In this episode, Shana and Trudel  tackle Parallel the Flaw questions using Ginsburg Advanced's easy-to-learn "MITS" analysis. The two also discuss putting together Ginsburg's first TikTok video series since Covid, and analyze statistics about low visibility among disabled and LGBTQ associates in law firms.   Mnemonic: MITS The MITS mnemonic is designed to ensure you that you have checked for the different ways that the argument and the answer choice must parallel: M Modifiers (adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, that/which phrases) I Intensifiers (degree of likelihood and de ..read more

In this episode, Shana and season 2 cohost Trudel discuss Parallel the Reasoning and Parallel the Flaw Questions. The pair also bust a pesky myth about not discussing events that happened before college in your personal statement, and also discuss why it can be a great idea to take a gap year, or two, or even more.  Your goal for Parallel the Reasoning questions is to first establish the inductive reasoning of the stimulus. Is it a causal, analogous, or data sampling argument structure? Is it based on abductive reasoning,7,] requiring you to follow multiple steps in a line of reasoning to ..read more

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 caught up with Claudia Ryan, who, at the time, was preparing for her Criminal Law midterm exam.   A month later, we now bring you this episode with exciting news: Claudia  received the highest ..read more

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 expected.  It's not too easy. It's not too hard. To Claudia, it's the Goldilocks of law schools. And she's here to tell you why. Start your law school journey today. Visit us on the web at GinsburgAdvan ..read more

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 techniques on her road to a near-perfect score.  This lesson is devoted to the assumption, and how to create the causal argument assumption—the assumption that connects the causal premises of an arg ..read more

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 principle is like a law, and laws have elements. In other words, to support a conviction of first degree murder, the prosecution must establish that the individual acted 1) intentionally, 2) with malice, that ..read more

In this season of LSAT Boss, Shana explores the daunting world of Reading Comprehension with a rotating series of special guests who have completed their LSAT Boss journey with her. In this episode, Shana breaks down the five Reading Comprehension fundamentals with María, a recent graduate who scored a 171 on the LSAT. María was initially frightened by reading comprehension, until a daring challenge by a counselor reminded her how capable she truly was, and she spoke up and defended herself.  Shana and María also discuss the journey María took before beginning LSAT BOSS, how she adjusted ..read more

In this final Logical Reasoning episode and final episode of Season 2, Shana and cohost Trudel tackle Resolve/Explain questions, and discuss whether what you wear when you study actually matters. Resolve/explain questions are like riddles with only five possible solutions. Answers will provide an explanation as to how two things that are coexisting or correlating can be explained. Both matters must be addressed and resolved by the resolution you come up with. So a solution must address both elements: A and B A correct answer will not just resolve an issue with element A. A correct answer will ..read more

In this episode, Shana and Trudel  tackle Parallel the Flaw questions using Ginsburg Advanced's easy-to-learn "MITS" analysis. The two also discuss putting together Ginsburg's first TikTok video series since Covid, and analyze statistics about low visibility among disabled and LGBTQ associates in law firms.   Mnemonic: MITS The MITS mnemonic is designed to ensure you that you have checked for the different ways that the argument and the answer choice must parallel: M Modifiers (adjectives, adverbs, prepositional phrases, that/which phrases) I Intensifiers (degree of likelihood and de ..read more

In this episode, Shana and season 2 cohost Trudel discuss Parallel the Reasoning and Parallel the Flaw Questions. The pair also bust a pesky myth about not discussing events that happened before college in your personal statement, and also discuss why it can be a great idea to take a gap year, or two, or even more.  Your goal for Parallel the Reasoning questions is to first establish the inductive reasoning of the stimulus. Is it a causal, analogous, or data sampling argument structure? Is it based on abductive reasoning,7,] requiring you to follow multiple steps in a line of reasoning to ..read more