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An anonymous listener has a GPA below 2.5 and is struggling to break 150 on the LSAT. They also owe $50,000 in undergraduate student loans. Understandably, they don’t want to take on more debt. Should this student continue on their path toward law school? Nathan and Ben offer their brutal, honest advice. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Dinesh currently has a 3.98 GPA and plans to submit his transcripts to LSAC before he graduates. He intends to finish his last semester with straight A’s. But what would happen if his GPA were to slip? Would law schools reconsider their offers? Dinesh should focus on killing his last semester of college. Read more about LSAC’s CAS rules here . Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or c...

Is a consistent study environment necessary for test-day success? Listener Zach plans to take the April LSAT in a new location. Ben and Nathan advise: Don’t give the LSAT so much power. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Al asks the guys for tips on how to style a law school diversity statement. Should it be written like a personal statement? Or should it be more matter-of-fact like an addendum? Nathan and Ben’s key advice applies equally to diversity statements, personal statements, and addenda: Stick to the facts. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Sharonique has yet to break 140 on a practice LSAT—despite having studied for over nine months. When is it time to throw in the towel? Sharonique asks the guys for their honest advice. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

An anonymous Demon Live student asks the team for advice on how many classes to attend and how to approach drilling and review. Ben and Nathan recommend taking it one question at a time and focusing on understanding. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Student John is averaging around 167 on practice tests. But he still struggles with Reading Comprehension. Why is he scoring worse on RC than on other sections? Tune in to hear the guys dish out advice on how to approach reading passages on the LSAT. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Alyssa scored an official 134 after prepping with other companies. Now a Demon student, she is starting to understand the test better. She plans to take the March test in hopes of getting into law school this fall. Ben and Nathan strongly advise against this plan. Alyssa should allow herself adequate time to prepare and register for the official test when her practice scores indicate that she’s re...

LSAT Demon tutors Matt and Pushkar offer advice to two anonymous listeners who are interested in big law. Tune in to hear their thoughts on how to interpret employment and salary data when selecting a law school. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this Episode on YouTube

Listener A is a third-year undergraduate student with a 4.0 GPA and a 140 LSAT diagnostic. Their target school has a median LSAT score of 166. A would like to apply next cycle but is concerned that a 26-point score increase is unlikely. Can they rely on their high GPA and extracurricular activities to counterbalance a sub-median LSAT score? Tune in to hear what LSAT Demon tutors Mike and Francesca...

Listener Tuong-Vi has a 170 on record and a 3.85 GPA. While she is a strong applicant, her stats won’t cut it at the very top schools. Tuong-Vi has two more shots at taking the LSAT, but she doesn’t “feel like” she has the capacity to take it again. The guys push back: Lawyers do whatever it takes. If Tuong-Vi really wants to compete for a spot at a top school, she needs a better LSAT score. Natha...

Listener J is on the waitlist at some top-ranked schools and hoping to hear from them soon. But a school that J has already been accepted to wants a seat deposit by the first of April. Ben and Nathan suggest that J politely ask for an extension on the seat deposit deadline. More importantly, J should consider accepting no less than a full scholarship at any school they choose to attend. Email dail...

Listener Bene asks the guys for advice on a GPA predicament. Bene thought he had withdrawn from his first semester of undergrad in 2014, but the school never processed the request—leaving him with a transcript full of F’s. He eventually went back to school and earned a 3.5 GPA. But if LSAC factors in those F’s, his UGPA will be tanked. Tune in to hear Nathan and Ben give Bene their input! Email da...

New student Jess is frustrated because her scores are “decreasing.” Are they, though? Nathan calls BS. Jess has taken only three practice tests since she started studying with the Demon. There’s a lot of noise in small samples—three data points do not establish a trend. Ben and Nathan advise Jess to focus more on understanding the questions she misses. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or c...

Student Rosa asks the guys for advice on whether to take a gap year before law school to add volunteer work to her resume. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Student Gabe aims to score 180 on the LSAT. Ben and Nathan explain why no one actually needs a perfect score. They recommend plugging your undergraduate GPA into the Demon’s Scholarship Estimator to get an idea of the LSAT score range that will make you competitive for full scholarships. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Volodymyr is a first-generation immigrant who studied with LSAT Demon for six months and increased his score by 27 points. He applied early and broadly and was offered five full-ride scholarships. Volodymyr worked his ass off, and now he’ll be attending his top-choice law school for free! Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Listener Jennifer asks whether to take the April LSAT and apply for Fall 2022 admission or to take the June LSAT and apply for Fall 2023 admission. The short answer: neither. Nathan and Ben advise students not to select an official test date before their practice test scores indicate that they’re ready. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Demon student Taylor asks how to know when she’s reached her full potential on the LSAT. Ben and Nathan take a look at Taylor’s stats and encourage her not to give up too soon. She’ll continue to make progress if she focuses on understanding her mistakes and makes use of the Demon’s live classes, full explanations, and Ask button. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this ep...

Listener Hayley writes in to ask Nathan and Ben for advice. Before they even get to her question, the guys notice several typos in her email. Their first piece of advice: Proofread your writing. If you’re going to be a lawyer, you need to practice careful communication. The guys answer Hayley’s questions and encourage her to check out the LSAT Demon Scholarship Estimator to get an idea of what LSA...

An anonymous listener commends the LSAT Demon Scholarship Estimator as a really helpful resource. But they’re usure whether they qualify as an underrepresented minority. Ultimately, law schools will make that determination, but if there’s a gray area, Anonymous should answer application questions honestly and generously in their favor. Ben and Nathan encourage listeners to focus on getting their b...

Listener Nathan B has an upper-170s LSAT score and a competitive GPA to boot. But he took nine months off to study for the LSAT and is worried that law schools might frown on the gap in his resume. The guys weigh in and remind listeners that the LSAT and GPA matter far more than anything else. Email daily@lsatdemon.com with questions or comments. Watch this episode on YouTube

Student Tyler says he usually gets the first 15 logical reasoning questions correct, but he has recently started missing 2 or 3 questions out of the first 10. Nathan suspects that a small sample size could be part of the story. Regardless, Tyler should focus less on the number of missed questions and more on understanding his mistakes so he can avoid making them in the future. Email daily@lsatdemo...

Demon Student Jane wonders whether drilling too much might lead her to run out of study material. Nathan and Ben advise her not to worry. There are nearly 100 practice tests and thousands of questions available. Most students don’t come close to running out of study material before taking the official test. Even if you do end up repeating some questions, you can still learn from them. Email daily@...

Listener Ben scored 177 on the LSAT, but his GPA is below the median at most of the schools he’s interested in. He asks the guys for advice on what he should be doing between now and next fall to make his application the best it can be. Since Ben has the two most important parts of his application—LSAT and GPA—out of the way, he should focus on writing a kick-ass personal statement and a short GPA...