A listener asks how to negotiate scholarships, especially when schools claim they don’t negotiate. Ben and Nathan advise always asking for more and using competing offers as leverage. But, they stress the importance of being ready to walk away from an offer that doesn’t meet your needs.

Also in this episode

- Handling burnout from LSAT studying

- A logical reasoning question about a mushroom allergy

- Whether job prestige helps in law school admissions

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0:00 Burn Out. Need Advice.

17:43 How to Negotiate

50:45 Test D Question –- Mushroom Allergy

1:00:36 Studying Abroad

1:15:28 Pearls v. Turds

1:21:28 Job Prestige

1:26:43 Losing Study Progress

1:36:38 Word of the week – gravamen

A listener asks whether they should include their experience as a professional poker player in their application materials. Ben and Nathan advise that they should. Pursuing something at a professional level demonstrates a meaningful commitment and a proven ability.

Also in this episode:

- A law school with an endless amount of fees

- Whether you should attend an online law program

- When conditional scholarships become predatory

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0:00 William & Mary’s Law School Fees

13:38 Attending an Online Law School

23:06 Predicting Role Questions

33:23 Working as a Professional Gambler

48:20 LSAC Guided Plus Program

1:03:22 Accepting a Conditional Scholarship

1:19:08 Ohio Northern’s Summer Program

1:33:10 Word of the week — effusive

A listener asks whether they should quit their job to focus on LSAT study and law school applications. Ben and Nathan explain that there’s only so much productive studying you can do in a day and recommend keeping the job.

Also in this episode:

- Ben and Nathan poke fun at a New York Times article on homeownership with a clear flaw

- How to break out of a stuck practice test range

- Whether it makes sense to enroll with plans to transfer after 1L

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0:00 Randomly Doing Bad

9:05 New York Times Newsletter Flaw

12:20 Stuck in the Low 160s

21:04 Asking for More Money

37:43 Quitting Job to Study for the LSAT

50:48 Misleading Rankings

1:01:38 Transferring After 1L

1:09:57 Personal Statement Gong Show

1:33:13 Word of the week — ascetic