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LSAT Demon student Maggie asks whether full ride scholarships are reserved for applicants with GPAs and LSAT scores above law schools’ 75th percentiles. Ben and Matt speculate that this may be true at some schools, but not all of them. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

As an elite student athlete, listener Devin focused more on baseball than on academics—and it showed in his grades. Nathan and Ben advise Devin on how to tell his story in a way that softens the impact of his low GPA on his applications. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Michael Stewart joins Francesca to share his LSAT Success story. Michael studied while juggling a full time job and childcare, but always made time for the LSAT. Now he’s got multiple full ride scholarship offers in hand and is firmly on the path to achieving his dream legal career. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episo...

Ben and Nathan counsel an anonymous listener not to sacrifice their well-being in pursuit of marginal improvements to their GPA. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Ben and Erik share some tips for how to approach LSAT Writing. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Nathan and Ben discuss the upside to attending a lower-ranked school: better scholarship offers and less competition for a spot at the top of the class. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Listener B finds it time-consuming to review Reading Comprehension after taking a practice test. Nathan and Ben suggest that B takes fewer full practice tests in favor of more drilling and timed sections. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Listener L worries that a two-year “black hole” on her resume will weigh down her chances at a great scholarship. Nathan and Ben assure L that her LSAT and GPA are what matter most. They discourage L from over-explaining the employment gap in her applications. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Leron joins Leslie to discuss how they transformed Leron’s personal statement from a glorified resume into a focused narrative that highlights her strengths and accomplishments. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Ben and Nathan give some advice on how to make the jump from the high 160s into the 170s. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Should you use in-out or circle-slash for your Logic Games diagrams? The guys discuss why you might prefer one method over the other in some situations, but encourage you to try both for yourself. For a sample game, check out Game 3 from PrepTest 65. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Kevin and Ala both crushed the LSAT, but they wouldn’t have done so without a tremendous amount of grit. In this episode, they open up about the many challenges they faced during their multi-year LSAT journeys, and they discuss why grit is crucial to LSAT success. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube . Kevin’s LSAT Success S...

An anonymous listener was accepted to Northwestern with a $120k scholarship through their early decision program. Now they’re worried that they sold themselves short by not applying to higher-ranked schools. Ben and Nathan share Anonymous’s concerns. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Matt and Sara break down what to expect in your first year of law school and share some tips on how to approach your 0L summer and first year classes. Advice for Incoming Law Students (Ep. 161) Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Nathan and Ben assess listener Spencer’s scholarship chances as a low-GPA splitter. The guys implore Spencer not to rush into the 2023–2024 application cycle if doing so means compromising on his LSAT. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Anna feels like her Logic Games progress has stalled. Ben and Nathan encourage Anna not to give up and suggest replaying games trying multiple different approaches. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Demon student Cole shares a draft of his GPA addendum. The guys suggest some major cuts. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Kian Sohrabi joins Erik to share his LSAT success story. Kian compares his LSAT study to college football practice and talks about bringing a game day swagger to his official test attempt. Kian also shares his experience as a test taker with ADHD and how he worked through difficulties staying focused on the test. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with question...

Listener Esther blames burnout and LSAT prep for a recent drop in her undergraduate GPA. Nathan and Ben want Esther to drop the LSAT for now and focus on school. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Chris and Ala return for part four of their series on LSAT Reading Comprehension. This time they talk about how to “stay in the saddle” on RC passages that seem to be written in deliberately confusing ways. Chris and Ala give tips on how to deal with words you don’t understand. And they explain why your primary goal is not to remember the facts from a passage—it’s to focus on the author’s main poi...

Nathan and Ben clarify their position on the T14. You don’t have to attend a T14 law school to have a successful legal career. The guys frequently recommend that students attend lower-ranked schools that offer great scholarships as long as they understand their realistic job prospects. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Carol joins Beth to share her LSAT journey. Carol is pursuing a career in law to advocate for persons with disabilities and victims of workplace discrimination. Carol discusses embracing LSAT Demon’s no-B.S. approach to the LSAT and overcoming challenges as a legally blind test taker. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this epi...

Demon student Tom asks whether some character and fitness issues will affect his admissions and scholarship offers from top law schools. The guys review Tom’s draft of a short and sweet addendum. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

LSAT Demon student Eric admits that he’s making a bad decision in rushing to apply to law school this fall. Ben and Nathan implore Eric to wait another year or, better yet, do anything else except for law school. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .

Leslie Blodgett has seen a lot of rough drafts in her time as personal statement editor at LSAT Demon. Today she joins Erik to share the three most common revisions she makes to first drafts of personal statements. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube .