Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More…

Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More…

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Law School Admissions Unplugged Podcast: Personal Statements, Application Essays, Scholarships, LSAT Prep, and More… episodes

  • Stuck in the High 160s? Stop Drilling by Question Type.
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/ZPWHrIyA3Tk 00:00 The math 00:43 Why you plateau 00:48 Below 165: clusters 01:15 Above 165: noise 02:09 Stop drilling by type 02:40 The reading failure 04:04 The back-third cliff 05:20 Down to 2 06:21 The Socratic Review Method 06:51 Timed vs untimed 08:08 A bigger denominator I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/ZPWHrIyA3Tk1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/ZPWHrIyA3Tk2
    10 min
  • November 2026 LSAT Predictions: How I Built the List (Deep Dive)
    Get the free November drill sets: https://unpluggedprep.com/drill Same 12 calls as my November predictions. New in this version: where the record comes from, the back-test with the dates locked, the counts under every rate, all 30 old experimental passages by name, and the Logical Reasoning list I built and threw out. The November LSAT runs November 11 to 14. Most of these won't show up, and I say that in the video. If one does, treat that section as scored and read the passage fresh. Logical Reasoning is 2 of your 3 scored sections, so we cover that too. The numbers (last 4 tests, June to October 2026) Scored once, last seen 9 to 18 months ago: 24 of 116 came back (about 1 in 5) Experimental only, last seen 13 to 18 months ago: 6 of 50 (about 1 in 8, small sample) Scored once, more than 18 months ago: about 8% (about 1 in 12; the August check alone was 5 of 67) Any passage at random: about 4% (about 1 in 25) Scored 2 or more times: 12 of 479 (about 1 in 40) Experimental, 9 to 12 months old: 2 of 137 (almost never) Back-test, June, August and September 2026: my top 20 caught 10 of 46. A random 20 catches about 3. Newest tests first caught 1. October, the first test the rule hadn't seen: 3 of 11 firmly matched passages in my top 12. A random 12 gets 0.4. Chapters 0:00 Why this version shows the work 0:30 The passages I think are due back 2:49 What October changed 4:05 Where the record comes from 6:12 How often the list is right 8:15 Testing the rule 11:21 Most likely 14:26 Old experimental passages 14:52 All 30 experimental passages 15:15 Long shots 15:48 3 long shots, start to finish 17:19 If you tested in September or October 18:16 Logical Reasoning 18:24 LR repeats, and why there's no LR list 22:22 My number 1 call 23:28 If you recognize a passage 25:41 Part 2: What October's test taught us 27:42 Your last few days 29:00 What if none show up? 29:17 Check my work 29:31 The free November drill sets Sources: past-test history comes from Jon Denning's public recaps and r/LSAT, including Graeme Blake's (LSATHacks) topic threads, plus comments on my videos and socials and my students. The model, the calls, and any mistakes are mine. Topics are what test takers reported after past tests. I don't have LSAC's test, and nobody does (I hope). I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com
    30 min
  • The October LSAT Changed My November 2026 Predictions
    Get the free November LSAT drill sets: https://unpluggedprep.com/drill The November LSAT runs November 11 to 14. This is the full version of my November predictions: the 12 passages I think are due back, how often the pattern's been right, and what the October test changed about how I built the list. Part 2 is what October's test taught us about the test itself: the section orders people got, which of their sections counted, and how LSAC scores different versions. Most of these won't show up, and I say that in the video. If one does, treat that section as scored and read the passage fresh. There's a second-by-second walk-through of exactly that. Logical Reasoning is 2 of your 3 scored sections, so we cover that too. Chapters 0:00 The passages I think are due back 2:19 What October changed 3:35 How often the list is right 5:39 Most likely 8:45 Old experimental passages 9:13 Long shots 9:47 If you tested in September or October 10:44 Logical Reasoning 14:47 My number 1 call 15:53 If you recognize a passage 18:06 Part 2: What October's test taught us 20:07 Your last few days 21:25 What if none show up? 21:47 The free November drill sets Sources: past-test history comes from Jon Denning's recaps and r/LSAT, including Graeme Blake's (LSATHacks) topic threads, plus comments on my videos and socials and my students. The calls are mine. Topics are what test takers reported after past tests. I don't have LSAC's test, and nobody does (I hope). I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com
    22 min
  • 84 of 107 Law Schools Just Raised Their LSAT Median. Here's the 10-Year Table.
