A listener writes in hopes to land the best possible scholarship for a law school in New York City. Ben and Nathan's advice: cast a wide net, apply to every school in the city, and lead with your best LSAT score.

Also in this episode:

- August LSAT score release day celebrations from the Demon Discord

- A student whose score hold finally got released

- What's the Deal with... University of Georgia

Paul Campos’s Article: Is Your Law School Going Broke: A Field Guide for Interested Parties

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0:00 August LSAT Score Release

15:30 Receiving a Disappointing Score

23:16 Test D Question — Cake Baking

32:05 Cheating Allegations Exonerated

41:57 Tips from Departing Demons

49:10 Don’t Pay for Law School

58:13 How to Bring Up RC Accuracy

1:07:40 What's the Deal with... University of Georgia

1:25:15 Word of the Week — pernicious

1:28:22 Email of the Week

Big law firms are extending offers to first-year law students before Christmas, pushing the recruiting timeline earlier than ever. Ben and Nathan break down what's driving the frenzy, whether it echoes the pre-2008 hiring bubble, and what it means for applicants counting on those $235K Big Law salaries.

Also in this episode:

- LSAC postpones removing dual-enrollment credits from applicants’ UGPAs

- Advice from Demon students who crushed the LSAT

- Early decision scholarships from Wake Forest Law and Emory Law

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0:00 Update on LSAC GPA Policy

14:28 Test D Question — Broken car

23:54 Always Choosing Next Best Answer

34:00 Law Firm Hiring Frenzy

45:59 Tips from Departing Demons

49:39 Early Decision Scholarship from Wake Forest Law

57:49 Early Decision Email from Emory Law

1:09:12 Word of the Week — imprecations

1:12:08 Email of the week

Law schools are releasing LSAT and GPA medians for their incoming first-year classes, and the number of schools with a 170+ median has risen sharply since 2016. Ben and Nathan break down why this is happening, and why it means schools are handing out generous scholarships to applicants with high medians. Their advice: use this to your advantage.

Also in this episode:

- Should you apply early with a below-target LSAT score, or wait until the next cycle?

- Switching to Demon after grinding through 1,800+ questions on another platform

- How often should you take full-length practice tests if you're still early in your prep

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0:00 Apply early or wait until the next cycle?

7:48 LSAT & GPA Medians of First-Year Classes

24:58 Thoughts from a Departed Demon

29:21 Demon is now on Android

31:50 Test D Question — Supergroups

39:35 Switching to the Demon After 1,800 Questions

51:45 How Often to Take Full PTs

58:52 Codeswitching LR and RC

1:03:16 Word of the week — calumniator

1:05:50 Email of the week