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Ben and Nathan weigh in on the Supreme Court’s ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard , which bans the consideration of race as a specific factor in college admissions. The guys discuss what this might mean for future law school applicants. Read the Supreme Court’s opinion here . Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTu...

Delia and Francesca explain the difference between Sufficient Assumption questions and Necessary Assumption questions in LSAT Logical Reasoning. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube . Check out Thinking LSAT Ep. 322: LR Elevator Pitches for more on each LR question type.

The guys explain why sometimes less is more in LSAT study. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Should you write a diversity statement if you aren’t an underrepresented minority? Marissa and Abhi weigh in on the purpose of the diversity statement and how to decide whether it’s appropriate to include one in your applications. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Listener Jasmin feels discouraged by friends and family who tell her that she won’t ever reach her LSAT goals. Nathan and Ben share stories of former students who refused to quit and made huge improvements after years of study. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube.

The guys explain why you shouldn’t avoid an answer choice just because it repeats something that was directly stated in the passage. On Reading Comprehension, they’re all Must Be Trues . Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Delia and Marissa explain why they don’t recommend “the negation test” on Necessary Assumption questions. They suggest a simpler approach: find the answer choice that the author must agree with. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Listener Ralph asks for help deciding between two regional law schools. One school is clearly superior, but Ben and Nathan don’t think either school is worth paying for. The guys implore Ralph to retool his approach. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Chris and Leslie dust off an early version of Chris’s personal statement and compare it to his final draft. They discuss the edits they made to better portray Chris as an accomplished and thoughtful applicant. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Nathan and Ben encourage LSAT Demon student Ashwin to keep studying some every day while he waits for his official test results. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Stewart and Abhi demonstrate their approach to Supported questions in LSAT Logical Reasoning with a practice question from PrepTest 73. Try the question for yourself here , then listen to Stewart and Abhi’s analysis. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Nathan and Ben share some tips for requesting excellent letters of recommendation. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Ala and Beth share some best practices for reviewing your mistakes on timed sections with a study group. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube . Watch Ala and Beth’s previous episode about study buddies here .

The LSAT isn’t a vocabulary test, but it sometimes uses words that you might not understand. Nathan and Ben discuss how to approach challenging vocabulary on the LSAT. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Delia and Kevin break down what to expect from law school admissions interviews. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Listener David asks for advice on how to break into the 160s. Ben and Nathan preach consistent and patient study that focuses on understanding one question at a time. If you embrace the grind, it’ll feel less like a grind. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Many LSAT students fear Parallel Reasoning and Parallel Flaw questions. Beth and Brandon are here to show you how easy these questions can be. They demonstrate their approach on a question from PrepTest 65, which you can try for yourself here . Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Are international applicants disadvantaged in law school admissions? Ben and Nathan assure listener Sarah that she’s got nothing to worry about. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

The guys tackle a Logical Reasoning question from PrepTest J. Try this question yourself here . Then listen to Nathan and Ben’s analysis. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Ben and Nathan dispel the myth that you shouldn’t use outside knowledge on the LSAT. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Nathan and Ben advise listener Pedro against “mastering” Logical Reasoning before moving on to the other sections of the test. LSAT students should study all three sections every week. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Aila joins Ala to share her LSAT success story. Aila explains why translating tricky language in RC passages into her own words was crucial to her improvement on the section. Aila also talks about working through a difficult life event in the weeks before the official test and how overcoming that challenge helped to fuel her determination. Read more on our website ! Email daily@...

Do you have to report minor traffic violations in the character and fitness disclosures on your law school applications? Sometimes. Matt and Ben encourage an anonymous listener to read each application carefully and to disclose their speeding tickets when necessary and without making excuses. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on You...

Listener Sean is confused why he only seems to miss the easy questions in Reading Comprehension. Ben and Erik suggest some ways for Sean to lock in at the beginning of each section. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Beth and Abhi encourage an anonymous LSAT Demon student not to skip Parallel Reasoning questions in Logical Reasoning, but to embrace a growth mindset and commit to improving their weaknesses. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .