Recent Episodes

The secret to scoring a 170 on the LSAT? Don’t finish the section—just slow down and focus on accuracy. Ben and Nathan share an excerpt from their new book, The LSAT Is Easy, that breaks down what it takes to reach score milestones. They also unpack common admissions gimmicks, share tips from a departing demon, and host another round of the Personal Statement Gong Show.

Ben and Nathan break down the newly released U.S. News law school rankings, including an initial error that caused some confusion. They explain why slight shifts in rankings—like Cornell dropping out of the Top 14 or the new Top 17—shouldn’t heavily influence your law school choice. Instead, they stress applying broadly and focusing on schools with the best scholarship offers and employment outcomes.

Ben and Nathan focus on shifting the power dynamic in law school admissions. Sometimes, that means rejecting law schools that aren’t making the cut when it comes to scholarship offers.

On Episode 500 of Thinking LSAT, Ben and Nathan tackle the most pervasive myths surrounding the LSAT, law school, and the legal profession.

Back by popular demand, Ben and Nathan kick off the return of Thinking LSAT’s personal statement review segment with a listener's personal statement that had strong subject material. But the statement quickly strays into the weeds, and Ben and Nathan “ring the gong.”

Law school tuition is designed to exploit the students willing to pay full price, even though very few actually do.

The clock shouldn’t affect you on the LSAT—but you still need to practice ignoring it.

If you don’t have a burning passion to do the work of a lawyer, don’t go to law school.

This week, Ben and Nathan encourage students to plan on taking the test five times, but not to waste their official attempts by signing up before they’re ready.

Nathan and Ben weigh in on the reports from some test-takers that the February LSAT featured more LG-style questions in Logical Reasoning.

Nathan and Ben outline their plan of attack in Logical Reasoning.

Nathan and Ben discuss how to predict answers and what to do when your prediction doesn’t appear in the answer choices.

Nathan and Ben examine a low-ranked law school that reduces roughly two-thirds of its conditional scholarships every year.

Nathan and Ben criticize the obfuscation of scholarship data in ABA 509 reports.

Ben and Nathan highlight the importance of timed practice and how to manage negative emotions from practice test scores.