Is the LSAT Getting Harder? (Ep. 455)
LSAT scores are on the rise. The total number of applicants scoring 170 or higher has more than doubled since 2015. This week, Ben and Nathan weigh in on what’s driving this trend and whether LSAC might make the test more difficult in response. Later, the guys discuss how much time they spend reading RC passages. They advise listeners not to apply early decision. And they help a student move on from a disappointing April LSAT.
3:30 - June or August?
An anonymous listener who’s strong in Logic Games asks if they should take the test in June or wait until they’ve improved in LR and RC. Nathan and Ben caution listeners not to rush into law school with a mediocre LSAT score.
8:35 - Is the LSAT Getting Harder?
Will LSAC make the LSAT more difficult because of the increasing number of high scores? Ben and Nathan advise students to focus on fixing their current mistakes before worrying about hypotheticals.
14:28 - Accommodations
In the past decade, Nathan and Ben haven’t heard of LSAC denying accommodations to someone who needed them. But they have heard of LSAC granting extra time to people who don’t really need it.
27:29 - RC Timing
Ben and Nathan discuss how much time LSAT students should spend reading RC passages before moving on to the questions.
33:15 - Early Decision
The guys double down on their advice not to apply early decision. And they discuss why law school scholarships are nothing more than price discrimination.
50:58 - Bouncing Back from April
Listener Ella worries about “risking” another official attempt in August if she underperforms in June. Nathan and Ben encourage Ella to take the LSAT as many times as necessary and to treat the official test like any other practice test.
59:23 - Law School Doesn’t Prepare
Here’s some unsurprising news: Law school failed to prepare 45% of junior associates for practice.
1:03:01 - Word of the Week
“Their space-annihilating concupiscence seemed centered on mentholated smoke alone.”