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Demon teachers and rising 3Ls Rebecca and Matt take over the pod to discuss whether studying for the LSAT prepares students for law school. Rebecca describes how LSAT Reading Comprehension prepares you to dissect the dense, convoluted text that you will have to read in law school on a daily basis. Matt explains why the skills developed by Logical Reasoning and Logic Games are similarly useful. He...

Listener M struggles with LSAT Reading Comprehension even though their major requires heavy reading and writing. Ben and Nathan explain that the LSAT requires a different kind of reading. College classes might require you to read and regurgitate a lot of material. The LSAT, however, requires careful attention to detail. Slow down, focus on one sentence at a time, and take the time to fully compreh...

0:24 - Hard Choices, Easy Life 22:45 - Chicago Full Ride vs. Harvard Full Price? 36:20 - Super XL 58:43 - Blind Review Strategy 1:10:36 - The 85% Rule Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this Episode on YouTube

Demon student Nikki is eager to push her practice test scores from the mid 170s to the high 170s. How can she squeeze out those last few LSAT points? Nathan and Ben advise Nikki to focus more on understanding individual questions and not to fixate on reaching perfection. Ben explains the “85% rule”: When you aim to run at 85% capacity, you often perform better than when you shoot for 100%. Email d...

Listener Mike thanks the guys for their advice on how to review effectively and avoid burnout ( episode 216 ). Nathan and Ben list six questions that you should always ask yourself when blind-reviewing a question. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this Episode on YouTube

Ben and Nathan attack a crooked salesperson’s flawed logic in question 10 from PrepTest 73. Try this question here , and then listen to Ben and Nathan’s full explanation. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this Episode on YouTube

Demon tutor Ruth joins Nathan to discuss a hypothetical dilemma. Listener Pedro asks if it would be wiser to pay full tuition at Harvard or to accept a full scholarship at Chicago. Is six-figure debt ever worth it? Ruth thinks that paying tuition at a top school may be worth it in some cases. Nathan reminds listeners that schools like Yale, Stanford, and Harvard are the exceptions. In general, stu...

An anonymous Demon student asks for advice on whether full four-section practice tests or individual timed sections are better for practice. Ben and Nathan share their thoughts. They also encourage students to let go of LSAT timelines and, in some cases, make the hard decision to postpone law school. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this Episode on YouTube

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 Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

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. Email daily@lsatdemon.c...

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. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or com...

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 . Email daily@lsat...

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. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

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 stu...

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 Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

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. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comment...

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. Email daily@lsat...

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. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Amad shares a reason for taking the LSAT other than admission to law school: Some big consulting firms reportedly treat the LSAT as an aptitude test and recruit high scorers. As employers, Ben and Nathan can attest to the value of certain skills that high LSAT scorers bring to the job. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Is there a point of diminishing returns when it comes to your LSAT score? Demon tutor Ruth joins Nathan on today’s show to discuss whether a student with a 177 on record should retake the LSAT. They also discuss LSAC GPAs and the fact that not all schools offer A+ grades. Read more on our website ! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

0:29 - Let’s Talk About Burnout 21:47 - Showing Up Daily 27:11 - One Question to Better Engage with RC Passages 34:07 - Use Common Sense on the LSAT! 1:00:15 - Starting Law School in the Spring Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

An anonymous Demon Live student plans to apply in spring 2022 for spring 2023 admission. Is there a downside to applying to law schools that offer spring start dates? Nathan and Ben advise Anonymous to apply only for spring admission this late in the cycle. She should also plan to apply broadly in September for fall 2023 admission and compare scholarship offers. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with ques...

Demon tutor Dylan joins Nathan to talk about the most common mistakes students make on the LSAT. Every question has one answer that is objectively correct and four that are objectively wrong. Many mistakes can be boiled down to not reading the passage, question, or answer choices carefully enough. Strengthening your reading and reasoning skills will help you not only on the LSAT, but in law school...

Demon tutor Francesca is joined by student Brandon to share a useful strategy for Reading Comprehension. As he reads a passage, Brandon intermittently stops to ask himself one simple question: “What have I learned so far?” Tune in to hear more advice on how to stay engaged with RC passages. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Nikki shares a graphic to remind fellow LSAT students to study every day—even if you have time for only one question. Some days will be harder than others, but if you stay committed and show up daily, you will make progress. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube