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

Thinking LSAT is a education podcast hosted by Nathan Fox and Ben Olson, with 578 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Nathan Fox and Ben Olson hosts Thinking LSAT, a education show with 578 episodes published.

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  Episode #572

  175 Is the New 173 (Ep. 572)

  Aug 17, 20261h 22mS1

  LSAC has released its annual LSAT percentile table, showing how score distributions have changed over the past three testing cycles. Ben and Nathan explain that while more test takers are earning higher scores, small changes in percentiles matter far less than the score improvement students can make. Also in this episode: - The difference between necessary vs. sufficient questions - Why applying early without your best score will hurt your application - A tip from a student in the LSAT Demon Discord ​You’re Never Early with a Bad Score, Thinking LSAT (Ep. 521) Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 572 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Test D Question — Agamemnon's pride 10:31 Necessary vs. Sufficient Assumption 24:05 LSAT Percentile Changes 30:16 Applying Early or with the Best LSAT Score 38:24 Pearls v. Turds 51:07 Tips from Departing Demons 59:34 Attending a Regional Law School 1:12:39 Word of the week — casuistry 1:18:38 Email of the week

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  Episode #571

  This GPA Could Help You (Ep. 571)

  Aug 10, 20261h 7mS1

  LSAC has changed how it calculates an applicant's undergraduate GPA: college courses taken during high school will no longer count toward the UGPA. Ben and Nathan discuss how this could benefit many applicants and how students can get their UGPA updated. Also in this episode: - A viewer who is applying to law school for the third time - Washington cancelling their bar exam after technical difficulties - The next contestant on the Personal Statement Gong Show Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 571 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 LSAC UGPA Change 4:14 Avoiding Strike Three on Law Applications 11:24 Washington Cancelled Bar Exam 18:32 Test D Question — Linguistic anthropologist 32:58 Exit Survey on Demon Explanations 38:55 Ask Button Secret Feature 42:18 Personal Statement Gong Show 59:32 Word of the week — logomachy

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  Episode #570

  Don't Drill Yourself Into a Corner (Ep. 570)

  Aug 3, 20261h 29mS1

  A listener asks whether drilling one question type until they've "mastered" it beats mixed practice. Ben and Nathan explain why focusing on a single type creates a false sense of progress. They argue that mixed practice better prepares students for the unpredictability of the real LSAT. Also in this episode: - A law school asks waitlisted applicants to take a “situational judgment” test - Which test a student with only two attempts left should register for - How to reapply after being dismissed from law school Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 570 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Drilling Method 8:47 Tips on Predicting 22:11 Waitlist Games 41:13 Test D Question — Planet Y 58:50 When to Register 1:04:32 UC Law SF Alumni Email 1:09:12 Reapplying After Law School Dismissal 1:23:14 Word of the week — intransigent

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  Episode #569

  Why Law Firms Can't Stop Hiring (Ep. 569)

  Jul 27, 20261h 32mS1

  Dan Currell returns to unpack a decade of major shifts in legal education and hiring. Nathan and Dan discuss employment outcomes for recent law graduates and the unusually frothy market in law firm hiring. Also in this episode: - What's fueling the surge in law school application - The mounting pressure students face once enrolled - Grade inflation at the undergraduate level Employment Outcomes Since 2016 Hiring by Firm Size Since 2016 Law School Applications by Year Mean UGPA for First-Year Class Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 569 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 Introduction 5:21 Enthusiasm or Fear: What's Driving Applicants? 16:26 Employment Outcomes for Recent Law Graduates 25:53 The Frothy Market in Law Firm Hiring 34:24 The Super-Star Effect 42:25 Removal of Logic Games 49:09 The Rise in Law School Applications 59:06 Pressure on Students 1:04:30 Take-Home LSAT Change 1:12:55 Grade Inflation

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  Episode #568

  Did RC Secretly Get Harder? (Ep. 568)

  Jul 20, 20261h 24mS1

  The Demon team discovered that LSAC removed a Reading Comprehension feature in its updated interface. The test will no longer highlight referenced text in the passage. Ben and Nathan talk about this change and what it means for students. Also in this episode: - Chicago Law Releases Update on AI Strategy - Whether to pursue a master’s degree before law school - The next Personal Statement Gong Show contestant University of Chicago Law Policy Study with our Free Plan⁠ ⁠Download our iOS app⁠ Watch Episode 568 on YouTube Check out all of our “What’s the Deal With” segments Get caught up with our ⁠Word of the Week⁠⁠ library 0:00 No More Blue Highlighting on RC 14:12 On the Parallel Reasoning Ledge 25:58 Chicago Law Banning Phones and Laptops 36:19 Tips from Departing Demons 40:12 Test D Question — Athleisure 48:17 Pursuing Master’s Before Law School 55:24 Personal Statement Gong Show 1:19:48 Word of the week — recalcitrant

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