0:26 - Am I Ready to Take the LSAT?

13:03 - Beware of Escher Answers

18:46 - New Prelaw Programs from LSAC LawHub

31:37 - Is the LSAT Going Away?

58:20 - Be Careful Talking to Admissions Officers

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Listener Jonathan is a DACA recipient who worries whether his status may prevent him from earning a full-ride scholarship. Ben and Nathan advise Jonathan to call each law school he’s interested in and ask if he can be connected with any current students who are DACA recipients. Be wary of advice given by admissions officers—their interests are not always aligned with yours.

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Listener Chris asks Ben and Nathan for their take on the ABA’s recent recommendation to make the LSAT optional in law school admissions. Don’t be misled by clickbait headlines. There’s a reason that law schools choose to weigh LSAT scores up to 10 times as heavily as GPAs in their index formulas: The LSAT is the best available predictor of 1L grades.

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Special guest Kyle McEntee, leader of LSAC’s LawHub prelaw division, joins Ben and Nathan to announce two new programs. Admission Unmasked is intended for students applying to law school in the upcoming cycle. Law School Unmasked is intended for students entering their 1L year this fall. Both programs are free. All you need is a LawHub account. Enroll at lsac.org/lawhub/learning.

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Wrong answers on the LSAT often use all the right words and yet make no sense. Demon tutor Erik calls these trap answers “Escher answers.” Escher answers—like Escher sentences in linguistics—may seem fine at first glance, but they’re actually gibberish. Nathan and Ben discuss.

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Listener David asks how close he should be to his goal score of 164 before he sits for the official test. Ben and Nathan encourage David to set his sights higher and to aim for a score range rather than a specific number. Check out the LSAT Demon Scholarship Estimator to determine what score range is likely to attract full-ride offers from your target schools. The guys generally recommend that students register for the official test once they are scoring consistently within their goal range.

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0:29 - Should I Retake with a 177 and 4.28 GPA?

15:18 - What Skills Does the LSAT Test?

25:10 - Where to Start with the LSAT Demon

30:06 - Spend Longer on Your Logic Games Setups

38:31 - Don't Settle for Less on the LSAT

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Demon tutor Dylan joins Nathan to respond to a student’s concern about running out of time on Reading Comprehension. What should you do if you reach the last passage with only five minutes remaining? Don’t settle for gimmicky strategies like skimming the passage or skipping to the final paragraph. Dylan and Nathan discuss a better plan of attack.

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An anonymous Demon Live student completes untimed logic games with perfect accuracy, but she struggles with the harder games on timed sections. The best way to complete all four games in 35 minutes is to improve your efficiency on the easy games. Ben and Nathan recommend spending more time on the initial setups for logic games. Solve the system, and the questions will all be easy.

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Nathan and Ben respond to a new LSAT Demon student who seeks advice on choosing a subscription level. Time is your most valuable resource. One month of Demon Live will teach you how to optimize your time and study in the most effective way possible.

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