Don't Become a Lawyer for the Prestige (Ep. 457)
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Why do you want to become a lawyer? If you’re chasing prestige, then you might want to reconsider. This week, Ben and Nathan critique several common but misguided reasons people give for wanting to become lawyers. Later, the guys reveal the key to getting faster on the LSAT. They counsel a waitlist-bound applicant to reapply next cycle. And they discuss whether the loss of LG will change the way the LSAT is scored.
4:03 - Arguments Against Law School
An anonymous listener seeks reasons not to go to law school. Nathan and Ben ask Anonymous: What’s wrong with your current job?
10:28 - Why Become a Lawyer?
The guys discuss several bad reasons—and one good reason—to become a lawyer.
22:06 - Score Plateau
Listener Cole has embraced the Demon’s accuracy-first approach. Now how does he improve his speed? Nathan and Ben instruct Cole to start eliminating wrong answers more quickly.
35:04 - Score Decrease
We all have off days. Ben and Nathan tell listener Isabelle not to fret over a temporary decrease in her LSAT Demon dashboard rating.
41:19 - LR Approach
The guys find a serious flaw in listener Serena’s approach to Logical Reasoning. “That makes sense” is rarely an appropriate reaction to arguments in LR.
50:30 - 20 Points in 3 Months?
You don’t need to pick your test dates months in advance. Just keep practicing and register when you’re ready.
57:19 - Waitlist Hell
An anonymous listener weighs two disappointing offers of admission. The guys push for a third option: retake and reapply.
1:10:26 - Testing Limits
Nathan and Ben explain LSAC’s limits for retaking the LSAT.
1:14:27 - Scoring Scale Changes?
Listener Aden speculates that LSAC will soon change how it scores the LSAT. Whatever happens, Ben and Nathan see no reason for students to change their approach to the test.
1:20:47 - Word of the Week
Law school pricing engenders disgust.