LSAT BOSS with Shana Ginsburg, Esq.

Shana is back with cohost Trudel Pare (177 LSAT Score; Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring alum) to delve into some practice assumption questions. We'll also bust a myth about 'pushing through' when you're tired, and discuss some healthy test taking strategies to ensure you give your eyes a rest and fuel your brain.  

I love this Admissions Love Story, because it's the gift that keeps on giving. Ali and Claudia first met at the beginning of their pre-law journey in 2018. Fast forward to September 2020, and Ali has generated a 21-point LSAT score improvement -- but equally amazing-- a 1.0 UGPA increase.  While he waits for his acceptance letters to roll in, we recorded an interview about his journey and cau...

You may know her as the Season 1 cohost of the LSAT Boss podcast, but back in 2019, Claudia was a pre-law student working with Ginsburg Admissions to prepare her personal statement and ensure that she was applying to the schools that were the best fit for her.  Baltimore ended up accepting Claudia with a sizable scholarship, and it turns out to be an even more perfect fit than she had expecte...

Season 2 of LSAT Boss picks up where we left off, only without Claudia Ryan who is on hiatus while she begins law school. Our new guest cohost is Trudel Pare, who will be helping us break down the rest of the logical reasoning lessons. Trudel, a Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring graduate, scored a 177 on the July LSAT and shares her wisdom on mastering the content, test strategies, and mental clarity tec...

Episode 13: Principles. Consider the principle like a moral in an Aesop’s Fable. For example, in the fable “The Tortoise and the Hare,” the lesson learned by the animals—the moral of the story—is that “Slow and steady wins the race.” That moral is the principle! Let’s not confuse it with the conclusion of the fable, which was simply that the tortoise won the race. To get more technical, a principl...

In this episode, Shana and Claudia break down reasoning questions, and bust myths that cause us to shame gap years and going to law schools that don't give us full rides or aren't T-14s.  You won't want to miss this one.  Outro music by Taha Ahmed. Thanks to our sponsor, Anchor.fm.  If you want to donate to our podcast, email us at hello@ginsburgadvancedtutoring.com. Episode notes, classes, and tu...

Meet the host and curriculum designer of LSAT Boss, Shana Ginsburg, Esq.

After a long hiatus, Shana and Claudia are back with special guest co-host Ali Cheema for a final lesson on Roles and a plate of butter cookies. In this lesson, the team delve into complex and ambiguous argument structures that have elements of both causal and analogy arguments.  Myths busted on today's episode include whether the LSAT really is the exclusive law school admissions test, and w...

This is part two of a two-part lesson on Role questions of the Logical Reasoning section of the LSAT.  Listen to S1E10 first before enjoying this second half! In part two of our Role lesson, Shana and former student Claudia Ryan run through a refresher on breaking down the the jargon for each argument structure you'll see in a role question, go step-by-step through two more tough official tes...

Shana and former student Claudia break down the the jargon and strategy for cracking any role question, go step-by-step through a tough official test question, and bust some myths about process of elimination and looking at Reddit before test day. Music by Taha Ahmed. Thanks to our Sponsor, Anchor. For episode notes, tutoring and test accommodation support, contact us at our website GinsburgAdvanc...

In this episode, Shana Ginsburg and her former LSAT student Claudia Ryan cover Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring's Agree/Disagree (Point at Issue) Lesson, bust a couple LSAT and note-taking myths, and talk about our favorite, deliciously sweet breakfasts. Point at Issue questions ask you to identify the topic about which two people are debating. The concept is simple—figure out why the two people are fig...

In this episode, Shana Ginsburg and her former LSAT student Claudia Ryan cover Part II of our Conclusion lesson.  Be sure to begin with S1E6 for Part I of this lesson.  Part II is all about transition words and keyword analysis. LSAT arguments are supported and conditioned not only by the ordering of the premises and conclusions,  but also by connectives which signal order, relationship and moveme...

The overall conclusion of an argument constitutes the author’s main point, and you'll need to properly identify it to tackle the majority of the logical reasoning questions you'll see. In this lesson, Shana and former LSAT student Claudia Ryan review Shana's 4-part strategy for identifying the conclusion. The lesson includes guided practice and homework keyed to LSAC's 10 Actual Official Preptests...

This is the second of a two-part episode on Inductive Arguments. Be sure to start with S1E3 before listening to this one. In this episode, Shana discuss arguments by analogy and data sampling arguments, why you can sometimes assume that young students and older students will become similarly anxious in certain situations, and why you wouldn't want to take a survey of only college lacrosse players...

In this special bonus edition of LSAT Boss, Shana reviews last-minute test day tips for standard and accommodated test takers.   Want to know what items are allowed in the test room? The official list from LSAC is below: A clear plastic ziplock bag (maximum size: 1 gallon/3.79 liters), which must be stored under your chair and may be accessed only during the break, containing ONLY the following it...

This is Part I of a two-part lecture on Inductive Arguments. For Part II, continue on to S1E5.  The funny thing about inductive arguments is that they often don’t establish their conclusions with 100% certainty; while they have some degree of truth regarding the veracity of the conclusion, they always inherently have the possibility of having their conclusion invalidated. This is often the ca...

Host Shana Ginsburg, Esq., founder of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring, brings you a comprehensive introduction to the 14 distinct question types you'll face on the Logical Reasoning section of the LSAT.  We'll talk about the question types you'll see most frequently, and get to know the language of the question stems.  To do the assigned homework from this lesson,  purchase a copy of the...

Thinking about going to law school and taking the LSAT?  Shana Ginsburg, Esq., founder and president of Ginsburg Advanced Tutoring,  takes you through a brief overview of the LSAT and law school admissions process. In this episode, you'll about the LSAT test structure, the parts of the application for admission to law school, and how to set early and realistic study and test goals for yo...