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/cqel_dJTGYY 00:00 The numbers just moved 00:58 Median and 25th, defined 01:33 Where it moved 02:02 10 years of 509s 03:43 Why it keeps climbing 04:32 GPA too 05:16 A 165 at 4 schools 06:33 Splitters 06:58 Above the median: money I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/cqel_dJTGYY1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/cqel_dJTGYY2
    8 min
  • November 2026 LSAT Predictions
    Get the free November LSAT drill sets: https://unpluggedprep.com/drill The November LSAT runs November 11 to 14. In October, test takers reported whole Reading Comp sections from September running again, and old unscored passages showing up in scored sections. So I rebuilt the passage record with October in it and scored which passages look due back for November. These are my calls, in 3 tiers, with a free practice passage for every top-tier topic. Most of these won't show up, and I say that in the video. If one does, treat that section as scored and read the passage fresh. Logical Reasoning is 2 of your 3 scored sections, so we cover that too. Sources: past-test history comes from Jon Denning's public recaps and r/LSAT, including Graeme Blake's (LSATHacks) topic threads, plus comments on my videos and socials and my students. The calls are mine. Chapters 0:00 The passages I think are due back 1:56 What October changed 3:13 How often the list is right 4:14 Most likely 5:53 Old tryout passages 6:21 Long shots 6:55 If you tested in September or October 7:31 Logical Reasoning 9:05 My number 1 call 10:12 If you recognize a passage 10:45 Your last few days 11:09 The free November drill sets Topics are what test takers reported after past tests. I don't have LSAC's unreleased tests. * I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com
    12 min
  • Why You Zone Out on LSAT Reading Comprehension
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/4cxubU0flJo 00:00 Read for structure 02:02 Signals and characters 04:01 Strategic skimming 07:36 The passage skeleton 10:30 The 5 question types 15:36 3 types of wrong answers 19:59 Timing I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/4cxubU0flJo1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/4cxubU0flJo2
    24 min
  • October 2026 LSAT: The Hard Section Might Not Count
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet The October 2026 LSAT ran October 7 to 10. I read over 1,000 test-taker reports on r/LSAT, the comments on my YouTube videos and socials, and messages from my students. This is what came out of it: the Reading Comp passages people saw, the section orders they got, and why one Logical Reasoning section felt so hard. Scores come out October 28. These are test takers' own reports, topics only. I don't have LSAC's test, and nobody does. If you had only one Reading Comp section, this video shows you why you already know it counted. Thanks to everyone on r/LSAT who posted, and to Graeme Blake (LSATHacks), who puts together the subreddit's topic thread. 0:00 Intro 1:32 Section orders 1:54 What you already know 2:31 The Reading Comp passages 4:57 Logical Reasoning 5:50 When every answer looks wrong 6:31 Why a hard section tells you little 7:32 What to do before October 28 I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com
    10 min
  • Why You Blank Out on LSAT Logical Reasoning
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/KL_Yinj-igM 00:00 Why you blank out 02:31 The one question 05:36 The 3-step process 09:45 The trap answers 14:21 When your brain blanks 16:54 Think like a critic 20:23 How to review I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/KL_Yinj-igM1 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/KL_Yinj-igM2
    24 min
  • Trump's DOJ Just Put Law School Admissions on Trial
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://unpluggedprep.com/cheatsheet The Justice Department printed 5 years of Berkeley Law's admitted median LSAT scores by race in a federal findings letter. I go through the numbers, the "check only one" application question, Berkeley's answer, and the word Berkeley Law quietly deleted from its application page. Then why schools under federal pressure lean harder on your LSAT, and how to pull the 509 reports for your schools and find the floor you have to clear. 0:00 Berkeley's medians, made public 0:50 What a letter of findings is 2:00 The median table 4:18 Check only one 4:53 Berkeley's answer 6:24 One deleted word 7:21 Why the numbers matter more now 9:56 The 25th percentile is rising 10:21 What to do 11:12 What you control I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://unpluggedprep.com/start 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://lsatunplugged.com
    13 min
  • How to Crush LSAT Strengthen Questions (Even If You Can't Find the Gap)
    Download your free LSAT cheat sheet here: https://swiy.co/oeYhXHs9G20 I scored a 152 my first LSAT. Got to a 175. I've been teaching this test since 2005. If you're prelaw, applying now, or stuck, you're in the right place. 🎯 Free LSAT tutoring lesson: https://swiy.co/oeYhXHs9G201 📚 LSAT Unplugged courses and coaching: https://swiy.co/oeYhXHs9G202
    8 min

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