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In this episode, Ben is back on the mic after a short break (and a bout with COVID), ready to dive into law school rankings, admissions strategy, and LSAT prep advice. He opens with a quick anecdote about following ChatGPT’s medical advice—which surprisingly worked—and then jumps right into the buzz surrounding the 2025 law school rankings.

Ben unpacks the newly released T14 list and cautions listeners not to obsess over minor movements in the rankings. He explains how rankings are more about generating clicks than conveying real changes and urges listeners to focus instead on employment outcomes and ROI. He discusses how schools like Cornell, while technically bumped out of the T14, still offer elite outcomes—arguing that labels like "T14" are less meaningful than people think.

The conversation then turns to LSAT timing strategy. Ben answers listener emails, offering nuanced advice to a student debating whether to take the April LSAT or wait. He emphasizes that scoring variability is natural and students should "start swinging the bat" once they’ve hit their target score range—even if inconsistently. The episode covers how to use test dates strategically to stay on track for early applications.

The final third of the episode shifts to admissions essays. Ben reads a submitted personal statement and offers tough-love feedback. He critiques the writer's overreliance on vague personal trauma and lack of concrete achievements or motivation for law school. His takeaway? Law school essays need to show who you are and why you're ready—not just where you’ve been. A teaser closes the show: next week, he’ll be joined by a former tutor who just got into Harvard Law.