The world of LSAC Fee Waivers is opaque and confusing. You may not get a clear answer as to why you were granted or denied a fee waiver, leaving many people frustrated and in the dark—and still in need of any bit of financial relief they can get. The guys sit down with Kalyn McDaniel, an LSAT Demon tutor and 1L applicant who recently received a fee waiver after initially being denied. Kalyn discusses the fee-waiver appeal process and lets you know how you can set yourself up for success when asking LSAC for help. Plus, the guys consider the relationship between GPA and scholarships, they offer advice to someone who’s just starting their LSAT prep journey, they hear from someone who’s seen a bump in their score after studying with the @lsatdemon, and they critique a listener’s personal statement. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

Anon is pissed. As a freelancer, they’ve been on a rough financial roller coaster over the past two years—and the pandemic has been extremely difficult. They’re on unemployment. They’re on Medicaid. It sucks. And when they appealed to LSAC for an LSAT fee waiver? They were denied! Anon offers up a big WTF and asks the guys what will qualify for an LSAT Fee Waiver. The guys take a moment to pick their jaws up off the floor and then consider how someone might clear LSAC’s rather high bar for low-income test-takers. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

During the show, Nathan receives an email from LSAC that announces—shocker—the remainder of this test cycle (that’s January, February, and April) will be administered remotely as LSAT-Flex. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

During the pandemic, L’s been stuck overseas in Italy. He was planning to come to the states to take the LSAT over the summer, but as you might guess, COVID put the kibosh on THAT. But there are some silver linings. Due to the introduction of the LSAT Flex, L will be able to sit for the test while in Italy. L is also getting ahead of the game and he already took LSAT Writing. He sends word from overseas that…hey…LSAT Writing isn’t so bad, and he had a pretty good experience with ProctorU. Ben and Nathan discuss some of the positive (and not so positive) anecdotes they’ve heard about the LSAT this year. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

M has been studying for the LSAT for a bit and he’s just discovered Thinking LSAT to his delight! You’re welcome for all the advice, M! While prepping for the test, M has discovered that if he reads the questions aloud, he is generally more accurate. Now he wants to know if he’ll be able to read the questions aloud—or something like it—while taking the test. The guys burst M’s bubble and let him know that he definitely won’t be able to read out loud during a real test. The crew posits that M is benefitting from the fact that reading out loud causes you to slowwww down. They all agree that if M simply slows down, shoots for deep understanding of the problems, and aims for accuracy, he’ll see improvement on the test over time. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

O received some rather questionable advice from a book by a Harvard Law grad. In the book—Law School Lowdown—the author recommends that law school applicants add paragraph section headers to their personal statements. Ann and the guys guffaw at this advice and lay down the law when it comes to the substance and formatting of your personal essay. They also discuss whether you should include a “why this school” sentiment in your statement. Learn more about Ann here: https://www.lawschoolexpert.com Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

Anon is bummed. They’ve been waiting on a letter of recommendation from a teacher and a mentor for some time—and she wants to submit her applications, like, yesterday. Ann and the guys agree that Anon should send an email to the professor and ask for the letter of recommendation by the end of next week. Providing a deadline can be a helpful catalyst to get someone to put pen to paper. But they also say that if the professor doesn’t respond in that timeline, that Anon should cut her losses and apply ASAP. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about

Ann stays on to answer a few admissions questions, and the first one is from Deeba. Deeba just nabbed a 75% scholarship (or discount code) from the first school they heard back from (whooo!). But they haven’t heard from any of the other 20 schools they applied to. Even though Deeba’s got a green light from the school, it’s not high ranking. Deeba asks if it’s worthwhile to go to a school for low or no cost even if it’s not well ranked. Ann suggests that Deeba is just in the early part of the cycle at this point and that more admissions letters are sure to roll in, which means Deeba will have some (hopefully) fun decisions to make. The crew weighs in about Deeba’s current sitch. Read more and listen to the full episode on our website: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/ Don't pay for law school with our LSAT Demon: https://www.lsatdemon.com Learn more about Ben and Nathan and their 10+ years of experience teaching the LSAT: https://www.thinkinglsat.com/about