Episode Archives

Ben and Nathan offer clear advice to a Demon Daily listener named Aarav. Don't let perfect become the enemy of great.

Demon Daily listener Lauren wrote in asking, "What does it take to score a 165?" Nathan and Josh's answer: Get paid more for fewer questions.

Chance, a former LSAT Demon student, crushed the LSAT the Demon Way. His advice: You'll mess up a million times. Learn from each mistake.

Nathan and Josh warn a Demon Daily listener to avoid making two major mistakes.

Leslie and Rachel join LSAT Demon Daily to share about the iGLAD admissions strategy. Follow the plan, and you'll be GLAD you did.

80% accuracy just isn't good enough. If you want to see real improvement, do fewer questions and refuse to get them wrong.

Tutoring is neither sufficient nor necessary to reach your goal score. Understanding every word on the page is both sufficient and necessary to reach your goal score. Slow down, and solve the questions one at a time. You got this.

Kevin, a Coast Guard Officer and Demon Daily listener, joins Damon and Abhi to discuss his journey through the LSAT and law school admissions. Kevin's path is a reminder that not every path to law school looks the same. Thank you for your service, Kevin. Operation Law School: https://lsatdemon.com/admissions/5/unit/10 VA Yellow Ribbon Search Tool: http://va.gov/education/yellow-ribbon-participating-schools/

This is your sign to take a gap year.

Even when a long passage throws conditional statements at you, you can solve the question. Understand each sentence one at a time, just like Ben and Nathan do. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/11108

This week's featured class is Back to Basics, taught by Demon teacher Mikey Distler. Join Mikey for a rotating series focused on core LSAT skills in both Logical Reasoning and Reading Comprehension. Each session is designed to strengthen the foundational concepts that help the test finally click. Back to Basics meets Mondays and Tuesdays at 8:30PM ET, with two topics featured each week. Stop by and sharpen the basic skills that drive LSAT success. Register for Mikey's featured class: https://lsatdemon.com/class/14057

Join our community of LSAT teachers and learners: https://www.reddit.com/r/lsatdemon/

Ben and Nathan endorse a listener's plan to sign up for an official LSAT—as long as they sign up for the next several administrations.

Ben and Nathan advise a listener to stay the course on their accuracy-first approach.

Ben and Nathan advise a student to pick recommenders from recent experiences, rather than professors from ten years ago.

Whenever the LSAT asks you about an inference, apply a Must Be True mindset.

Do less work for more points. Do the questions in order, one at a time, and make each question click.

Nathan and Josh reassure a listener that underperforming on a practice test is just one data point but warn against overconfidence.

Great athletes don't train to play hurt. Train like the best and bring your best hour to the LSAT each day.

If you're trying to target your weaknesses on the LSAT, you're missing the point of the test. Unlock the LSAT by understanding every sentence.

Apply like a lawyer to launch yourself into the law school and legal career you want.

Ben and Nathan reflect on their journeys as LSAT teachers.

Even when a question has a twist, keep your cool. Take the time to find an issue with each of the wrong answer choices.

Don't waste your time on tips, tricks, and gimmicks. The only shortcut on Reading Comprehension is to improve your understanding of the passage.

Under LSAC's new policy effective July 28, grades obtained during high school will no longer be considered for GPA calculations.

If you're losing focus during timed practice, it's because you're not fully understanding what you're reading. Not understanding what you're reading means you're going too fast. But if you refuse to miss the question you're looking at, the test will solve itself.

If you have extra time on the LSAT, you need to plan on using more time on every question, section, and test.

Rushing into law school isn't a safety raft, and forcing yourself into arbitrary timelines can kill your LSAT progress. Master the LSAT first, then schedule your test, then apply.

Give yourself a shot at a full ride by crushing the LSAT before you decide to apply to law school.

Take untimed sections out of your study routine. Instead, take timed sections and get comfortable ignoring the clock.

If your accuracy isn't over 90%, you're not truly solving the questions. Slow down, understand the passages, and watch your score increase. You got this.

Don't stress over potential AI in your letters of recommendation. In fact, it might even be a good thing.

When you're studying for the LSAT, using the right tools matters. Try out our world-class explanations today: https://lsatdemon.com/plans/lsat.

Pay close attention to how Ben and Nathan pause and react while reading this passage. Every LSAT question makes perfect sense if you take the time to understand it while you're reading.

Ben and Nathan advise a student that they've already made life-changing progress, but they need to ramp up their consistency to continue improving. Check out The LSAT Is Easy: https://a.co/d/0f7WW9br

Leslie and Rachel, LSAT Demon Admissions Teachers and Admissions Consultants, join Demon Daily to discuss the role of work experience in admissions, and the upsides of gap years. Looking for admissions guidance? Check out our Admissions classes and courses: https://lsatdemon.com/plans/law-school Want to work 1-on-1 with an admissions consultant? Schedule a session: https://lsatdemon.com/tutoring

If you think you can score better, you should take the LSAT again.

PSA to younger applicants: there is absolutely zero reason to rush any step in this process.

Nathan and Josh warn a listener to change their mindset on the LSAT and law school.

Former LSAT Demon student and recent St. Mary's School of Law graduate Jacque returns to discuss her experience as an online JD student. Check out Jacque's first episode: https://youtu.be/G4LZa0vyqR8

Don't find out you hate working in law until after you've gone to law school. Try it out first.

LSAT Demon Daily listener Oliver has it backward—law school forums aren't a chance for you to impress law schools. They're a chance for law schools to sell themselves to you. In DC this weekend? Come say hi and pick up some free stuff! https://www.lsac.org/lawschoolforums

Shoot for 100% accuracy to make faster progress. You got this.

LSAT Demon student Lauren did the LSAT the Demon way and is headed to Columbia Law. Her advice: Turn the pressure down by abandoning your timeline.

Solve Sufficient Assumption questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/10798

LSAT Demon student Giavanna wrote in to ask a question about answer choices. Ben and Nathan Giavanna to abandon gimmicky strategies and focus on understanding the words on the page.

The solution to your stamina problem is to realize these passages are completely solvable without guesswork.

Solve Evaluate questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/10560

Review is about learning how a passage, a question, and an answer choice are supposed to be read. Once you get the "click" in review, you don't need to come back to that question.

Ben and Nathan diagnose a student's study habits to determine what's been hampering their progress. Head to r/lsatdemon to join our community of students and teachers!

Get the best LSAT you can, because your LSAT will decide what law schools open their doors for you and at what price. Use the scholarship estimator below to see the life-changing effect of a great LSAT score.

Slowing down doesn't mean do the same things, but slower. It means to pause frequently and actively think about the passage.

Keep it simple on the Argumentative Writing section. Use short, simple sentences, and stick to the facts. It can't make your application, but putting forward an awful essay could break it.

Think like a lawyer, starting with your GPA.

You have to go deeper in review. Simply trying the question again won't cut it. You have to make it click.

You have to slow down to speed up, and if you try to speed up, it will slow you down.

Solve Reasoning questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/test/D/section/7/question/21

This week we're spotlighting our LR Masters class — taught by Demon teacher Robert Collins. Join Robert as he breaks down four advanced Logical Reasoning questions and shows you how to tackle even the toughest LR problems with confidence. LR Masters meets Mondays at 6:00 PM ET. Available to anyone on a Live or Pro plan. Register for LR Masters: https://lsatdemon.com/class/13413

The LSAT becomes easy once you slow down and learn to solve questions.

LSAT Demon Daily listener, Eve, wrote in with a question about LSAC's new LSAT interface starting in August. Ben and Nathan's advice—the interface may change, but the LSAT won't.

Your LSAT score is the most important factor in admissions and scholarships. Don't put an artificial timeline on your prep. Keep it simple. You got this.

Quinn crushed the LSAT the Demon way. His advice: Don't settle for 50/50 answer choices. Read The LSAT Is Easy: https://a.co/d/07aP5Vrx

Speed doesn't matter if you aren't getting the questions right. Focus on accuracy.

Josh and Nathan answer Demon Daily listener Charlie's question about whether studying for the LSAT early in undergrad is a good idea.

Nathan and Josh warn a listener against submitting a GPA addenda because they often draw more attention to the bad grades.

Solve Conclusion questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/11075

You've gotta learn to have fun with it.

Josh and Nathan advise a listener to try out a legal job before committing themselves to law school.

Start preparing for your 1L year now and enter law school a step ahead. LSAT Demon teacher and rising 2L, Rachel Ryan, joins the podcast to highlight her upcoming Crushing 1L class series, Intro to Law School, and share some personal statement wisdom. Register for Intro to Law School (Pro, Live, or C1L subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/class/13103

Go to the right school at the right price—full stop.

Knowing what type of law you want to practice is great for your personal statement, as long as you have the resume to back it up.

Nathan and Josh counsel a listener whose Reading Comprehension is lagging behind their Logical Reasoning.

Josh and Nathan give some tough love to a listener who's deciding whether to accept a half-tuition scholarship from Columbia.

Nathan and Josh instruct a listener to sign up for the official LSAT, but only if they sign up for the next several administrations.

Nathan and Josh talk through recent trends they've seen regarding law schools' use of their waitlists.

Binding early decision programs are usually a trap to get unwary applicants to overpay. But what if you're not paying tuition either way?

Nathan and Josh warn a listener that trying to explain away weaknesses in your application only draws more attention to those weaknesses.

Solve Disagree questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/11112

Skylar crushed the LSAT the Demon way. His advice: Missed questions are an opportunity to learn.

Josh and Nathan warn a listener never to negotiate against themselves, and provide advice on how to (marginally) boost their admissions chances outside of their LSAT and GPA.

Be and Nathan tell a listener to blow the doors of law schools off their hinges by crushing the LSAT.

LSAT Demon teacher and practicing attorney, Matt DuMont, joins Josh to discuss how AI is changing legal education and practice (without giving legal advice).

Josh and Nathan tell a listener that it's fine to go K-JD if you have a great LSAT and know what lawyers do.

Ben and Nathan advise a student looking to reach 175+ to double down on their review.

Josh and Nathan help a listener with their strategy for letters of recommendation.

Nathan and Josh give pointers to a student who wrote in about Open LR questions.

Yes, the LSAT is that easy.

RC passages aren't boring—they're a chance to practice reading like a lawyer.

Solve Paradox questions like Ben and Nathan. Try the question (subscription required): https://lsatdemon.com/start/drill/id/11512

Ben and Nathan explain why focusing on speed gets in the way of improvement.

Annie crushed the LSAT the Demon way. Her advice: Do one high-quality hour every day.

Nathan and Josh explain why doing more questions isn't the answer.

Josh and Nathan advise a listener to crush it at their new job and not worry about its admissions impact.

Solve Strengthen questions like Ben and Nathan.

Ben and Nathan answer a question about how to utilize the Demon to its fullest potential.

Ben and Nathan give wide-ranging LSAT and law school application advice.

Nathan and Josh advise a listener to apply to lower-ranked schools and rake in the scholarship money.

Josh and Nathan explain the intuitive differences between Sufficient Assumption and Necessary Assumption questions.

Nathan and Josh give their take on a student's question: Take a full ride from Minnesota, or reapply and hope for better next year?

Nathan and Josh explain why strong soft factors won't hurt your scholarship offers.