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#559

Advice for Pre-Law Advisors (Ep. 559)

A college pre-law advisor asks Ben and Nathan how to best prepare undergraduate students for law school. Ben and Nathan encourage them to keep doing what they’re doing and stress the importance of the cost of law school.

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#558

Don't Break Your Neck on RC (Ep. 558)

Ben and Nathan review part of LSAC’s official LSAT prep curriculum. A pyramid-shaped diagram in the Reading Comprehension section catches their attention, but they remind students that the LSAT is easy and that success comes from focusing on one question at a time.

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#557

40 Years of Teaching the LSAT (Ep. 557)

Ben and Nathan have taught the LSAT for over 20 years. Students leaving the Demon often give the same advice: read carefully, eliminate wrong answers, and slow down.

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#556

Inside The College Pricing Game ft. Dan Currell (Ep. 556)

Dan Currell, former Department of Education official, joins the podcast to break down how colleges and law schools use opaque pricing, fake tuition numbers, and binding early decision contracts to maximize returns from students.

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#555

The Truth About Softs (Ep. 555)

A viewer writes in asking about their chances at the T14 while being a super splitter. They explain their work history includes founding a multimillion

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#554

RIP T14 (Ep. 554)

The updated rankings for law schools have dropped! Ben and Nathan discuss the changes, the schools that refused to participate, and what applicants should

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#553

Oklahoma Gets It Right on AI (Ep. 553)

Ben and Nathan react to two stories: California pushing to require AI training in law schools, and Oklahoma's surprisingly hands-off approach to AI in the

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#552

Emailing for More Money (Ep. 552)

A listener asks how to negotiate scholarships, especially when schools claim they don’t negotiate. Ben and Nathan advise always asking for more and using

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#551

Personal Statement Gamble (Ep. 551)

A listener asks whether they should include their experience as a professional poker player in their application materials. Ben and Nathan advise that

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#550

Your LSAT Is Your Application (Ep. 550)

A listener asks whether they should quit their job to focus on LSAT study and law school applications. Ben and Nathan explain that there’s only so much

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#549

Should Law Schools Be Lenders? (Ep. 549)

Nathan and Ben react to WashU offering a new institutional loan to help students cover tuition beyond federal loan limits. They argue that chasing a

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#548

WTF is “Layered Conditional Logic”? (Ep. 548)

A listener asks about alleged changes to Logical Reasoning that an LSAT YouTuber has reported. Ben and Nathan push back, maintaining that the test hasn’t

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547

RIP Remote LSAT (Ep. 547)

LSAC announces that upcoming LSAT administrations will return primarily to in-person testing. Ben and Nathan discuss the shift away from remote testing

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#546

The Full Ride Formula (Ep. 546)

Reagan writes in after following Ben and Nathan’s advice from a previous episode to retake the LSAT and reapply. She shares her success story, including

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#545

Harvard's "Fix" for Grade Inflation is... More A's? (Ep. 545)

Ben and Nathan react to Harvard considering A+ grades in response to grade inflation. They discuss how grading practices have changed and what could

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