Thinking LSAT
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Thinking LSAT
Ben Olson and Nathan Fox started the Thinking LSAT Podcast to become better LSAT teachers and have some fun. Please 1) subscribe, 2) rate and review, and 3) send us questions: help@thinkinglsat.com. Don't pay for law school! Learn more at lsatdemon.com
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Full Ride Fine Print (Ep. 528)
Ben and Nathan weigh in on New England Law’s conditional, full-tuition scholarships. They criticize conditional scholarships that can leave a majority...
When Law Schools Can't Deliver (Ep. 527)
Ben and Nathan dig into the ABA’s decision to put Cooley Law School on probation and the broader issue of weak oversight in legal education. They also...
The $50K Tuition Ceiling (Ep. 526)
Santa Clara Law is offering every admitted student a $16,000 scholarship to align tuition with the new federal loan cap for law school borrowers. Ben...
Law School Tuition Collapse (Ep. 525)
Ben and Nathan dig into a law professor’s claim that law school tuition is collapsing and explain what that really means for future students. More tha...
ABA's False Promises (Ep. 524)
Ben and Nate review a letter from the ABA council chair outlining the standards behind ongoing accreditation revisions. Line by line, the guys conclud...
Personal Statement Gong Show (Ep. 523)
Ben and Nathan host a special marathon edition of the Personal Statement Gong Show. They kick things off by laying out the fundamentals of personal st...
Confusing Answers Are Wrong (Ep. 522)
When you substitute understanding with gimmicks, you hamper your score now and in the long term. Tips like “10 questions in 10 minutes” or “If you don...
You’re Never Early with a Bad Score (Ep. 521)
Ben and Nate break down the measurable cost of applying late in the law school admissions cycle. Your LSAT score has the most value on the day that ap...
The Free JD (Ep. 520)
Ben and Nathan share strategies for using visualization to stay engaged in Reading Comprehension. They also explain that getting a full-ride to law sc...
Rushing to Failure (Ep. 519)
Ben and Nathan field a handful of questions with a common theme: they come from students who are moving too fast on the LSAT, attempting too many ques...
Ticketmaster Vibes (Ep. 518)
Thinking LSAT Show Notes
In preparation for test week, Ben and Nathan remind students of a foundational piece of advice: treat the official test...
Ignore the Cycle Hype (Ep. 517)
Ben and Nathan push back against hype-driven decisions, urging students to ignore rising August LSAT registrations and wait to test until their practi...
The Theory Trap (Ep. 516)
This week, Josh and Nate tackle the misconception that the Demon isn’t built for beginners—a belief that emerges from the absence of an introduction t...
Skip the GPA Sob Story (Ep. 515)
After an influx of GPA addenda questions, Nathan and Josh address several examples in a rapid-fire segment. Their main point: you probably shouldn’t w...
Parallel Reasoning Is Easy (Ep. 514)
Ben and Nathan tackle Parallel Reasoning questions, a question type that some students prefer to skip. They assure listeners that these questions work...
Read It Like You Mean It (Ep. 513)
On this week’s Thinking LSAT, Josh joins Ben to answer questions from students who feel stuck. They explain that plateaus often come from ignoring the...
Lemon Law Schools (Ep. 512)
Law School Lemons & LSAT Ceilings
Ben and Nathan discuss how law school admissions resemble a “market for lemons,” where students face steep inf...
Regressive Cross-Subsidy (Ep. 511)
Ben and Nathan explore how AI is acing law school exams and what that says about legal education. They unpack Donald Rumsfeld’s “unknown unknowns” and...
The Disparity Index (Ep. 510)
Law schools manipulate scholarships to obscure what they’re actually willing to pay for LSAT scores. Ben and Nathan reveal how some schools offer up t...
The Freedman Firm (Ep. 509)
Michael Freedman joins Nathan on Thinking LSAT to share his story as a trial lawyer in some of the nation’s most high-profile criminal cases. Along th...
Champagne Prices. Beer Salaries. (Ep. 508)
Ben and Nathan investigate income-debt ratios for average law students. Their findings paint a sobering picture for the average law school graduate. I...
The Timeline Trap (Ep. 507)
Applying this late in the cycle shows desperation. And schools love to charge full price for desperation. There are two rules every applicant should f...
Schools Know Your Price (Ep. 506)
Colleges use advanced data tracking to fine-tune scholarship offers based on what they think you’ll pay and to make you feel good about your price. Be...
Big Law vs. Trump (with Rachel Cohen) (Ep. 505)
Rachel Cohen, a former Skadden associate, joins Ben and Nate to discuss how Big Law is responding to recent executive orders aimed at major firms. The...
Ditch the Gimmicks (Ep. 504)
Logical Reasoning predictions rely on the basics: accept the premises, assume the conclusion is false, and don’t read the question first. Ben and Nath...
Slow Is Smooth, Smooth Is 170 (Ep. 503)
The secret to scoring a 170 on the LSAT? Don’t finish the section—just slow down and focus on accuracy. Ben and Nathan share an excerpt from their new...
Goodbye T-14. Hello T-17. (Ep. 502)
Ben and Nathan break down the newly released U.S. News law school rankings, including an initial error that caused some confusion. They explain why sl...
When Students Reject Law Schools (Ep. 501)
Ben and Nathan focus on shifting the power dynamic in law school admissions. From controlling scholarship negotiations to spotting misleading admissio...
11 LSAT Myths (Ep. 500)
On Episode 500 of Thinking LSAT, Ben and Nathan tackle the most pervasive myths surrounding the LSAT, law school, and the legal profession. The core o...
Personal Statement Pitfalls (Ep. 499)
Ben and Nathan kick off the return of Thinking LSAT’s personal statement review segment with a listener's personal statement that had potential. But...
Don't Fund Your Rivals (Ep. 498)
Law school tuition is designed to exploit the students willing to pay full price, even though very few actually do. This week, Ben and Nathan explain...
Kill the Clock (Ep. 497)
The clock shouldn’t affect you on the LSAT—but you still need to practice ignoring it. This week, Ben and Nathan advise a student to use timed section...
Who Wants to Be a Lawyer? (Ep. 496)
If you don’t have a burning passion to do the work of a lawyer, don’t go to law school. This week, Ben and Nathan caution a listener who is considerin...
Don't Throw Away Your (Five) Shots (Ep. 495)
Don’t Throw Away Your (Five) Shots (Ep. 494)
You have five attempts at the official test. Should you use all of them? This week, Ben and Nathan...
Is LR the New LG? (Ep. 494)
Nathan and Ben weigh in on the reports from some test-takers that the February LSAT featured more LG-style questions in Logical Reasoning. The guys al...
Attack Each Argument (Ep. 493)
You don’t conquer the LSAT with fifty-fifty guesses. You do it by carefully solving each question. This week, Nathan and Ben outline their plan of att...
What If I Can’t Predict the Answer? (Ep. 492)
The best LSAT students frequently predict the correct answer. But what do you do if your prediction isn’t there? This week, Nathan and Ben revisit the...
Beware of Scammerships (Ep. 491)
Always read the fine print on your scholarship offers. This week, Nathan and Ben examine a low-ranked law school that reduces roughly two-thirds of it...
Law Schools Underreport Scholarships (Ep. 490)
The law school application cycle is far from over, but some disappointed applicants are starting to wonder: “What did I do wrong?” This week, Nathan a...
Don't Fear Timed Practice (Ep. 489)
Drilling is great, but you need to do timed sections too. This week, Ben and Nathan highlight the importance of timed practice and explain how to mana...