A listener wonders if another LSAT retake will improve her chances at her dream law school. Ben and Nathan explain why retaking may not help when she’s already above the school’s 75th percentile, and why affordability should matter more than rank.

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- Ben and Nathan dunk on a law school offering a mystery "commemorative gift” in exchange for a binding commitment

- A listener writes in about discouraging waitlists

- A student who took the long road to law school shares their journey

Claude’s Constitution

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0:00 How High is High Enough?

18:10 Law School Offering a "Commemorative Gift”

24:16 Good at Drilling but Bad at Timed Sections

31:42 Test D Question — Sunlight Exposure

43:40 Things We Actually Enjoy

50:50 Discouraging Waitlists

1:03:41 Long Road to Law School

1:07:22 Personal Statement Gong Show

1:23:12 Word of the Week — emolument

On the January LSAT, some test-takers noticed their RC section lacked a comparative reading passage. LSAC had quietly updated the test to allow zero to one comparative passages per RC section. Ben and Nathan explain why this change should have no impact on test-takers.

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- Florida ends the ABA’s status as the state’s sole law school accreditor

- A viewer writes in to share their full-tuition scholarship success story

- Should you write a GPA addendum for a semester that ended early?

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0:00 Florida Supreme Court News

2:55 Law School Horror Stories

10:47 ABA Legal Education Arm Seeks Independence

14:50 LSAT Rule Change

20:19 Not Paying for Law School

21:52 Test D Question — Four Iron

32:00 High Diagnostic Score

38:44 Things We Actually Enjoy

40:02 GPA Addendum

45:07 Word of the week — euchre

After each test administration, a group of Demon users leave the platform and share their parting advice. Ben and Nathan dive into a selection of insights from these departing users.

Also in this episode

- A viewer asks whether to skip questions

- A listener asks if it’s better to move on from time-consuming questions

- How much students can expect from stipends

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0:00 Applying with No GPA

11:35 “Best” Trial Advocacy Programs

16:23 Test D Question — “Plagiarism”

42:18 Skipping Questions

49:46 Tips from Departing Demons

58:22 How Much Are Stipends?

1:06:08 Variance in Practice Tests

1:13:45 Word of the Week — Testatrix