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


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

Also in this episode

- Demon students share their January LSAT results

- How to choose between a regional school and a top-ranked school

- A listener asks about attending a non-ABA accredited law school


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0:00 Harvard Adding A+ Grading

11:07 January Score Release

21:35 Attending a Regional School

27:38 Improving Accuracy

42:44 Test D Question — Vor

58:57 Pearls v. Turds

1:05:35 140s Jail

1:13:55 Non-ABA Law School

1:23:20 Too Late to Apply?

1:31:13 Thank You Email

1:36:36 Word of the Week — chiaroscuro

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