT, what to do if you’ve got some awfulness on your

The guys weigh in with some pro tips on how to improve speed when your accuracy is high and how to smash main point questions when your accuracy ismeh

On today’s show, Ben and Nathan read a particularly impersonal statement and give advice throughout on how to better illustrate your story. They also give

Curious about how to get an edge on your RC sections? One of Ben’s students tells a tale about switching up RC strategies. Plus, the guys go over the

Ben and Nathan dive into GPA and LSAT-score addenda, and pick apart two personal statements.

Today the guys review a recent email from LSAC, they give an update from two past-listeners-turned-law-students, they talk a bit about Ben’s Score

The guys review an email eff-up from Penn State Law. Then, they dive into a bunch of personal statement topics. After, they review two very different

The guys take a hard look at the PR roll out for this thing to bring you the latest on the digital version of the test—and they poke fun at LSAC along the way.

The guys talk about how to move on from a tough score and get ready for your retake in November. They also walk you through one of the most common LSAT

In this episode, the guys get real about for-profit law schools.

Students write in with an update on the September LSAT. Tune in to hear reports from the field about test day. You’ll also hear about some effed up and

The guys kick off the show with an update about their personal-statement review service. Plus you’ll hear more about LSAT testing accommodations and a new