Thinking LSAT

Don't Drill Yourself Into a Corner (Ep. 570)

Yesterday · 1 hr 28 min · Season 1 · Episode 570 · 85.3 MBExplicit
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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