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Gerald Heppler, Associate Director of Admissions at Golden Gate University School of Law, spoke to Nathan's San Francisco LSAT class for a "Nobody's Perfect" law school admissions Q&A session. Some of the topics Gerald addressed are: What to do if you don't have the perfect law school application. If you have issues to report in the character and fitness section of the application. What to do if your undergraduate grades are not ideal. Developing a wait list strategy. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Matt Sherman with Manhattan LSAT in San Diego joins Nathan and Ben to answer listener questions about the LSAT. Some of the topics they address are: Should you spend time making inferences on pure sequencing games; and which types of inferences should you make before going on to the questions? What should you do if you don't see the answer you predicted? Should you panic or have an open mind when reviewing the answer choices? What should you do about main point questions and matching flaw questions (i.e. whether to read all five answer choices)? How to answer the first question in the Games section, and how many times students should review the rules to assure they're not missing anything. Matt also addresses a question from Keaton, a Thinking LSAT listener, who asks whether his work experience and GPA have an impact on law school admission decisions. Nathan, Ben and Matt also discuss what students should do in the last few weeks before the December LSAT; specifically how to improve your score on the Games section. Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Ben and Nathan interview Evan Jones and Joshua Craven, founders of LawSchooli, one of the largest LSAT and law school admissions blogs. Evan and Joshua share how they struggled with the LSAT and what they did to turn around their studies. They answer listener questions about the exam and law school admission. Some of the topics they address are: When to abandon a Logical Reasoning, game or reading passage question How should students analyze their results after the LSAT ends What to do (and what not to do) on LSAT test day When to submit law school applications and how to determine your target schools Tips for effective LSAT study schedules Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Dave Hall of Velocity Test Prep joins Nathan and Ben to answer listeners' questions about the LSAT. Some of the topics they address are: How to answer remaining questions when the 5-minute warning is called What to do if you have a really difficult LSAT section How to effectively answer Reading Comprehension questions What's your strategy when you see the same answer choice popping up in one LSAT section When to diagram "if-then" statements Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Ben and Nathan welcome to the podcast John Hankey, a meditation expert who shares how meditation can help you prepare for the LSAT and conquer test anxiety. Before speaking with John, they answer the following four LSAT preparation questions from listeners: What's the best way to properly vet an LSAT tutor or course? If I want to improve my reading comprehension score, should I be reading The Economist and The New York Times? Further, should I be doing sudoku puzzles to improve my logic games score? When should I recalibrate my LSAT goals? For example, if my goal was to complete two perfect logic games, when should I increase the goal to three perfect games? Are LSAT forums an effective study tactic or way to prepare for the test? Take a listen and tell us what you think.
Ben and Nathan share thoughts about the September LSAT, and answer the following questions from two tutoring students about improving your LSAT score: What score improvement can most students expect to see? Can you improve your Reading Comprehension score? If I'm getting the first 16 questions in Logical Reasoning correct, will it be difficult to improve my score in that section? Do I have to get at least a 170 on the LSAT to get into the law schools I want, or receive scholarship offers from other schools? Is there a study schedule that's more effective than others? Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Ann Levine, law school admissions expert and author of "Law School Admissions Game," attended one of Nathan's San Francisco LSAT classes to answer law school admission questions. Some of the topics Ann addresses are: Personal statements and diversity statements Letters of recommendation Applications and addenda How to address GPA discrepancies Developing a wait list strategy Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Ben and Nathan talk about several LSAT topics, including: Strategies to approach parallel reasoning questions Creating different scenarios in games, and how to split the main diagram into multiple options Whether to stay on course for taking the September LSAT, or aim for the December test; What to do during the last two weeks of September LSAT prep Whether you should start work on your personal statement and application, or wait until after the LSAT Take a listen and let us know what you think.
Nathan has a follow-up tutoring session with Ebony, a student from Dallas, Texas. When we were first introduced to Ebony, she was struggling with a learning disability and was unsure how it would impact her LSAT performance. In the time after her initial meeting with Nathan, Ebony put into practice the following strategies: Don't skip the early questions Take practice test from a current book LSAT exam (Ebony used Volume 5) Practice logic games from older tests Slow down at the end and focus on accuracy (even if you don't finish) Skip the science-themed reading comprehension sections if needed By only working on these strategies, Ebony's practice LSAT scores increased from 152 to 157! She went from answering 32 Logical Reasoning questions correctly to 40; and 16 correct Reading Comprehension questions to 21. In this episode, Nathan and Ebony also review Logical Reasoning questions and how to approach those for correct answers. They also discuss how to use the Fox LSAT online videos to enhance her LSAT practice sessions.
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