Thinking LSAT

Matt Sherman with Manhattan LSAT in San Diego joins Nathan and Ben to answer listener questions about the LSAT. Some of the topics they address are: Should you spend time making inferences on pure sequencing games; and which types of inferences should you make before going on to the questions? What should you do if you don't see the answer you predicted? Should you panic&n...

Ben and Nathan interview Evan Jones and Joshua Craven, founders of LawSchooli, one of the largest LSAT and law school admissions blogs. Evan and Joshua share how they struggled with the LSAT and what they did to turn around their studies. They answer listener questions about the exam and law school admission. Some of the topics they address are: When to abandon a Logi...

Dave Hall of Velocity Test Prep joins Nathan and Ben to answer listeners' questions about the LSAT. Some of the topics they address are: How to answer remaining questions when the 5-minute warning is called What to do if you have a really difficult LSAT section How to effectively answer Reading Comprehension questions What's your strategy when you see the same answer choice pop...

Ben and Nathan welcome to the podcast John Hankey, a meditation expert who shares how meditation can help you prepare for the LSAT and conquer test anxiety. Before speaking with John, they answer the following four LSAT preparation questions from listeners: What's the best way to properly vet an LSAT tutor or course? If I want to improve my reading comprehension score, should I be r...

Ben and Nathan share thoughts about the September LSAT, and answer the following questions from two tutoring students about improving your LSAT score: What score improvement can most students expect to see? Can you improve your Reading Comprehension score? If I'm getting the first 16 questions in Logical Reasoning correct, will it be difficult to improve my score in that section? Do I ha...

Ann Levine, law school admissions expert and author of "Law School Admissions Game," attended one of Nathan's San Francisco LSAT classes to answer law school admission questions. Some of the topics Ann addresses are: Personal statements and diversity statements Letters of recommendation Applications and addenda How to address GPA discrepancies Developing a wait list strategy Take a...

Ben and Nathan talk about several LSAT topics, including: Strategies to approach parallel reasoning questions Creating different scenarios in games, and how to split the main diagram into multiple options Whether to stay on course for taking the September LSAT, or aim for the December test; What to do during the last two weeks of September LSAT prep Whether you should start work on ...

Nathan has a follow-up tutoring session with Ebony, a student from Dallas, Texas. When we were first introduced to Ebony, she was struggling with a learning disability and was unsure how it would impact her LSAT performance. In the time after her initial meeting with Nathan, Ebony put into practice the following strategies: Don't skip the early questions Take practice test&nbsp...

Nathan talks one-on-one with a student in Dallas, Texas. Topics include:  Can you still go to law school if you have low GPA and a learning disability?  How can the LSAT help you get into law school when you have a low GPA?  Getting accommodations on the LSAT with ADHD or learning disabilities?  How to address getting into law school with a poor GPA and learning disability...

Ben and Nathan respond to listener questions, including "Is it possible to overstudy for the LSAT," "How much time should I invest into my GPA vs. my LSAT score," "Are Kaplan methods preventing me from reaching my goal," and many more.

LSAT teacher and author Graeme Blake joins us from Montreal to discuss five things he learned while writing thousands of LSAT explanations, the Reddit LSAT forum, why Canadian law schools don't care much for the LSAT, and lots more. Links discussed on the show: Graeme’s “Five things I learned” article Graeme’s site Graeme’s books Graeme’s email course

A rising senior from Columbia University, currently scoring 165 on the LSAT, asks us tons of great questions. Examples include: "If I'm testing an 'if-then statement on a Could be True question on a logic game, do I also need to test the contrapositive?"... "What's the best guessing strategy?"... "Should I bring an analog watch on test day?" "Should I study flash cards?"... and much more.

Nate Willis made the leap from 141 to 151 on his practice LSATs in less than two weeks. How did he do it? Strategy discussion includes necessary and sufficient assumption questions, techniques for question identification, the power of redoing logic games, and much more.

Is there a starting LSAT score that's too low to justify continuing? What's the best way to learn Logic Games? What types of Logical Reasoning questions should be attacked first? Strategies for Main Conclusion questions. The awesome networking power of LinkedIn. Can meditation be used to improve your LSAT score? Is it a good idea to study for the LSAT in the grocery store? When should process of e...

Ben and Nathan discuss lesson plans for Week 1 of their new classes, including Logic Games and the LSAT's most common (sufficient vs. necessary) flaw.

Three totally awesome tips for improving your Reading Comprehension score. Plus law school and admissions talk with Valparaiso University law professor Zachary Calo.

We start with a discussion of what a bad strategy it is to read the question stem first. (If you're a Blueprint instructor, we'd love to hear your case otherwise.) Then we go deep with LawSchoolExpert.com's Ann Levine on whether to retake the LSAT, how to explain it if you do, and a range of other law school applications issues.

In this episode, Ben and I analyze UVA professor Alex Johnson's "African-Americans, Law Schools and the LSAT," a surprisingly candid look behind the scenes of the LSAT and law school admissions. Why do average scores of African Americans and Latinos trail the general population by such a wide margin? What does this mean for their admissions chances? Is there anything we can do to bridge this gap?...

We start with a discussion about the value of skepticism while taking the LSAT, then look at one applicant's decision for the fall of 2014. UC Davis? UNLV? William and Mary? Or reject all offers and reapply next cycle?

Our guest is Larkin Robson, owner of 180 Degrees LSAT in Brooklyn, New York. Topics include how to prepare for an unusually difficult logic game, good reasons vs. bad reasons to go to law school, how to negotiate law school scholarships, and a dip into the ethics of paid LSAT prep.

Ben and I mildly disagree on whether to bring a watch to test day, then vehemently agree that you should almost never cancel your LSAT score. On the issue of why the test is scaled, not curved, we're equally clueless. Plus, news from the June 2014 LSAT.

Tips, tricks, and pitfalls for June 2014 LSAT test day. What to do in the last few days of prep. On the issue of "what to do if the logic games start out rocky," Nathan and Ben offer partially conflicting advice for Gemma Donofrio, a 170-scorer looking to squeeze out those last few points. Thanks, Gemma, for being such an awesome guest.

Our maiden voyage. Ben and Nathan introduce themselves, then brave the waters of the LSAT's fearsome new "Replace a Rule" logic games question. Unplanned strategy detours include game selection and game skipping, scoresheet bubbling technique, and drilling specific question types vs. hammering out 35-minute mixed sections. Welcome aboard.