LSAT Demon Daily Digest (Episodes 301–305)
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by Demon Team
1y ago
0:25 - Academic Renewal Explained 6:22 - Don't Reinforce Your Plateaus 11:52 - School Comes First 17:51 - Stuck Between Two Answer Choices 24:02 - Don't Think About Deadlines ..read more
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Some Tough Advice for a Low-Scoring Applicant
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by Demon Team
2y ago
Ben and Nathan answer two students’ questions about LSAC fee waivers and discounts that LSAT Demon offers to students who qualify. The guys also offer some tough love to a struggling student ..read more
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Interested in Applying to Law School in Canada?
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by Demon Team
2y ago
Hey Demon family, Francesca here. There’s lots of information out there about applying to law schools in the US. How much of it applies to Canadian schools? As a Canadian student, I wondered about this when I studied with the Demon. Here’s what you need to know about applying to law school in Canada. How do Canadian and American law schools differ? Price: One major difference is that law school tuition in Canada is about half the full price of most American law schools (friendly reminder: don’t pay that). The flip side is that Canadian schools don’t offer as many scholarships—more on this lat ..read more
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Interpreting Your Diagnostic Test
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
Congratulations, you’ve completed your first practice LSAT. There are 90-something more of them available. Most students will do at least 10 tests before they’re ready for their first crack at the real thing. (Many students will do 20 tests, or 40 tests, or more.) You’ve dipped your toe in very big water. Nice job! Let’s start by talking about what your diagnostic test is not. Your diagnostic, no matter how high, is not a guarantee of success in law school or in a legal career. My own diagnostic was right around 170. This indicates an aptitude for the LSAT, for sure. But I was miserable in ..read more
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Why You Don’t Need to Learn LSAT Logic Game Types
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
I’m on a roll explaining a game when a student interrupts: Nathan, I just really need to know: What type of game is this?! It’s a simple question, but it gives me pause. That’s because I’m not sure game types even exist. And even if they do exist, I’m pretty sure that learning types and labeling games doesn’t help students solve them. It can actually be counterproductive. The purpose of this lesson is to give you permission to ignore the whole “Games Types” chapter of the traditional LSAT-prep catechism. Stop worrying about the semantics, free up a bit of your brain’s processing power, and us ..read more
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Don’t Skip Questions or Answer Choices on the LSAT
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
Two different kinds of skipping pop up on the LSAT. Some students want to skip questions and do them out of order. Some students want to skip answer choices when they think they’ve found the correct answer. Both types of skipping should be avoided, with a few exceptions. Don’t skip questions on Logical Reasoning. The questions on LSAT Logical Reasoning are arranged, roughly, in increasing order of difficulty. Harder questions come later. So students who skip questions are, for the most part, increasing the average difficulty of the questions they attempt. You can’t tell how hard a question is ..read more
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The 2022 Law School Scholarship Feeding Frenzy Has Begun
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
Last week, the first scholarship offers for the 2022 law school admissions cycle started rolling in. Savvy applicants who applied with their best LSAT score in the beginning of September already have their first offers in hand. You’ll hear us tell the following two stories on the LSAT Demon Daily podcast in the next few days: LSAT Demon student Ronnie reported that his dad, “an old-school Puerto Rican guy from the Bronx,” got a little emotional on the phone when Ronnie told him about his full-ride offer from Penn State Dickinson. Ronnie has until April 15 to decide whether to accept this offe ..read more
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Three More Commandments for Personal Statements that Don’t Suck
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
It’s September, and wise law school applicants are trying to follow our advice to get in early on rolling admissions. Offers of admission and scholarships tend to be much more generous for those who apply in September than for those who apply in any other month. Good on you, if you’re applying right now. Thank you for listening to us. It’s gonna work out well for you, I promise. Unfortunately, most of the personal statement submissions we receive don’t follow the bulk of our advice. Maybe you’re new. If so, welcome! Check out our previous personal statement lessons and podcast episodes here ..read more
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Horrifying Examples of Why Your Personal Statement Doesn’t Need an Ending
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
This week’s lesson was prompted by Demon student Kenzie, who writes, Would it be possible to discuss in one of your upcoming lessons how to end a personal statement? I have my story and my facts. I understand your commandments and plan to use them. But when it comes to tying everything together for the ending, I think way too much weight is always put on the “conclusion” paragraph of writing. Granted, it is the end—and could tie everything together or cause the paper to fall apart—but I don’t believe in tying my story into how I will “succeed” in law school because I think anyone who does tha ..read more
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More Commandments for Personal Statements that Don’t Suck
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by Nathan Fox
2y ago
In last week’s lesson, I chiseled out five personal statement commandments: Consider your audience. Put your best foot forward. Avoid passive voice. Omit thoughts, feelings, and other mental states. Stop talking about interviews and job offers. This week, I’m hauling another stone tablet down the mountain. Going forward, Ben and I expect that any personal statement submitted to help@thinkinglsat.com or daily@lsatdemon.com will obey these commandments—or face our podcaster wrath. Commandment: Make it about you. Law schools are considering whether to admit you, not anyone else. They’re not ad ..read more
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