For some students, the mere thought of a logic game is as terrifying as the anthropomorphic creeping death presented by Anton Chigurh in the Coen Brothers’ classic film, No Country For Old Men. Javier Bardem brings Cormac McCarthy’s world-class literary villain to life. In my mind, the best scene of the whole movie involves a […]
LSAT PodCast Episode 8: Logical Reasoning Outliers – The Black Sheep
The episode begins with a quick rundown of the latest news—from Dave’s current Vegas adventure for March Madness to an update on the college admissions scandal and finally a look at the week in the LSAT World—before turning to the night’s central theme: using the final week before an LSAT to prepare for outlier elements […]
Here’s What You Need to Know About the Digital LSAT
The digital LSAT is coming! Make sure you know what to expect this July and beyond. What is the Digital LSAT? Essentially, the LSAT you’ve grown to love (or hate,) but delivered on a tablet that you’re given at the test center rather than a paper-and-pencil test. The content and structure of the test sections […]
What Should I Do Differently to Prepare for the Digital LSAT?
If you’re preparing to take the LSAT in July, you are doubtlessly aware that you’ll need to be prepared to take it in either a digital or old-school , paper-based format. Beyond that date, all of the tests will be digital. So what should you do differently to prepare for this new format of the […]
Taking the June LSAT: An Application Schedule
It’s never too early to start working on your law school applications. Part of being a successful law school applicant is knowing when and where to submit your documents, and how to make sure nothing is missed. The more time you devote to your application components, the better off your applications will be. Note that […]
LSAT PodCast Episode 7: How to Prepare for the LSAT During the Final 2 Weeks
In this episode Dave and Jon start with a discussion of the latest test prep scandals—they haven’t affected the LSAT yet, but someday soon they certainly could—before turning their attention to the final two weeks of prep for those planning on a March LSAT date. As part of that conversation they give key tips for […]
2020 US News Law School Rankings Released!
The 2020 US News Law School Rankings are out! We’ll break down some of the big news from the new rankings in a moment, but first, here’s our standard disclaimer about rankings: please keep in mind that these rankings are just numbers put through an arbitrary formula that was created by a magazine that makes […]
LSAT PodCast Episode 6: Crystal Ball – Predicting the March 2019 LSAT
With the March 2019 LSAT less than a month away, Jon and Dave devote the majority of this episode to predicting that test’s content, including expectations of whether March will be a new exam or a reuse of a prior one, analysis of the latest test trends to determine precisely what the test makers are […]
What to Trust and What to Question in LSAT Logical Reasoning
One of the most common questions asked by test takers when considering LSAT Logical Reasoning is “how do I know what information I can accept as fact, and what information I should be questioning or skeptical of?” In fact, this came up very recently on our Forum as a student considered a question from the February […]
Conditional Reasoning 101: Circular Reasoning and the Contrapositive
A student once asked me on our LSAT Forum about the existence of circular reasoning in a question that appeared to use the contrapositive. And, from appearances, the question did use the contrapositive but the reasoning was still flawed, precisely because of the way it was used. Because so many people become used to the contrapositive and […]