Listener G works full time for a university while also studying for the LSAT. The daily grind of working plus studying has left G feeling burnt out to the point that they have thought about quitting their job to focus on the LSAT. But would quitting reflect poorly on G…
An anonymous listener has a GPA below 2.5 and is struggling to break 150 on the LSAT. They also owe $50,000 in undergraduate student loans. Understandably, they don’t want to take on more debt. Should this student continue on their path toward law school? Nathan and Ben…
Listener Dinesh currently has a 3.98 GPA and plans to submit his transcripts to LSAC before he graduates. He intends to finish his last semester with straight A’s. But what would happen if his GPA were to slip? Would law schools reconsider their offers? Dinesh should focus on…
Listener Tuong-Vi has a 170 on record and a 3.85 GPA. While she is a strong applicant, her stats won’t cut it at the very top schools. Tuong-Vi has two more shots at taking the LSAT, but she doesn’t “feel like” she has the capacity to take…
Listener Bene asks the guys for advice on a GPA predicament. Bene thought he had withdrawn from his first semester of undergrad in 2014, but the school never processed the request—leaving him with a transcript full of F’s. He eventually went back to school and earned a 3.…
Student Rosa asks the guys for advice on whether to take a gap year before law school to add volunteer work to her resume. First and foremost, Rosa should focus on getting a great GPA. After that comes the LSAT. Everything else pales in comparison.…
Student Gabe aims to score 180 on the LSAT. Ben and Nathan explain why no one actually needs a perfect score. They recommend plugging your undergraduate GPA into the Demon’s Scholarship Estimator [http://lsatdemon.com/scholarships] to get an idea of the LSAT score range that will make you…
Demon student Taylor asks how to know when she’s reached her full potential on the LSAT. Ben and Nathan take a look at Taylor’s stats and encourage her not to give up too soon. She’ll continue to make progress if she focuses on understanding her mistakes and…