LSAC has changed how it calculates an applicant's undergraduate GPA: college courses taken during high school will no longer count toward the UGPA. Ben and Nathan discuss how this could benefit many applicants and how students can get their UGPA updated.

Also in this episode:

- A viewer who is applying to law school for the third time

- Washington cancelling their bar exam after technical difficulties

- The next contestant on the Personal Statement Gong Show

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0:00 LSAC UGPA Change

4:14 Avoiding Strike Three on Law Applications

11:24 Washington Cancelled Bar Exam

18:32 Test D Question — Linguistic anthropologist

32:58 Exit Survey on Demon Explanations

38:55 Ask Button Secret Feature

42:18 Personal Statement Gong Show

59:32 Word of the week — logomachy

A listener asks whether drilling one question type until they've "mastered" it beats mixed practice. Ben and Nathan explain why focusing on a single type creates a false sense of progress. They argue that mixed practice better prepares students for the unpredictability of the real LSAT.

Also in this episode:

- A law school asks waitlisted applicants to take a “situational judgment” test

- Which test a student with only two attempts left should register for

- How to reapply after being dismissed from law school

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0:00 Drilling Method

8:47 Tips on Predicting

22:11 Waitlist Games

41:13 Test D Question — Planet Y

58:50 When to Register

1:04:32 UC Law SF Alumni Email

1:09:12 Reapplying After Law School Dismissal

1:23:14 Word of the week — intransigent

Dan Currell returns to unpack a decade of major shifts in legal education and hiring. Nathan and Dan discuss employment outcomes for recent law graduates and the unusually frothy market in law firm hiring.

Also in this episode:

- What's fueling the surge in law school application

- The mounting pressure students face once enrolled

- Grade inflation at the undergraduate level

Employment Outcomes Since 2016

Hiring by Firm Size Since 2016

Law School Applications by Year

Mean UGPA for First-Year Class

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0:00 Introduction

5:21 Enthusiasm or Fear: What's Driving Applicants?

16:26 Employment Outcomes for Recent Law Graduates

25:53 The Frothy Market in Law Firm Hiring

34:24 The Super-Star Effect

42:25 Removal of Logic Games

49:09 The Rise in Law School Applications

59:06 Pressure on Students

1:04:30 Take-Home LSAT Change

1:12:55 Grade Inflation