Demon student Rosalee shares her current stats and goal timeline for Ben and Nathan to review and asks for advice on whether to go to law school straight from undergrad. The guys encourage Rosalee to take the time necessary to get her best LSAT score.…
Listener Annie took Ben and Nathan’s advice to wait a year and apply at the beginning of the next cycle in order to maximize her chances for admissions and scholarships. As she prepares her applications, Annie wants to make sure she has a complete list of all the materials…
Listener Brenda has a question about letters of recommendation: Do the dates on these letters matter? The short answer is no—and that’s because the letters themselves don’t matter much to law school admissions. Brenda should focus her attention on what actually matters and apply with her best…
Listener MZ has decided to delay applying to law school in order to serve in the Peace Corps. They’d like to know how to start preparing their application early. Nathan and Ben advise MZ to focus on getting their best LSAT score before worrying about the small stuff.…
Listener Angie emailed the show to share that students have the option to print out a letter of recommendation form for their recommenders to submit via snail mail. Although the online route is much faster, Nathan is glad to learn that this option is available. It might help applicants whose…
Nathan and Demon teacher Lorena discuss how Lorena scored a perfect 180. They then respond to student Marcos’s email about getting recommenders to jump through the CAS’s hoops. If your recommender is reluctant to follow the simple steps for submitting their letter, you might be asking the wrong…
Student Annie wants to break the 170s and wonders whether she should take an official test before her practice test scores reflect that goal. She also wonders whether letters of recommendation roll over into the following application cycle. Ben and Nathan discuss how many times students should be taking the…